Basic Poker Articles
Handling Raisers In NL MTT Play; Early Stages
So far in our discussion of tournament hold’em, our decision process has been relatively simple; if we’re the first in the pot, we raise aggressively a large majority of the time and limp infrequently to vary our play. With people limping in front of us, we become less aggressive, choosing to a see a flop [...]
Forcing Your Opponents into Mistakes at the Poker Table
We’re always looking for ways that we can force our opponents to make mistakes in poker. The more difficult spots we can force our opponents into, the more likely it is that we can gain equity against them as a hand progresses. The double negative effect doesn’t come into play until later in the hand, [...]
Points To Avoid Variance in Poker Tournaments
In our last article, we spoke of increasing variance as a way of preventing ourselves from getting into awkward situations with certain conditions in tournament play. As you might have suspected, along with finding spots to increase variance, there are also spots in which decreasing variance can be a profitable asset to your game. Pokerview: [...]
Some Secrets to Successful Professional Poker
A lot of the topics that we speak about in our poker tournament selections are game related; how to play certain hands, leveling, game evolution, and so on. But, to become a long term poker player, and to stay profitable throughout the course of your poker career, there are concepts to take in that go [...]
Metagame and Antes in Tournament Poker
I have repeatedly addressed the importance of waiting for antes to kick in to start really playing poker, and if you are this far in the website you already know I discuss the theory before the application. So why are antes so important? They add equity to the pot. Depending on the size of the [...]
Tournament Vs. Cash Game Play and Direct Pot Odds: Rule of 4/Rule of 2
Poker is a game of mathematics, and the ability to utilize the math to make players make errors that, over time, make them unprofitable and you profitable. In a cash game, these percentage point differences can be the difference between a yearly profit of $10,000 and $100,000. In a tournament, however, you can’t (unless it’s [...]
The Basics of Tight Play in No Limit Tournaments
Part 1 – Basic Theory of Tight Play Early Pokerview: 100% up to $750Read Review + Terms | DownloadCarbon Poker: 100% up to $600Read Review + Terms | DownloadBovada: 100% up to $1000Read Review + Terms | Download There are several reasons why it is correct to play tight early in a tournament. 1- There [...]
Turbo vs Regular Tournaments
There are a few significant and interesting differences between playing in a turbo tournament and playing in a standard tournament that many players elect to neglect when preparing for each type of tournament, and that can spell doom from the start for someone unprepared in playing a faster paced structure than they’re used to. Here’s [...]
Handling A Maniac In Low Limit Hold’Em Tournaments
Being a child of travel, I love searching out new games in different locales around this region. It allows me to better tune in to the dialects and aspects of culture in the community, while also allowing me to find new areas to hone my craft. I found one of these games a few days [...]
When Variance Adds Value in Poker Tournaments
Variance is a topic that we hit on in the beginner’s section of our game plan; the more we can reduce variance and play a calculated, straight-forward game, the more likely it is that we’ll be able to utilize our simple methods to further ourselves in the tourney. As an intermediate player, however, variance is [...]