
Matt_Burns88
Legend
Bronze Level
If you are the big stack, you should be 100% ramping up the pressure...but, it's important to know why and when.The bigger the stack, the wider the range of hands, the more you want to apply pressure.
Why be aggressive?
- Leverage pressure on the shorties
- Short stacks are more at risk from elimination
- you can put pressure on them to fold marginal and even good hands rather than them risk busting
- ICM Advantage
- Near the bubble or on the final table, your stack gives you extra power because because short stacks lose more by busting that they gain by winning
- This can actually apply even more against medium stacks because they do NOT want to bust out before the money when there are very short stacks in play
- This means they are more risk-averse - you can use that to steal blinds and antes more frequently
- Table Control
- Big stacks often dictate the tempo. You can open wider ranges, especially from late position.
- If people know you're bullying, they'll tighten up even more - which makes your aggression even more effective.