I recently read another poker book. It was Caro's Book of Poker Tells by Mike Caro. I'd heard good things about it from other authors. It was a good book. Although I've found playing I haven't been able to apply too many of the concepts. It does remind me of some stuff that I should work on and be careful about. Lately though playing live I've been trying to observe my opponents more closely to pick up some cues if they are strong or how they feel about their hand. I feel like I've gotten a bit better at it.
The book was interesting. It was written before the hold'em boom. Caro is recognized as among the best draw poker players in the world. So a lot of the examples were draw. But that's fine getting away from hold'em helps to think about the poker concept so it's good for that.
I admit I'm from the Moneymaker era. Before my poker time though the most popular games were different. Many of them are still played. here's How to Play 7 Card Stud.
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Rob,
Good luck if you've already used your SCOOP ticket. I don't really know what your preferred style for MTTs is but the main thing I can advise in general is to play your game.
The first couple times I satellited into a bigger event I found myself tightening up a bit too much. Playing kind of weak-tight. Don't siphon early but don't be afraid to take control of a pot preflop when you have a strong hand.
Usually I'd recommend a strong bet on the flop (1/2 - 3/4 pot size bet) whether you hit or not as the pf raiser. The players in a $100 big freeze-out aren't going to be that much different from the guys who are playing the $5s. Let me know if you have more specific questions and I'll do my best to answer them. :)
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