Building a stack in MTT

breadmonkey

I usually stick to STTs but I play the occasional MTT and I'm having problems.

Can anyone offer advice on any strategy? I'm playing very low buy in MTTs so perhaps there is no advice since everyone plays like madmen.

I find that the play is so chaotic that I never get to see a flop unless I have a monster and it's almost as if I only have two choices: All in or fold. If the cards aren't coming, I just end up getting eaten away by the blinds until it's really time to go all in!

shoutman

what level mtts are you playing?

If it really is an all in fest as you are saying, you are probably better sticking to the stt's, (which i presume you are making money out of) increase your bankroll and play in a few mtts with higher buy-ins. Otherwise there really is no advice.

I suppose you could just sit out the first couple of rounds hoping that all the all in's die down a bit as the bad players get knocked out. The downside to this is you will be shortstacked compared to the others.

OilBeefHooked2

avoid speed and turbo mtt and possiblely the normal 8 mins levels ones aswell as they dont offer much time to play. try the 12 min and 15 min levels. also if it a rebuy your playing there is usally some one all in every hand so you have to play a little loose in the rebuy period to accumalate chips.

Culchie

david-k wrote:

avoid speed and turbo mtt and possiblely the normal 8 mins levels ones aswell as they dont offer much time to play. try the 12 min and 15 min levels. also if it a rebuy your playing there is usally some one all in every hand so you have to play a little loose in the rebuy period to accumalate chips.

I find the best way to accululate chips in a rebuy frenzy tournament is to sit like a rock and wait for the fish to land in your lap.

Paper, Rock , Scissors .... more than 1 way to skin a cat.

You have to adapt to the table dynamics.

AmarilloFats

Hi Breadmonkey
Why sit out of the tournament when players are playing badly and going all in with marginal hands??
Wait for good hands get all your money in when the other guy has a worse hand(or, to be more specific, his range of hands is on average worse that your present holding.)

ocallagh

Culchie wrote:

I find the best way to accululate chips in a rebuy frenzy tournament is to sit like a rock and wait for the fish to land in your lap.

Paper, Rock , Scissors .... more than 1 way to skin a cat.

You have to adapt to the table dynamics.

That approach works fine when you get the cards.. and they stand up! In an all-in fest MTT I usually play loose/aggressive until I build a tank of about 3X the buyin (6K on tribeca). You should gamble with marginal cards.. the likes of 9Ts are good against a few opponents be prepared to buy in once or twice at this stage. Avoid A8 and below. Also, at this stage drop AK, AQ, AJ, KQ, KJ, AT if you miss. Just get out of there.. It's worth jack ****.. You won't get anyone off top pair.. or even middle pair. If you raise with AQ and the flop is T32 just fold.. T9, TJ, T5, 32 will all be out there!! Go the whole way with your flush draw against two players. If you happen to get a premium hand like AA or KK bet the **** out of it.. You'll always get 2 calllers at this stage. Pocket pairs TT and lower are useless unless you hit trips. You will be against 3 opponents most of the time and these pocket pairs don't hold up too well against that many players...

Once I get my tank together I switch to tight/ultra aggressive. Wait for AK AQs, AA, KK, QQ etc... (obviously adjusting this range depending on position)

If you're not prepared to buy in a few times I would certainly avoid these MTTs.

nikorami

Don't play, unless you got the money. They are more for fun. Ocall's comments are excellent if you have the money and the heart and the composure. If not stay away.

You are better off playing a higher buyin Freezeout once a month than playing 4, 5 or more of these small tournies. It's not poker at these levels, it's a crapshoot, keno whatever you want to call it. Take your money and play live MTT. That way you get experience and socialization and these games aren't roulette fests.

bmc

nikorami wrote:

socialization

Wow! It really IS a word!

socialization