Tournament Poker Edge | Learn Poker Strategy | Tournament Poker Training from the Pros - Topic: Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/ Simple:Press Version 5.7.5.3 WizardZur on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p53947 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p53947 Yeah that's pretty much the gist of it 🙂

]]> Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:17:01 -0500 Sen on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p53945 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p53945 laugh

"Hell yeah I am second chip leader"

"Hmm, wow I can't believe this aggrofish shoves this river. Does he really have to represent the nuts here? Nah, I'll make that hero call, then I'm chip leader by far AND busted this aggro guy."

"Daemn surprised, he really had it. Back to 44/95 again". cry

 

This and other not as obvious spew-ups have happened to me quite a few times. I think it this is often the case, when you play your A-game, feel very comfortable, make the right decisions AND run good. Then suddenly you notice you run very well in the tourney and start thinking about the FT and the prize-money. Suddenly you are out of the zone but you still think you should win every pot. And bam... it happens.

Some advice from the pros would be nice, though.

]]> Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:48:22 -0500 WizardZur on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p53941 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p53941 My problem as well.  I see a lot of "me too" but not a whole lot of practical advice.

]]> Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:45:40 -0500 onenevernose on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p36061 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p36061 Good subject. Me too. Have progressed from getting deep to getting deep w a stack, then last week bubbling the tournament I play every morning 3 days in a row, then a min cash, then FTs 2 days in a row for 4th and then 3rd place. I am 5th of 52 in chips in it right now as a matter of fact (lol). Anyway struggling with weilding a big stack once I get it. I had a ridiculously huge stack/chip lead thru one entire tournament and somehow at the FT whittled my stack down to finish 7th. Sounds like we are all making progress to be discussing this tho 🙂 Thx & GL

]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 11:01:32 -0400 nickyb on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p36056 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p36056 I have the same problem - I build up a nice pot, get  myself into the to 10-20% chip stakes then feel like I get caught out being too aggro and spew off half my chips.

]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 09:10:21 -0400 swhitelex on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p30184 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p30184 I have the same issue as buttmunch. I am getting deeper in the MTT's that I have been playing at a much better rate. The issue is right to the bubble and tend to tank too. Mentally, I can't seem to beat it. I am the same deal. One thing I started paying more attention is the stack size and not worry about the tournement life. I watched Danny's Turbo series and so I tend to just try and pay attention to the timeclock when blinds increase and really work hard at maintaining at least 20-25 BB and try to maintain it. Slowing down and not try to take the whole house but continue to be aggressive to my stack.

I hope that makes sense. I haven't figured it out. I ran deeper but still got sucked out today in all my sessions about 10 people before ITM. I was in 4 MTT's and it happened to me all 4 times. I mentally tank.

]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:32:18 -0500 0lespaul3 on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p30178 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p30178 i think u just need to keep the pedal down until u get under 35bs...tighten range after this look for good 3bet n 3bet shove spots on bigstacks trying to chip up...be ready to gamble in nice +ev spots. u got it gl

]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:35:15 -0500 Dare2Dream on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p29215 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p29215 Possibly make a note of the playing style you need to adopt through out different periods of a tournament. Its like driving a car around a race track. There are periods where you need to accelerate, brake and take risks etc.

Make a plan for how you think you will need to play at each stage of the tournament and also the possible stack sizes you may have, then look back and see how you have been playing in these situations compared to your new checklist.

Good Luck!

]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:38:28 -0500 Dare2Dream on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p29044 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p29044 Sorry for not responding to this, been a little flat out lately.

 

I will repsond to this with my thoughts in the next day or 2.

 

Thx

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:57:35 -0500 Buttmunch16 on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p28173 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p28173 Think I need to get the happy medium between maintaining aggression and not spewing - more tweaking needed me thinks.

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:49:17 -0400 ttwist on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p28143 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p28143 this will happen when you play this style but when you start noticeing all your bubbles become cashes and your ft bublles become fts and your 7th or 8th place finishes becom top 3s then you know your on the right track. Never take your foot off the pedal but dont spew in the process.

]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:24:32 -0400 Buttmunch16 on Help to control agression https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p27976 Mental Game https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mental-game/help-to-control-agression/#p27976 Now that I have become a better it hasn't come without it's pitfalls, I now see the profitable spots to 3bet steal, float, double barrell etc... which is good.

 

HOWEVER

 

I am starting to blow up a big stack 40 - 150 people out as I just seem to have my foot to the metal the whole way and obviously get caught at some point and am left wondering how I've done it!!!!!!

 

Anyone else have this problem? anyone overcome it?

 

when we're ITM should we then start slowing down a bit after we've built a stack in the mid ante period and on the bubble?

 

Please help as constanly butchering decent stacks for a min cash is starting to make my laptop worried it's getting thrown at the wall soon!

 

Cheers

 

BM

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