Have you ever checked the tournament standings after the first couple of hands just to see what the prize payout is? If you have, you in all probability also noted that after merely a few minutes of play there are a couple of chip leaders who already hold a big chips stack. For some online poker players this may actually give them a feeling of already being behind, but that is simply devilish impatience oozing into their character.
In the early levels of a tournament, you should only be paying attention to your table and the blind structure. Sure you may still just have your original chips stack, but you likely still have a considerable advantage to finish in the tournament higher than the morons who have already quadrupled their stack. The reason for this is because the chip leaders are often chip leaders in spite of their play, not because of it. They were just silly and had to get engaged in a narrow spot and come out on the happy end of a multiway pot. It's not extraordinary to see players turn their hands over, in all-in situations on the first hand of the tournament holding stupid hands like jack-nine suited, ace queen offsuit, or a pair of fours perhaps. You know, because you have seen it too.
You see the psychology of some of these players who let it ride real early is that they want to double or triple up or simply just not play because they don't think it's worthy and they don't have the knowledge, time, or attitude to play in a hand that offers them much better probabilities. It is true that sometimes good players will stack up early too and they will do it with top five or so hands. But ordinarily when a deep stack jumps out of the gate it's a direct result of online foolishness.
If one of these fools is at your table then be happy, because the betting odds of you collecting some of those good-fortune-chips in his stack have rather increased. These types of players sometimes get chips making large misplays, and lose just as many chips making huge errors later in the game. It's in your interest to encourage these players to keep playing the same way because they will promote your way to the deeper prizes in tournaments on a regular basis.
Yes sometimes fish emerge as even bigger stacks and run good enough to place in the tournament, however that is rare. Their normal MO is to spew thier entire chip lead withing the first hour or two. If you are lucky enough to have one of these careless players in your table, don't let them frustrate you with their enormous luck. Simply keep congratulating them on the fine hands they played, while understanding that he may actually be collecting chips on your behalf.
In the early levels of a tournament, you should only be paying attention to your table and the blind structure. Sure you may still just have your original chips stack, but you likely still have a considerable advantage to finish in the tournament higher than the morons who have already quadrupled their stack. The reason for this is because the chip leaders are often chip leaders in spite of their play, not because of it. They were just silly and had to get engaged in a narrow spot and come out on the happy end of a multiway pot. It's not extraordinary to see players turn their hands over, in all-in situations on the first hand of the tournament holding stupid hands like jack-nine suited, ace queen offsuit, or a pair of fours perhaps. You know, because you have seen it too.
You see the psychology of some of these players who let it ride real early is that they want to double or triple up or simply just not play because they don't think it's worthy and they don't have the knowledge, time, or attitude to play in a hand that offers them much better probabilities. It is true that sometimes good players will stack up early too and they will do it with top five or so hands. But ordinarily when a deep stack jumps out of the gate it's a direct result of online foolishness.
If one of these fools is at your table then be happy, because the betting odds of you collecting some of those good-fortune-chips in his stack have rather increased. These types of players sometimes get chips making large misplays, and lose just as many chips making huge errors later in the game. It's in your interest to encourage these players to keep playing the same way because they will promote your way to the deeper prizes in tournaments on a regular basis.
Yes sometimes fish emerge as even bigger stacks and run good enough to place in the tournament, however that is rare. Their normal MO is to spew thier entire chip lead withing the first hour or two. If you are lucky enough to have one of these careless players in your table, don't let them frustrate you with their enormous luck. Simply keep congratulating them on the fine hands they played, while understanding that he may actually be collecting chips on your behalf.