Late Play Vortex

[LombardiStix]

Here's a scenario I've encountered on many occasions sometimes I have recognized it and played accordingly and sometimes I have been not so aware:

MTT usually between 120-500 players. Buyin is usually between 5 and 30$.

Situation: It is getting late in the game somewhere around final 2-3 tables. Everyone has made it ITM so there was the crazyness that ensued. A lot of the small stacks have pushed with mediocre hands and either gone out or doubled because the blinds are too big for them. Play has also loosened up in general with players making it ITM. You see more and more open aggression. So we've just pushed through this point in the tournament. This is where I needed awareness.

You hear of players "switching gears" at specific points in a tournament. This is important and necessary, but I often see players forgetting to switch back. With all of these chips exchanging hands many people are well equipped to take their time and pick their spots, but they are still in hyper-drive and give their chips away.

Let me know what you think. The best ways to exploit... or if you think I'm full o sheit tell me why.

So that was my observation and I have recognized this as a hole in my game sometimes. So the first step is admitting you have a problem. lol



Stix

[Poker Orifice]

It's really table dependant and player read dependant.
I think you just need to pick your spots & make adjustments according to how things are playing out on your table.
If you watch some of the larger buyin MTTs online, they rarely see a flop once it's deep ITM. Most of the pots are won via a preflop raise and then either a 3-bet takes it down, or the intial raiser then 4-bets it and the 3-bettor gives it up (alot of player are opening very wide.... and there's also ALOT of players who are 3-betting very light).

[wislim]

As statad above it's very player dependant. Pay close attention to things early like bet sizing and whose tag or lag. What types of hands people have shown down and how they played them.

[madjek]

Okay, I fnally had tme to look up "vortex" (Spinning turbulant liquid). I'm assuming that is referring to the craziness you're talking about once itm. I think you answered your own question, ONce the short stack pushes are over and the agg. try to build a stack to win it stages are through, I agree you have to dial it back and pick your spots. I think with blinds at that stage you have be selective but aggressive when you do decide. Too often I play tentatively at that stage trying to get to final table, and even if I do, I'm SS'ed and need some help to have any chance. In MTT's seems like the payouts shoot up at the top, so I'd think it would be better to take shots and try to fin in top 3 rather than settle for 8 -10 by playing super tight, thats my opinion anyway and oh yeah its also player dependent and blah blah blah.