It looks like the tourney's in Vegas are different from Atlantic City. In Atlantic City, you have 10 or 15 minute's to play as many hands as you can. So speed is best, just like in a slot tourney.
Speaking of slot tourney's, my wife and I went to one at Trump Plaza a couple week's ago. Judy hit a couple of the jackpots and won $250. She was pretty excited. I couldn't do spit. There were two peopel behind us who were really wracking up point's. I don't think they were together, but they both did real well.
Ned C.
The Wild Joker
Funny and accurate answer! I would just add the following.
The first thing to do is estimate what score is needed to win or be
among the cash winners. I use the following rules of thumb: a royal
every 40,000 hands and a quad every 400 hands. Esimate the number of
hands played in the tournament. If everyone plays a set number of
hands, your work is done. If it is a timed tournament, I would use a
conservative (600hph for a timed tournament this should be
conservative) and and an aggressive (1200hph). So If there are 300
players with one fifteen minute round the number hands range from
45,000 to 90,000 hence a royal will most likely be needed to win,
but, quads should be enough for lesser cash prizes. With a shorter
session time a royal might not even be needed to win, hence, adjust
your strategy accordingly.
Format also matters. I have played in tournaments where the winner in
each round of 20 players advances to the final cash round. Here a
royal is rarely needed to advance just a quad and fast play, if
timed. On timed tournaments fast play is key. If you have 20 players
and a ten minute round you could estimate between 2,000 and 4,000
hands played, hence 10-20 quads, most people in the tournaments where
I played, played rather slow, somes even smoke cigaretts while
playing, further reducing hands played...fast play and a lucky quad
will often win the round!
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>> Does strategy alter for tournament play? <<
If your tournament is short in duration, as most are, skill becomes
secondary to good fortune.These tournaments are won by getting royals and lots of four of a
kinds. Forget perfect strategy and go for four of a kinds and
royals.
For example:
1. Do not hold two pair. If your tournament is DDB hold pairs that
could result in premium four of a kinds (A,2,3,4).2. Hold only one high card when dealt two unsuited high cards.
3. Once you are assigned a machine, if a blue haired little old
lady
sits down beside you and asks, "Sonny, do you know what these
buttons
are for", go ahead and kick her stool out from under her as these
are
the people who usually win these things.
Don Forsythe
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