Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
Quote Originally Posted by MrTickle View Post
Druff, what would you say your biggest leaks are? Is it common for you to run up a big stack then punt it off? Maybe you’re playing too wide? I’ve noticed that in games like Big O people play waaay too wide with a big stack because there’s almost always two or three connected cards.
I actually have punted off a number of big stacks in recent years, but truthfully it's been more a product of suddenly running awful than anything else.

I probably should get a bit tighter after getting a big stack.

In general I don't fall into the trap playing too loose in Big O, as I know that's people's biggest leaks.
Well if you're in a spirit of self-criticism you played an absolute trainwreck of a hand with JJ and something like 25 BBs in one of the early NL tourneys. You ended up calling off 1/3 of your stack pre-flop, out of position, and folded to a bet on the ace-high flop. Yes, you were probably beaten at this point, but you can't play 4-bet pots with that short a stack and hope to realize your EV. Either fold or ship it in pre-flop. You have the 4th best hand in Holdem and very few chips. If they have QQ+ then you got coolered.

I don't play much Omaha so I'm not qualified to comment but playing too loose might not be an error in a tournament. Saving cash makes no sense in a hyper-inflation economy and tournaments are something similar.