bluandbrneyes

"You will show your poker greatness by the hands you fold, not the hands you play"

Okay guys, after much thought, reading and playing I've devised a strategy that I think is working for me, atleast as far as winning money. I think I am ready to move up to the next buy in as I have increased my bankroll sufficiently to do that, along with the fact I have some good numbers which is what I want to discuss.

I am multi tabling the 18 man sit and go's. I've bee averaging approximately 3.5 per hour, played over 36.7 hours between 9/9 and 9/16 (only a week lol) played 126 games with a return on investment of 42.6% and In the money 31.7%...These are great numbers but not over the long haul yet and time will tell but sufficient/increased winnings to move up. I hate moving up, as variance always rears its ugly freakin head and hits me where it hurts (bankroll that is). I am sufficiently rolled to move up now. My strategy after numerous experiments have come to the tight ass nit pretty much most levels of the sit and go. It seems these games are filled with loose passive fish that are paying you off every single time regardless.
My VPIP, PFR and Steal %'s are pretty normal, except I have a large gap between VPIP/PFR which I've never had before (interesting, something to talk about later huh) and my agression is pretty high which I am proud of.

I've am basically only using a couple of plays. 1) limp lead (blind vs blind) 2) Resteal from late position stealer when I am in the blinds (3 betting) and 3) the go and go which has been refined abit. These are player based 100%. I am also religously limping in late positions with strong speculative hands if theres a min of 2 limpers in front of me and never calling a raise (as most likely I'm dominated). I am folding AJ and AQ regardless when in early position including small pairs less than 99 as theres just way to many loose players with overcards, which overcards on the flop is pretty common. I just dont need to go there at these levels now.

I am no longer pushing myself to steal blinds or isolate limpers cause you cant, not atleast at these lower levels I am playing. The villains be so loose they aint never folding as you notice from my last post figures. I've taken a things from Colin Moshman, Phil Shaws, Fischman and Snyders books on tournaments/sit and go's after weeks of playing and now believe I'm on a really good path.

Its pretty much about timed agression, position, and most of all PATIENCE. I've discovered that the more patient I am in a tournament the further/deeper I get everytime. Thats the magic for me PATIENCE. Cya