(reason for those easily dividable wagers) I may lose ~60% in tourney play, the 40% I hit are when the table has those max bets out there while I'm still in small bet land. Now, I'll wager Ken will disagree with me here.I insure all dealer's Aces in a tourney. Occassionally, if size of chips permits (25/100 on a 100 min bet), I'll kick the min bet to 150 or if I had hit 3 of 4 on a quad-split with at least one double, I'll kick to 250 on a 100min tourney. :toast:Well done to make the final table first time out.įrog, that's the way I play mine - most nights. if they stretch to a multiple bet lead you'll need to make a decision about when to move. As long as you are only one bet away from the leaders you can be very patient. Waiting until later in the round to make your catch-up bets is more valuable for that reason. If you win the bet, you have improved your position but you aren't guaranteed to win the round because your opponents still have time to catch you.
If you lose the bet, you're out of the tournament. If you win the big bets that's good but not to the same degree.Ĭonsider the simplest example. If you lose your big bets, the damage is severe. Why not bet more aggressively early in the round since you have an edge? The value of big bets is asymmetrical. That's true even though blackjacks pay 2:1 making the game a positive return for all players. Therefore, my advice of making minimum bets for much of the round is appropriate. Yes, this is an accumulation style event.
