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NLH Tournament (MTT)

Final-table ICM

Pay jumps beat coolers
Bounty vs ICM conflict
Pressure the folders
Practice: Final-table ICM practice

Chip EV vs $EV lab

Two-column review
Short stack role
Deal awareness
Practice: Chip vs $EV practice

Grade-5 MTT stake

FT checklist card
Unit exit: Grade-5 MTT stake
No hero narrative
Practice: MTT G5 stake practice

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NLH Tournament (MTT) / Grade 5 / Grade-5 MTT stake

No hero narrative

'No hero narrative' (NLH tournaments, G5): Chip EV ≠ dollar EV near jumps; name your role (short/medium/big) before you act.

Buddy check

Buddy money MTT shots require ladder discipline. Cool story all-ins that bust you before the jump are fails.

Worked example

apply 'No hero narrative' on final three with pay jumps live. Write the board/doors, villain type, old line → new line, and why.

Drill

teach 'No hero narrative' in 60 seconds with final three with pay jumps live. Tag one live rep this week.

Practice habit

sticky-note the trigger for 'No hero narrative' before your next NLH tournaments session.

Drill

explain 'No hero narrative' to your buddy without looking — if you stall, you don't own it yet for NLH tournaments.

Remember

Change one NLH tournaments decision this week. Notes beat vibes.

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