| Tournament Play |
| If you think you're a good Poker player then enter a Tournament! |
| Luck |
| To win a large multi table tournament you will have to play for a
long time. If you’re relying on chance, eventually your luck
will run out! Reduce the risks by considering all possible scenarios.
One mistake can expel you from the entire tournament. When you play
aggressively, people will be waiting for a chance to take you down
with a monster hand. So beware! Avoid running into a brick wall and
losing all your chips. |
| Trapping |
| No Limit Play has a lot to do with trapping. Don’t be obvious
with your cards pre-flop and play to trap opponents with monster hands!
You can play slightly looser if you don’t risk being raised. |
| Pot Odds |
Use the no-limit bet to make sure no one gets pot odds to outdraw
you.
Remember that the implied odds can be very high in No Limit games - potentially
the opponent’s entire stack.
If you’re raising someone who is playing short-stacked, consider
forcing him to go all in. It will reduce the risk of getting called down
and make sure he/she doesn’t get a second chance. |
| Strategy Change |
| The blind increase will alter the correct strategy for each and every
hand. If your stack is low compared to the blinds, you will have to
take a chance sooner or later and your plan should be to make it at
the right moment. When you do act, you should do it aggressively! |
Opponent’s stacks are extremely important – you’re
more likely to be called on an all-in by someone who possesses substantially
more chips than you are by someone with substantially less. Be aggressive
against short-stacked players.
A special circumstance in tournament games is that you actually know the
opponents total bankroll, (at least for a particular game). This means
that you more easily can put yourself in his/her situation when you are
dominating a player with high bets you are hoping he/she shall fold to. |
| Drying Out |
| Consistently betting and folding to a larger and aggressive bet pre
flop may prove costly. Avoid this by playing tight seated before aggressive
players. |
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