Killer Poker Online/2 by John Vorhaus

Author:John Vorhaus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2006-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

EARLY ROUNDS: THE DEAD MONEY DOESN’T LAST LONG

The many different kinds of dead money in the first stages of a full field online tournament all share a common lack of commitment, or ability, to play perfect poker. Absent a remarkable skein of luck, these players stand to give all their chips away, and it’s incumbent upon you to gather your share before those chips find their way into tougher, more competent hands. Let’s label some of the dead money types, and plan our attacks against them.

Kamikaze

As in sitngos, some full field tournament players are of the opinion that an average stack is no stack at all. These double-or-done desperados are willing to risk their tournament life, and tournament buy in, for a favorable chip position. They figure that if they get lucky and double or triple through early on, they can then wield their big stack like a big stick and take command of the table. This strategy is fraught with obvious holes, not the least of which is that most people play tight to start, so a big all in move is likely only to get called by a premium hand. While it can be argued that there’s theft equity in going all in with ruthless abandon, the risk-reward ratio is all out of whack. It only takes one opponent waking up with pocket aces or pocket kings to send this kamikaze pilot spinning into the sea.

But that’s his problem, not ours. Ours is just to figure out who these crash-and-burners are, and to make sure they don’t take us down with them. Remember, third time’s the adjustment. The first time he goes all in, credit him with a real, albeit overplayed, hand. The second time he goes all in, suspect him of seppuku tendencies. The third time he pushes, be ready to push back if you have a hand. Of course, there’s no harm in just staying out of his way, because to call is to put your own risk-reward ratio in jeopardy. However, “fortune favors the bold,” and if you know a player to be wildly out of line and you have a big pocket pair, you do have the option of taking a stab at his stack.

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