I posted recently that I believe you have to get lucky three times to go deep into an MTT. No doubt there are many times when you have to get lucky and don't realize how lucky you got. My 3X theory is when you push with the worst of it and win. I think it's simply not possible to win unless you are aggressive and lucky at the right times.
"To live, you have to be willing to die."
CJ
Statistics: Posted by Cactus Jack — Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:37 am
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In this particular situation I had strong reads on my opponents and knew that they would fold to the first push. The second one wasn't planned but I saw the opportunity to take down another 1k+ pot and that's almost 10% of my total stack. By the third hand I knew they were getting sick of me pushing into them and was absolutely sure someone would call, if not both players.
I don't recommend making moves like this without good reads and probably wouldn't have been so eager to make them had I been moved to this table very recently.
Statistics: Posted by CybrPunk — Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:42 am
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First hand -
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed)
MP1 (t5611)
MP2 (t27545)
MP3 (t8975)
CO (t7100)
Button (t5849)
SB (t14618)
Hero (t12808)
UTG (t16954)
UTG+1 (t16274)
Preflop: Hero is BB with
![[9h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9h.gif "The Nine of Hearts")
, ![[9c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9c.gif "The Nine of Clubs")
. UTG calls t400, 3 folds, MP3 calls t400, 3 folds, Hero raises to t12808, UTG folds, MP3 folds.
Final Pot: t13808
Second hand -
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed)
UTG+1 (t5586)
MP1 (t27520)
MP2 (t8550)
MP3 (t7075)
CO (t5824)
Button (t14393)
Hero (t14008)
BB (t16529)
UTG (t16249)
Preflop: Hero is SB with
![[Qh]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Qh.gif "The Queen of Hearts")
, ![[Kd]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Kd.gif "The King of Diamonds")
. 3 folds, MP2 calls t400, 3 folds, Hero raises to t14008, 1 fold, MP2 folds.
Final Pot: t14608
Third hand -
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed)
UTG (t5561)
UTG+1 (t27495)
MP1 (t8125)
MP2 (t7050)
MP3 (t5799)
CO (t14368)
Hero (t15008)
SB (t16104)
BB (t16224)
Preflop: Hero is Button with
![[Ah]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ah.gif "The Ace of Hearts")
, ![[Ac]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ac.gif "The Ace of Clubs")
. 1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t1000, 1 fold, MP2 calls t1000, 2 folds, Hero raises to t14983, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t13983, MP2 folds.
Flop: (t31141)
![[6c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/6c.gif "The Six of Clubs")
, ![[4h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/4h.gif "The Four of Hearts")
, (2 players)Turn: (t31141)
![[Kh]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Kh.gif "The King of Hearts")
(2 players)River: (t31141)
![[9d]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9d.gif "The Nine of Diamonds")
(2 players)Final Pot: t31141
Statistics: Posted by CybrPunk — Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:06 am
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