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In six handed, initially in the first blind levels I am looking for cheap flops with suited connectors and one gappers, low to mid-level pocket pairs, looking to connect solidly and stack up. Obviously if monsters are in the pocket act accordingly, raise raise raise. By mid-levels I start to tighten up so that by the time the blinds get higher my all-in (with decent cards) will have good fold equity. GL!
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Posted by mahdrof: In six handed, initially in the first blind levels I am looking for cheap flops with suited connectors and one gappers, low to mid-level pocket pairs, looking to connect solidly and stack up. Obviously if monsters are in the pocket act accordingly, raise raise raise. By mid-levels I start to tighten up so that by the time the blinds get higher my all-in (with decent cards) will have good fold equity. GL!
Excellent play imo +1
Cos of payout structure in a DoN chips are so expensiv so yes tight is the way, so you must have a stack when bubble play ''push or fold'' begins as Mahdrof is saying to have good fold equidity. Ohhhh maybe a good tip: Allways sit right to a reg so when push or fold mode he is 99% folding.
Posted by mahdrof: In six handed, initially in the first blind levels I am looking for cheap flops with suited connectors and one gappers, low to mid-level pocket pairs, looking to connect solidly and stack up. Obviously if monsters are in the pocket act accordingly, raise raise raise. By mid-levels I start to tighten up so that by the time the blinds get higher my all-in (with decent cards) will have good fold equity. GL!
Completely disagree here. In fact thats the worst way to play DONs.
In early stages you want to be tighter than a ducks fanny. Playing premium hands only. All you need is one double up and you are almost assured of cashing. Blowing chips on suited connectors and lame cards is ridiculous.
Once you are down to four players then I will loosen up and try to steal blinds and put pressure on players. Stealing from late position.
Loose aggressive play early in a DON is the recipe for disaster.
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@fcumred so in your opinion there is no difference in don strategy between fullring and shorthanded ones?
I play fullring as you said but shorthanded ones I play in mahdrof way.
Sometimes, when I notice a table wiht lots of regulars I voluntarily play very loose at the beginning, when blinds are cheap, to give a loose image: this way I collect chips and get paid later when dealt premium hands. I know it is a riscky way and you have to know when to stop: but it helps me to mix up my game and to be unpredictable.
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at the begging u must play quite aggresive and try to cellect more chips and after that just easy play and wait for the oponent fallling if i double up i never play agressive i just sit and wait hitting all not very poor hands
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Posted by fcumred:
Posted by mahdrof: In six handed, initially in the first blind levels I am looking for cheap flops with suited connectors and one gappers, low to mid-level pocket pairs, looking to connect solidly and stack up. Obviously if monsters are in the pocket act accordingly, raise raise raise. By mid-levels I start to tighten up so that by the time the blinds get higher my all-in (with decent cards) will have good fold equity. GL!
Completely disagree here. In fact thats the worst way to play DONs.
In early stages you want to be tighter than a ducks fanny. Playing premium hands only. All you need is one double up and you are almost assured of cashing. Blowing chips on suited connectors and lame cards is ridiculous.
Once you are down to four players then I will loosen up and try to steal blinds and put pressure on players. Stealing from late position.
Loose aggressive play early in a DON is the recipe for disaster.
I don't play DONs, my post was regarding six handed SNGs. I used to play DONs and did okay, but then people just started running down the clock every hand, letting the blinds go high and then either push or fold. It seemed to be more bingo than poker so haven't played them since. I think I misunderstood the post as being strategy for DON or 6-handed, not 6-handed DON.
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