Lazarus – coming to your table soon!

Glenelg

Firstly,  this is a  serious question/debate and def NOT a brag post.

Q.  Why do I seem to play SO good in SnG's when I’m short stacked?  This week e.g I’ve come back from the dead 3 or 4 times!  And I mean DEAD!  Some were SO ridiculous.  E.g. it’s bubble time in a DYM, 4 left,  4400, 3445, 3300, and me 855!!!) Blinds are 100/200 and I’m BB next.  I’d “almost” given up but I get lucky, pick my spots AND not only did I cash but I came 1^st!   It’s “almost” got to the stage where I WANT to be the shortie!!!  Is this normal in the “learning process” of an improving poker player?   When I say improving I guess it’s all relative BUT as my 2^nd favourite hobby isn’t costing me anything I gotta be improving.   All advice/thoughts welcome.  Also, if you’ve been a victim – post, it'll be cathartic & it’ll make me feel better! ;-))

Pad

percival09

Perhaps because it's much easier to play perfect poker when you're short stacked cos you have limited decisions and those decisions you do have are probs easy enough. Deeper stack requires more thought usually - you can't just shove/fold

Dazler

sounds like you were lucky it wont last lol

VespaPX

Cashed in this DYM a couple of minutes ago !

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
fafnir	Small blind		75.00	75.00	3735.00
VespaPX	Big blind		150.00	225.00	300.00
	Your hole cards	A 3
CBFC	Fold
flashy23	Call		150.00	375.00	3212.50
thepest	Raise		300.00	675.00	2840.00
fafnir	Fold
VespaPX	All-in		300.00	975.00	0.00
flashy23	Call		300.00	1275.00	2912.50
thepest	Call		150.00	1425.00	2690.00
Flop
		Q K J
flashy23	Check
thepest	Check
Turn
		3
flashy23	Check
thepest	Bet		300.00	1725.00	2390.00
flashy23	Fold
thepest	Unmatched bet		300.00	1425.00	2690.00
VespaPX	Show	A 3
thepest	Show	J A
River
		10
VespaPX	Win	Straight to the Ace	712.50		712.50
thepest	Win	Straight to the Ace	712.50		3402.50

grantorino

In Response to Re: Lazarus – coming to your table soon!:

Perhaps because it's much easier to play perfect poker when you're short stacked cos you have limited decisions and those decisions you do have are probs easy enough. Deeper stack requires more thought usually - you can't just shove/fold
Posted by percival09

this. Also u are prob runnin good

Bobsicool3

In Response to Lazarus – coming to your table soon!:

Firstly,  this is a  serious question/debate and def NOT a brag post. Q.  Why do I seem to play SO good in SnG's when I’m short stacked?   This week e.g I’ve come back from the dead 3 or 4 times!   And I mean DEAD!   Some were SO ridiculous.   E.g. it’s bubble time in a DYM, 4 left,   4400, 3445, 3300, and me 855!!!) Blinds are 100/200 and I’m BB next.   I’d “almost” given up but I get lucky, pick my spots AND not only did I cash but I came 1 st !     It’s “almost” got to the stage where I WANT to be the shortie!!!   Is this normal in the “learning process” of an improving poker player?     When I say improving I guess it’s all relative BUT as my 2 nd favourite hobby isn’t costing me anything I gotta be improving.    All advice/thoughts welcome.  Also, i f you’ve been a victim – post, it'll be cathartic & it’ll make me feel better! ;-)) Pad
Posted by Glenelg

Brag!!

wayne1958

percival09 Posts: 2040 First: 21/8/2010 Last: 6/10/2012

Perhaps because it's much easier to play perfect poker when you're short stacked cos you have limited decisions and those decisions you do have are probs easy enough. Deeper stack requires more thought usually - you can't just shove/fold

                  yes agree 100%

AcidMan27

Yet so many times people say the shortstacks never win.

FlyingDagg

In Response to Lazarus – coming to your table soon!:

Firstly,  this is a  serious question/debate and def NOT a brag post. Q.  Why do I seem to play SO good in SnG's when I’m short stacked?   This week e.g I’ve come back from the dead 3 or 4 times!   And I mean DEAD!   Some were SO ridiculous.   E.g. it’s bubble time in a DYM, 4 left,   4400, 3445, 3300, and me 855!!!) Blinds are 100/200 and I’m BB next.   I’d “almost” given up but I get lucky, pick my spots AND not only did I cash but I came 1 st !     It’s “almost” got to the stage where I WANT to be the shortie!!!   Is this normal in the “learning process” of an improving poker player?     When I say improving I guess it’s all relative BUT as my 2 nd favourite hobby isn’t costing me anything I gotta be improving.    All advice/thoughts welcome.  Also, i f you’ve been a victim – post, it'll be cathartic & it’ll make me feel better! ;-)) Pad
Posted by Glenelg

Pad you seem to be suffering from an overdose of capital letters and quotation marks. Please go easy on them as they will soon be in short supply and we will have to chop down more trees to make some more.
To answer you question  shortstack is much simpler to play. You basically have 2 choices and you know what they are. But wanting to be the shortie? No there's something wrong there.

unknown_username

In Response to Lazarus – coming to your table soon!:

Firstly,  this is a  serious question/debate and def NOT a brag post. Q.  Why do I seem to play SO good in SnG's when I’m short stacked?   This week e.g I’ve come back from the dead 3 or 4 times!   And I mean DEAD!   Some were SO ridiculous.   E.g. it’s bubble time in a DYM, 4 left,   4400, 3445, 3300, and me 855!!!) Blinds are 100/200 and I’m BB next.   I’d “almost” given up but I get lucky, pick my spots AND not only did I cash but I came 1 st !     It’s “almost” got to the stage where I WANT to be the shortie!!!   Is this normal in the “learning process” of an improving poker player?     When I say improving I guess it’s all relative BUT as my 2 nd favourite hobby isn’t costing me anything I gotta be improving.    All advice/thoughts welcome.  Also, i f you’ve been a victim – post, it'll be cathartic & it’ll make me feel better! ;-)) Pad
Posted by Glenelg

Only legitimate answer to give is variance. Obviously there's a sub-skill to short stacked poker, but so many hands play themself - especially in SNGs.