Nate Silver's Ten Major Causes of Poker Tournament Death (1 Viewer)

[Psypher1000]

Nate Silver, poker fan and founder of fivethirtyeight.com, put together a list of the top ten primary causes of poker tournament death - or at least hands that signal the beginning of the end.

So what do you think? If you have to lose, what's the way that you get crippled/busted that lets you down the easiest? Which tilts you the most?

 

[Frogzilla]

For me, I prefer to lose #b (sucked out), #e/#f (failed bluffs)

I hate and tilt off with #d (hero call).

And #j...crippling your stack with a huge fold...never done that before and don’t plan to

 

[Highli99]

Hero calling for all your chips is the worst way to go out. Hero calls are for big stacks.

 

[Saoliver]

Get it in as the favorite is best, because I know I made the right decision.

Coolered or card dead are tied for 2nd.

Naked bluff has got to be the worst. Never done it in a tournament that was for any real money. Done it plenty in cash games.

 

[Chris La Mantia]

Getting coolered to a fantastic hand. If I'm gonna go, at least I go in style.

 

[davin]

 

[1A25R]

a,b,c,f,i are true for me
beig card dead and blinded out push me to the semi-bluf

 

[BGinGA]

I've always found the number one cause to be poor decisions aka shitty play.....

 

[WedgeRock]

Hero calling for all your chips is the worst way to go out. Hero calls are for big stacks.

So #J instead?

 

[TheBigTater]

Easiest
#A, B or C

Tilts me the most....usually
#I quickly followed by
#I-a: Having to shove a less than desirable ATC while I still have any fold equity only to be snapped off by the guy who wakes up with AA.

 

[shorticus]

What let’s me down the easiest is B. I made the right play, but things happen.

Tilted for me would be repeat occurrences of A.

 

[PlaidDragon]

For me it's simple:

a. Throw in chips when I shouldn't.
b. Fold when I shouldn't.

 

[nitzilla]

For me it's ~90% (B) and this years WSOP seemed to be a lot of (C).......with a little bit of ( I ) thrown in for "great poker times" all week.........

 

[CantSpellPoker]

As much as losing sucks in any fashion...

I typically find losing a flip to be somewhat tolerable, as long as the hands are reasonable and the stacks warrant a jam and a call. For example, if I turn over and lose to , I don't exactly consider that a "flip," based on the loose call from the villain (obviously there are certain times where that might be a reasonable call, I'm just speaking generally).

But if it's a proper spot to jam, and I lose with to something like , I typically don't walk away too steamed.

Safe to say that Option B is fun for no one. Even if you maybe didn't play the hand properly and allowed your opponent to stick around for the suckout.

 

[trever]

I do "E" way too often.
'Only an idiot would call this bet, no way can he call.....damn....I'm surrounded by idiots'