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@sca31415 It looks like from your picture you play at Riverside and if that is the case your 2/5 sample size will always be small and inconsistent to the rest of the country. Unfortunately Riverside’s 2/5 games have been referred to as the toughest in the Midwest. The percentage of grinder to recreational player is insane there. I have a lot of respect for a lot of the regular players in those games. I grinded my teeth there for a while but have found other rooms to be far better 2/5 selection. Even Prairies game is ten times softer.
Being that someone referenced 5/10. I do want to point out an obvious fact. The move from 1/2 to 2/5 is not that big of a difference other than keeping bankroll management a priority. However the move from 2/5 to 5/10 is a giant step. The skill set in the average player and the reg/rec ratio jumps up substantially.
This standard raise size in tournaments seems to Change drastically over time. There was an excellent tweet going around for a while this summer that addressed each years change in bet sizing. It was pretty entertaining.
But yeah. The 2.5x seems to be the standard raise this year. That doesn’t mean you have to or should follow this. It’s just the trend right now. My tournament style tends to lean towards small pot poker so I’m a fan of the current trend.
Cash games are a completely different animal and I think a previous reply addressed this very well. It seems in 1/2 and 1/3 the open tends to be higher in relation to the amount of bigs. But it definitely depends on where you play and the table you’re at.
I think your chip count is the most important factor. If you are the chip leader at your table even after the add ons of other players then the additional chips are worth far less to you. However if you are at average stack or short stacked I think it’s a 100% yes to the add on.
I think either decision is correct. However in the Daily Deepstacks I think you made a wise decision. The fields in these tournaments are so weak that you can find much more positive ev spots to accumulate chips. I took third in one of these a couple weeks ago without ever having a massive stack or going all in until the final table.
If this were a larger buyin tournament I think I would be more inclined to call. However in the deepstacks you are presented with so many opportunities that even flips aren’t all that necessary.
Try to remember who you see each time. You don’t want a table full of regulars. You want to look for people having fun. Chips moving around the table. Then play a b c poker. GTO decisions should be beneficial in the long term with good table selection.
