Turbo tournament strategy?

ionapaul

Can anyone help me out with some strategies, suggestions or tips for online turbo tournaments? I have been playing a few on various sites, all tournaments are satellites for tournies or super-satellites. I used to have a great strike rate with these push-fests, but have lost the way a little over the past year. Don't suppose anyone on 2+2 would have covered these?

ianmc38

Play them like a pushbot.

DeadParrot

stay tight in the early rounds when everyone pushes with anything
and start pushing from level 3 up, with decent cards of course

TimFoil

play these a lot recently with some success, there's definitly a strategy. I generally play short tables for $50-$100. Anyway, see a ton of flops in the first two rounds if in any way cheap. Punish late limpers irrespective of holdings with overbets once the blinds go up. Once the blinds are significant youve got to be really aggressive, I rarely limp with any holding here. Of course temper this if its an aggressive table. Once its short, become a maniac with a splash of restraint. The great thing is I find it easier to get a line on a player at these games, playing style is condensed into neato packages, subtle plays are replaced by clealry defined playing styles and it's not rocket science to adapt to them. I play the turbos on Pokerrom and would advise any1 who's not great at them to do the same.

ionapaul

I am interested solely for the turbo tournies on Stars for various bigger tournie entries - the $5+.5r (for $160 DS WSOP) and $27+2r (for €615 weekly WSOP sat) especially. Anyone got a list of hard and fast rules for perfect pushbot play?

RoundTower

Not sure exactly what the structure is but I think these play a lot like the regular tournaments on Tribeca.

Imposter

I play the 10$ rebuys (usually turbo - 5 min levels) for the sunday 215$ game regularly. I never take a double up straight away as the payout doesn't justify it imo. In the rebuy period look to be pushing your big hands preflop or on the flop if you don't think you'll get the callers preflop. There is no poker played in these games after the flop (unless everyone checks when the blinds are high). Top up and then after the rebuy is over you need to decide if your stack can push people about or if you've got to be careful. When the blinds get ridiculous close your eyes and hope you make it. Push if you need chips (against the scared players) as the blinds are well worth it. Most of the players will be playing scared at that stage but you've got to be wary of the ones who aren't.