http://bayareapoker.tribe.net/thread/5f390e20-4db5-4ac0-90f5-809781cc8620?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://bayareapoker.tribe.net/thread/5f390e20-4db5-4ac0-90f5-809781cc8620#9a0527d7-bbaa-4cb0-bf70-903e06a1efd2 Read Harrington on Hold'em Vol 2. It focuses on the endgame, and discusses how often when the blinds get big you should be pushing with almost anything. Thu, 31 May 2007 06:07:18 GMT http://bayareapoker.tribe.net/thread/5f390e20-4db5-4ac0-90f5-809781cc8620#9a0527d7-bbaa-4cb0-bf70-903e06a1efd2 Steve 2007-05-31T06:07:18Z http://bayareapoker.tribe.net/thread/5f390e20-4db5-4ac0-90f5-809781cc8620#b5d5e548-eccb-4ef7-836c-05d2f4f7417e When the blinds and antes go up as you approach the money, most players tend to play tight and hang on to reach the money. This is the perfect time to steal blinds! Lower your requirements a bit, and raise 3 times the blinds. Also the most important thing in NLHE is position. If you are on the button and no one has raised, try to steal the blinds here. Even if one or both blinds call, you still have a great chance to bluff the pot if they check to you on the flop. good luck! Thu, 31 May 2007 05:12:08 GMT http://bayareapoker.tribe.net/thread/5f390e20-4db5-4ac0-90f5-809781cc8620#b5d5e548-eccb-4ef7-836c-05d2f4f7417e Mr. H 2007-05-31T05:12:08Z http://bayareapoker.tribe.net/thread/5f390e20-4db5-4ac0-90f5-809781cc8620#8ee11ef5-25f0-4061-abc0-e31020f6b55e Hmm, good question. You really have to ask yourself that one. I know personally for me, I get up early and knock out 2-3 players then I am within the top 5 chip lead, and I make 1 bad call and boom, most of my chips are gone and within 30 min's I'm out. I did finish second once, but it was grueling. I think practice and experience can get you over the hump. Also I tend to play a lot looser when you are down to the final table or within 2-3 tables left. But that's just me. Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:47:24 GMT http://bayareapoker.tribe.net/thread/5f390e20-4db5-4ac0-90f5-809781cc8620#8ee11ef5-25f0-4061-abc0-e31020f6b55e D 2004-08-18T00:47:24Z http://bayareapoker.tribe.net/thread/5f390e20-4db5-4ac0-90f5-809781cc8620#e92fd362-6ff0-46dd-8919-082af3a4022b I've noticed that I seemed to do pretty well in tournaments but I keep finishing just shy of the money. At Garden City Tuesday nights they pay to 10th. last month I got 11th, last week 14th out of around 140 poeple. Friday night at another casino I got 5th out of 60 poeple, but they pay to 4th. Is there something wrong with my play when I get that close to the cash? Do I freeze up? I tend to play very conservatively, yet agressively when a decent hand comes. But each time I seem to get eaten by the blinds. It seems like at the late part of a tournament, it's one player that calls against the blinds, and usually wins the hand. I never seem to catch the cards to be able to do that. Am I just too conservative and getting eaten by the blinds? or am I just unlucky at catching what I need? Should I just go for it when I've got 8-3 off suit? Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:39:36 GMT http://bayareapoker.tribe.net/thread/5f390e20-4db5-4ac0-90f5-809781cc8620#e92fd362-6ff0-46dd-8919-082af3a4022b Creech 2004-08-16T21:39:36Z