Posts Tagged ‘Tournaments’
You Probably Aren’t Loose Aggressive Enough in These 4 Common Poker Spots
The overwhelming majority of poker players are not aggressive enough. If you want to compete with high level players, or if you just want to maximize your win-rate against weak ones, you’ll need to ditch the A-B-C approach and add some well-timed aggression to your poker game. Specifically, you need to do two things: Identify…
Read MoreShort-Stacked 3-Betting in Tournaments Revealed
The Ultimate Guide to Tournament 3-Betting Suppose you’re facing a late position raise with a good-but-not-great hand on the button. You’re also just 25 big blinds deep–you know, that annoying stack size that makes all of your options (calling, folding and 3-betting) feel awkward. Sound familiar? If these spots drive you crazy sometimes, the good…
Read More3 Poker Tools Every Tournament Player Should Use Daily
Poker tournaments have gotten noticeably tougher over the past few years, and they’re getting tougher every day. In order to stay ahead of the curve, serious tournament players habitually analyze and improve their strategy. There are still some winning players that refrain from studying, but it’s only a matter of time until they’re surpassed by…
Read MoreWhen Should You Cold Call from the Small Blind in MTTs?
When facing open-raises in tournaments, you should rarely cold-call from the small blind. A cold-call is a call of one or more raises by a player who has not yet voluntarily put money in the pot. The conventional wisdom used to advocate never […]
Read MoreProbe Bets – How to Play Turns when the Preflop Raiser Checks Back
What is a probe bet? A probe bet is when you bet out of position into a player who had an opportunity to continuation bet on the prior street, but didn’t. Probing is only possible on the turn or river. In this article, we’re going to discuss five different spots that will help you recognize…
Read More5 Expert Strategies for Monotone Flops
If you’ve ever felt unsure of what to do on a flop with three cards of the same suit (a “monotone” flop), this article is for you. When you have a one card nut flush draw, like A♠ K♦ on Q♠ 8♠ 7♠, should you bet or check? What about a more middling flush draw…
Read MoreBoost Your Winnings by Using Blockers in These 3 Common Spots
Leveraging blockers allows you to bluff and call with a slightly higher degree of success. A blocker is a card you see, either on the board or in your hand, that ‘blocks’ your opponent from having any hand containing that card. Poker is a game of small edges, and the small edge you gain […]
Read MoreHow to Build Stacks and Avoid Spewing Early in a Tournament
Early stage tournament play, before the antes kick in, is a subject that players have varying ideas about. Some think that the pre-ante phase of an MTT is basically a cash game played with tournament chips. Others think that it’s a waste of time to enter the tournament before antes are in play—that “real” tournament…
Read MorePoker Game Theory – How You Should Think About the Game
Poker has evolved rapidly in recent years. So much so that many strategy resources including some books, videos and digital content have become out-dated. The most obvious change is that old-school players made their millions from exploitative play, whereas almost all players making millions now depend on poker game theory — with exploitative play mixed…
Read More3 Tips That Will Skyrocket Your Win-Rate Versus C-Bets Out of Position
Being out-of-position is unfavorable. Being the pre-flop caller is also unfavorable. Put these together and you’ve got a recipe for some tricky post-flop spots. Not only are we at an informational disadvantage versus an in-position pre-flop raiser, but we are (usually) at a range disadvantage as well. And playing against c-bets in such spots is…
Read MoreHow to Dominate Weak Tournament Competition Post-flop
So you’ve read part 1 of this series and learned why maximizing the amount of pots you play against weak players is important, and how to make that happen pre-flop. That only part of the job, though. Post-flop poker against weak players is what we’ll discuss in this article. We’ll get into specifics shortly, but if…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide for Dominating Weak Tournament Competition Pre-flop
A targeted approach—focusing on a particular strategy or game type—is exactly the right approach to take toward improving. However, it’s important to occasionally step back and consider your game from a broad point of view. This is something I’ve […]
Read MoreHow to Check-Raise with Short Stacks Like an MTT Boss
Check-raising is an indispensable play in tournaments. Since average stack sizes are shallow, a check-raise will typically represent a large portion of your remaining chips. This allows you to put a lot of pressure on your opponent(s), because in order […]
Read More4 Skills That Will Help You Win More Money From the Blinds
Your strategy from the blinds will have a huge impact on your winnings. It’s an indisputable fact that you will lose in the long-term from the blinds. After all, you are forced to commit money to the pot regardless of the hand you’re dealt. When you add in the blinds’ positional disadvantage and account for…
Read MoreThis Misclick Made Me Bubble the WSOP Main Event
The year was 2010. It was my second time in Las Vegas, and my first World Series of Poker. I arrived pretty early in the series, planning to play a short stint of events over a couple of weeks. I felt great. I had absolutely crushed online in the months leading up to the series,…
Read MoreTournament Poker Quiz — How Much Do You Actually Know About MTT Strategy?
The following 8 questions will test your knowledge of tournament poker strategy, math, and more. Good luck and don’t forget to share your score at the end! Can You Build Big Stacks in Poker Tournaments? […]
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