Larejo is a mid-stakes tournament mastermind who specializes in outmaneuvering 150-max players with a small number of entries
Anytime we go through droughts, the natural thing to do is to overcorrect. We’re all aware that the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results. Therefore, when things aren’t seeming to be landing properly, we overcorrect as a natural tendency. This season, I’ve done that with this article. Willing to Lose hatched five seasons ago on this very website from the concept that we can beat 150-max tournament players with just a few entries. The goal was (and is) to build in an overlooked stack every week, an overlooked player or three, which is pieced together to give the foundation of an article that can reflect truly unique thinking. The limited entries piece of this idea is key. Over time, I stopped winning with the narrow approach of this article. Some of this was due to variance, some due to my own lack of evolution, and some due to my unwillingness to risk a lot on any given slate.
Whatever the reason(s), this season I’ve started to hone in on more than one stack in this very space every week. Here are two to three to leverage and why. I always like how this article looks when published, but in hindsight, I am realizing that I’ve been straying away from my “roots” and the very foundation of WTL. The next few weeks, I’ll be writing about a core strategy to kick-start lineups and provide the jumping-off point for the rest of the build. The natural thing to do here is to recommend more, because the more I recommend, the more likely I am to get it right. So, in natural form, my brain is telling me to reduce here. Let’s reduce to simplify, and put ourselves even more on an island with those brave enough to follow!
