We are all quite familiar with the fact that
Poker is indeed the most skilled card game in the World. Those who have been playing the game for while, would totally agree with the fact that being a winning player in Tournaments is far more difficult than making profits in Poker Cash games.
Its all seems quite simple when a Tournament begins, every player will start with equal chips and quite often the stacks are pretty deep as compared to the Blinds initially. Play the good hands and fold the bad hands, basic stuff! But as I said easier than it sounds. When you actually start playing a Tournament you will experience such crunch situations that even the best can err and give away all their chips in no time. One bad decision can eliminate you in a jiffy.
1. Start slow and then accelerate:
You should start off any tournament, cautiously and
play as tight as possible in the beginning. Unless of course, you have a big hand and have to raise the bets. As you move through the initial levels, try and steady your ship, small pairs and hands like A-10 off are fine to fold to any raise, in the early stages.
As the blinds go up and players keep getting eliminated, you can now ease a little and start playing with more freedom. When it finally comes to the later stages, when all the big stacks are going to put pressure, it is now when you don’t hold back and start playing aggressively. If you don’t do this, it is highly likely the increasing blinds will consume your chips in no time.
2. Don’t Just Call:
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