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There are definitely 2 different ways to play 2 different types of MTTs properly.When
it comes to the cash MTTs, where the higher you place, the more you
win, I believe that the only correct way to play is to play to win. To
paraphrase Annie Duke on Celeb Apprentice: There are people who play to
last and there are people who play to win. Those who play to last are
not as profitable of players as those who play to win. I 110%
wholeheartedly agree. I'm sure I have personally busted more MTT
bubbles than your average poker player. Of course I don't bust out
intentionally (although I made an exception once in a Donkhard game on Pitbull),
but I am more than willing to take the risk of busting out before the
money if I believe that taking that risk is my best chance of winning
the tournament.But a Satellite game? Well that's a whole
different ball game indeed. A while back I was in a big game qualifier.
At the time, I was a dealer at a local casino. I had to be at work in a
few minutes, and I stayed and played as long as I could, but before I
could squeeze into a ticket, I had to leave for work. I handed the
controls over to my son, explained the situation, wished him luck, and
left for work. When I left we were on the bubble. I had about 2 blinds
left, but was still a few seats away from the Big Blind. There were 2
other player at other tables with smaller stacks who were going to hit
their blinds before me. My son called me as I was driving to work and
told me that he got dealt AK suited and threw it in the muck (the kid
is good!). The very next hand he was dealt 2 rags, mucked them, and
watched one of the tiny stacks bust out. And we got the ticket. I ended
up with a strong final table finish in the big game, and kicked my son
down a portion of the winnings for his A+ endgame play in the satellite.In a satellite tournament, playing to survive is never wrong if it works to get you that ticket.
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