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Introduction
This section will not give you an introduction
to playing tournaments if you have never played
a tournament before. It will neither make you
an expert in tournament poker winning the WSOP
bracelet.
It
will however point out a few issues to make
you a better tournament player. Please read
through, remember and reflect over it the next
time you play a poker tournament at PokerRoom.com
and you will be able to improve your game.
Tips, tricks & more
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. Beware of when this happens to avoid running
into a brick wall, 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.
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.
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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