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If I have a stack I don't want a good player to have an easy time to build up a stack so I will put pressure on them as if you don't then they can be putting pressure on you when they get a stack. The key is stack sizes and position as to who you can battle with, if you turn what you said around if we have a decent stack then the good player with the smaller stack wont want to tangle with us because we can knock them out and they can pick easier spots to accumulate chips.
On the button I might open even if I have only been dealt one card. UTG I will probably fold suited one gappers (eg 68 suited) but if the pot is unopened I don't think I would fold that from the cut off. UTG I would open any suited ace but maybe fold A8off and below. From the bb I would probably 3bet a fair bit as I can put opponents in a tough spot stack wise. I would open pairs from all positions, even 22 utg. In early position I wont want to open too much stuff that's dominated thus folding A8o and below. SB I would probably tend to 3bet or fold as position is key but at times I will call.
It does matter quite a bit what the table is like, some tables you will get people playing TAG and 3betting when they have it. On other tables they want to play down the streets and you will get to showdown more.
I may have mentioned Marc in one or two posts! The reality is he has helped my game so much, I have been profitable for years but I feel as confident now in my game (particularly my end game) as I have ever felt. Speaking to someone with a level of thinking above mine in MTTs means I have and do learn loads.
A certain female Burnley fan got a high chair to await me when I went to sit down!
Biggest individual score is $11.4k in a $33 turbo on stars. Biggest sky win would be the Vegas package and apart from that would be 2nd in a monthly roller but not sure how much that was for. I don't track results on a monthly basis over all sites but there are sites that track on a site basis and my best month on stars was $11k profit which was the same month as the $11.4k so apart from that one MTT I lost money that month on stars! I haven't had any awful months and the most I am down in a month is probably $1k. I tend to adjust what I play so will play some lower variance MTTs if I go through a bad spell. I could play a lot higher than I do but I have seen some of the swings guys get into at the higher stakes and it doesn't appeal to me!
I had some very good months on sky last year but I don't know what my best month was and don't have totals over all sites on a monthly basis. (I probably should keep better records!)
Based on the amount of time you put into Poker I am assuming you are single and don't have any kids? As you seem to have a pretty decent job (Finance Manager) I am assuming (again) you are quite financially secure, so do you spend any of your poker winnings or just keep it accumulating as bankroll? If you do spend some of it what has been your biggest purchase so far?
Greg.
Big thanks to Matt, he's done a great job, & answered every question.
Keep the questions coming, & I'll find another "Weller" for next week. Any (sensible....) suggestions welcome.