I have been at about 40 final tables in the last 3 months and still feel I have to consciously control these feelings in order to make the correct move given all the circumstances. The correct move changes in each situation from going all in with 74s and folding pocket Kings I have done both!
There are several things you need to do in these tournaments. Rebuy as soon as you sit at the table. You are allowed to add one if your stack is 3000 or less. Add a rebuy every time you go all in on a hand, while the hand is in play, and every time your stack happens to dip below the 3000 chip level.
As with many other players on Party Poker, I do feel that a lot of foolish plays and draws payoff frequently to those care-free players who either just dont know any better, or are dead bent on losing money. Luck has a way of keeping these players around with just enough hope that they can run through a whole tournament and win a big prize without the application of common poker sense.
Fair to say the big hands are easy to play, but most of the hands in this book are contentious and challenge your thinking of game theory. In fact, there are sections in this book that could open your mind to concepts you probably have never heard of.
At mid tournament I have about 12,500 chips with 2 or 3 others about the same and the rest between 3000 and 6000. Blinds are 150/300 and I am dealt QsQd with which I raise to 800 after UTG and the next player fold to me. DonkeyOne next to me calls my raise and its passed around to the small blind (DonkeyTwo) who curiously reraises to 1150. I call with the concern of now seeing an ace or king on the flop, as does DonkeyOne.
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