Poker Tournament Strategy

http://www.MZoneReport.com My last hand played at the final table fo the Midnight Madness. Was it a mistake? Leave your comments or Tweet them to me at Twitter.com/Turtleknife

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[dlperrio]

I would opt to make a 2.75x raise here and fold to a reraise. Cause your stack is too big to just shove(14 big blinds). I think you can safely fold if you get reraised. I don't think you ever get bluffed in this spot at a final table of a large MTT. Most of the players at this table were prolly just trying to move up in the money and wouldn't make a play so early on at a final table.If I were at 10 big blinds or less I would for sure shove. Not that I think your play is bad, its marginal.

[TurtleKnife]

Cool.

[iiiml0sto1]

How can i get that program please someone respond :) and is it okay too use a 3rd party program ? i mean is it aginst the rules too use a program like that online on etc full tilt ? well im doing fine without well.. i could do betther.. i began too see progress and profit after 7 months of playing.. anyone there can help ? or have some advice for a verry young poker player that take poker VERRY serious :)

[TurtleKnife]

If you watch the end of the video, the website mentioned has a contact page.

[BadAssBootie]

Please raise the volume Marty.

I listen on a laptop with earphones and the volume is too low. I don't disagree with your move.

Just not my way unless I'm in a rush. Or have established strong presence on the clowns....lol.

Have fun, great videos too.

[TurtleKnife]

My bad w/ the volume, sorry.

[Da1337DoOD]

If I were u I would push even ATs without thinking. Thank god you made all those clips, so I can see the flaws in my game :)

[IPushHard]

I think shoving is an option there Marty, but certainly the texture of the opponents should come into play in a move like that. Especially at a final table when 1st, 4th and 9th are a big difference in payout.

I would have raised 2.5 or LIMPED... yes its possible.

As you said, you had no information about the BB, and they are the one that bumped you.

I probably would have raised the button and taken a flop.

If re-raised, I may have folded AJ due to lack of information on who I was up against.

[pokergold11]

knife made a donk play going all in with out a confirmed top pair.

[martysparty2042]

I would make a normal 2.5 or 3x raise here. Hope to take it down with a continuation bet on the flop.

[K1ngkawe]

no i agree it was the right play, in the big mtts u are doin it alot wen the blinds are high. he just got called by a good hand. u win some u lose some.

[jeff9487]

phill hellmuth said he always likes to have chips lying around thats the same with me, when im called i usually no when im beat and when im ahead, if i was you and i did that id no im beat a second before the cards were turned over and the blinds are either sitting ducks or with qq they become big traps and when your not getting cards for an hour or longer it seems like youll get 4 hands in a row and if the 3or4 ones best your going to take someone out they just never believe it......

[jeff9487]

i just subed to you ive been watching you on youtube for months now and no i dont think you should have pushed but thats just me i think they were probably expecting you to have a good hand is why one of them folded and the other called and they were probably only going to call you if they were sure they had you beat thats why but maybe your right and you probably could have folded alot of hands to make it to a better one also but im just a diffrent player though............

[mprinosil]

isnt it like unfair to use this program ????

[grishka85]

u have to put urself in the situation of blinds, everybody folded to the button, and button shoves, me, holding QQ on bb, it looks like a STEAL, so it is VERY easy call with qq, even JJ or TT. May b it was a bit wrong to shove, because u letting them (to blinds) know that u stealing..... "Hey guys, please fold, I am just stealing ! " But it's easy 4 all of us to judge after the hand is over...

[wisepopcorn]

With antes already in the middle, I think a shove is correct. You have a pretty awkward stack for raise/folding your hand, especially one as strong as AJ.