What's the ideal # of big blinds to be "in-game?"

[eqgh5uea]

well you chip stack and your position is always going to determine how you play a hand even if its aces for example if your early to act usually a smooth call is not a good move cause your sure to get a few limpers and an almost guarantee of a two pair on the flop (so you play fast and big not nessicarily a shove but put their roll on the line as well). And in late position if everyone folds to you a smooth call can be the best option here to make sure 3 to a flush or straight dont show up on the board or even maybe get lucky and pull a set and slow roll em. But position is more basic strategy not so much to do with your bankroll but on short stack bigger hands are usually always push hands and pray. and smaller hands are surefire quick mucks and by smaller hands i mean starting hands like k-10 (it is a weak starting hand especially in the top 50 of a 5000 player tny) so only play larger strting hands aq ak or large pocketpairs 9-9 and higher.

Can you explain that for me a little more?

P.S. k-10 is weak? 23 numbers from 13 + 10 ---> 23 cards dealt from a 9 plr table---ohhh, the symmetry!?!?!

P.S.S. I always limp then re-raise all-in---j/k.

[panthers63]

early in a tourney table position isn't as important with pocket pairs. Later I would only play 9s or less if I knew it would be against 1 player. Usually means all in if 5bb or less or fold em in late pos. if its already crowded.

[eqgh5uea]

early in a tourney table position isn't as important with pocket pairs. Later I would only play 9s or less if I knew it would be against 1 player. Usually means all in if 5bb or less or fold em in late pos. if its already crowded.

Alright, thanks!

[aina27]

table depends on how it goes, if aggressive play tranqui

[eqgh5uea]

table depends on how it goes, if aggressive play tranqui

Not if they keep stealing ur blinds. When that happens, it becomes personal and you gotta call.

[NO9NOJNOKNOH2]

no not yet wait till your in a great spot..just like always..

[brayx13]

I feel like no one is every really out of a poker tourney if they have 5 or more BB, most people think 10 BB is an all in or fold situation but i feel that you still have more time before all your chips have to go in the middle.

[JBrazon]

The reason people say 10x BB is all in or fold time because if you're only at 5 times the BB, that's a standard raise...at least with 10x BB you can push more poeple out of pot...

[JiveBogo]

Yea need to consider the number of big blinds your stack is at or you gonna get blinded out.