Tournament Poker Strategy Articles
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Push Fold Charts for Poker Tournaments, Plus More Advanced Strategies
Note: Updated February 2026. For the original article and charts scroll to the bottom. In the mid-2010s, the emergence of…
8 Quick MTT Tips to Help You Top the Leaderboard
The tournament grind is tough. You can go months without a solid score, all the while watching other players succeed…
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Why You Should Play More Multi-Table Tournaments (MTTs)
When Multi Table Tournaments Brought the Fun Back Having recently given up poker as my full-time profession to focus on…
Stop Bleeding Money in Re Entry & Rebuy Tournaments
Not Your Grandma’s Freezeout Re entry and rebuy tournaments, also occasionally referred to as WEEEE!buy and WEEEE!Entry tournaments, are two…
How to Negotiate Final Table Deals Like a Pro
Tournament poker deals aren’t something that come up often, but when they do their effect on your bottom line is…
How To Adjust Against Any Player Type At Heads Up Hyper Turbos
Let’s examine the different player types we’ll meet at the tables, as well as look at some basic heads-up strategy…
Spin & Go Strategy with Doug Polk and Courtney Gee (Transcript)
Upswing Poker featured pro Doug Polk recently recorded a Spin & Go hand history review session with fellow Team #GrindNation…
Money Bubble Strategy: How to Set Yourself Up for the Win
How To Not Blow It On The Bubble Congrats! You did it! You’ve endured through days of that tournament, survived…
Should I Play Cash Games or Tournaments?
One of the most frequently asked questions you’ll hear from aspiring poker pros is whether to focus on tournament poker…
Out Of This World Satellite Tournament Strategy
Ok, ok, forgive me for the cheese-ball satellite joke in the title, I couldn’t help myself. I’ll make it up…
6 Traits That Will Help You Crush Heads-Up Hyper Turbos
In the first part of our introduction to Heads-Up Hyper-Turbos (HUHT) we outlined the pros and cons of this format…
Beginner’s Guide to Heads-Up Hyper Turbo Sit & Gos
Even if you’re married to cash games and tournaments, it’s hard not to fall a little bit in love with…
Poker Sit and Gos – Explanation and Strategy
SNGs – What Are They, and Are They Worth Playing? With so many different poker formats available, it can be…
Live Poker Tournaments – How Much it Costs to Grind Under the Lights
While it’s all good and well to sit for hours on end in your boxer shorts, staring at your computer…
ICM Poker Introduction: What Is The Independent Chip Model?
Long gone are the days where tournament poker was played by “feel” alone. The introduction of basic mathematical terms such as…
How to Maneuver a Tournament Short Stack
Monitoring your stack size is one of the most crucial elements of the tournament poker play and beginners often don’t…
REVEALED: Pot Odds vs Implied Odds
Pot Odds and Implied Odds When Facing a Bet To many tournament players’ chagrin, pot odds in poker do not refer to…
Why You Are On A Downswing
Variance is very good at tricking the human brain. Things that seem unlikely, highly improbable, or impossible happen all the…
How To Play Winning Poker
It doesn’t matter if you’re a recreational card player who enjoys a game once a month, or an aspiring pro…
How To Use Your Opponent’s Ego Against Them
Check your ego at the card room door. Language is a powerful tool, and it can be used for or…
Pro Tip: Don’t Always Continuation Bet
Many players new to poker learn that if they raise preflop and continuation bet the flop, they can often times…
Pro Tip: Never “Raise For Information”
When I sit down at a poker table there are some mistakes I’m guaranteed to see. Raising for information is one of the most…
The Top 7 Reasons to Defend Your Big Blind
(Art by Ben Wooten) Sometimes I feel like my big blind is under attack from a fire breathing dragon… How…
5 Reasons to SHUT Your Big Mouth
“Wow you got your money in great there, nice suck out fish!” Ever hear this or similar tirades from a…
Good Bankroll Management is Critical to Poker Success
“The lack of money is the root of all evil.” – Mark Twain I would go as far as to…
How to Listen for Keywords That Reveal Your Opponent’s Leaks
Stereotypes can be effective for guessing a player’s tendencies, but keywords are far more accurate. One thing all players should…
How To Think About Poker Ranges Like a Pro
Do you know how to think about poker ranges? In this article, I will take you step-by-step through the very…
4 Rules for Betting the Flop
Continuation betting has been one of the most popular and misunderstood concepts in Texas Hold’em over the past few years.…
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