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When is the best moment to enter a tournament ?
This is a question I find most interesting, and would really appreciate some feedback on this subject…….
I do myself enjoy starting a tournament pre-reg and playing the full tournament if possible. I think it gives you a greater sense of achievement if you make it to the final stages and ITM or even better the FT!
I have tried joining tournaments at various stages of late reg. I think I have achieved the best results if I late reg at sort of midpoint between 70-50 BB.
That is when I joined the $3 tournaments on GGPoker and finished in 3rd place for $1082.57
But I am still undecided on the best time because I have had mixed results from so many. I know I don’t really enjoy last minute late reg. it’s a bit of a bingo call if you know what I mean!
I do tend to stick to them two entry points of pre reg or late reg mid point.
Do you have a specific preference when to enter a tournament or does it vary depending on the Poker site?
Oh, and when your entering a tournament do you have a pre-tournament ritual?
My ritual is to set myself up on my chair with a drink, headphones on, Spotify, pick a playlist and away we go!
That hopefully, is me for the duration of the tournaments. If I can run good!!!
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Look forward to your opinions Cardmates……..
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On 28 October at 19:00 GMT, our traditional free tournament with a $200 guaranteed prize pool takes place on 888poker - the Wednesday Cardmates Freeroll (UK Only).
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Freeroll is the usual play any 2 cards donkey fest. Only played 2 hands surprisingly won with pocket aces. 4 hands later play pocket 10s flop a set - but the usual donkey called Chris who has no need to be in hand at all plays 96 diamonds and hits flush on river. Why bother playing logically - may as well join everyone else and play any 2 cards. 888 seems to help these players
Hey guys !
Im streaming the freeroll over at twitch.tv/noodeloo
come check it out and say hi!
good luck and hopefully see a few heads.
noodz
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Computer says no, my EV did enough but the green line went the opposite way to my EV because well, just because apparently.
GG's
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I did but am fit to explode now, 54cents for 20 something place when I should have been going to the final table after this donk called all-in pre flop. Another dent in the green worm!
vclipei I hope your next 💩is a hedgehog holding a hand grenade with the pin removed!
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Let it rain exits.
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followed by runner runner, tailor donkey
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How poignant, I got done by the big chair today because I didn't raise my ace's trying to be clever and trap an extra player in a pot. Board came K 6 5 big blind bets, I'm evil grinning away thinking you hit bottom or middle pair, limp alon as does the other caller, turn comes a 9, they min raise again, I hit the "their bottom pair may be straight drawing" panic button and ship, they call with 5 6 off no ace or paired board on the river, fuming at my own mistake.
If you are playing freerolls, then its usually all in or fold. The best pots ive won is calling with crap. Go all in with any 2 cards, if you hit big, then sit out till late reg is over, then try to play poker. The reason I say try is cause there will still be bingo players going all in till the tourney reaches 10%..
No hot hands sorry, worse hand wins, this is the way. The A6 before marched into pocket queens, the straight was on from the flop, decided to drop the ace on the river to make their straight though.
GG's
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And the 80% donkey fish chip lead reward is in full effect. Ships his 5's on the flop I have top pair matey has a pretty hand worth nothing so it's me n the draw and the fish hits.
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ITM in a $100 freeroll 19th of 27, need some hot hands to start landing at my seat!
Meh, just missed my chance to triple up, should have gone fishing on the turn and trusted neither had AQ :( Few too many if's for my liking though. Would you have called the bet on the flop to see the turn? And would you have called the turn and river all in with bottom straight?
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No I just beam up, Scottie! 🤣🎃
Yes I know what you mean. It’s easier to avoid with deep stack but can be more lucrative, because players are willing to put their chips in more because they have more to spare 🤪🥳👊