In tournament poker, it’s far more important to maximize the amount of chips you win from a big hand than it is in a cash game due to the fact that in a tournament, the blinds and antes increase on a regular basis. After the first few levels in a tournament, you are subjected to [...]
If you play in the same card room be it live or online, you are bound to end up playing against people you have played with before. The more often you play with the same group of people, the more they are going to know about you and the way you play. Building up a [...]
One major leak I have been working on in my cash game is my play from the small blind. Checking out my stats in poker tracker, there is no seat where I have lost more money than the small blind. Completing the bet seems like such an automatic thing to do after it’s limped around [...]
With all the poker-mania, there’s an amazing shortage of quality information to help people learn how to play properly and become great players quickly. This is the first in a series of Texas Holdem strategy articles aimed at helping players learn how to win at Texas Hold’em poker. Tournament play is a popular, fun sport. These articles will help players understand how to approach tournaments, which differ greatly from regular “ring game†play.
This installment deals with the most-asked question: “How do I deal effectively with aggressive players?†Many players struggle against “maniacs”, the aggressive, wild players who play most every hand, somehow seem to pull cards out of thin air, and often manage to dominate the table.
In this article, we’ll examine the techniques that were used more closely to best these players, along with stitching a Texas Hold’em tournament poker strategy together with some good poker tournament fundamentals.
Let’s begin with some foundational elements of any winning tournament poker strategy – clearly understanding our priorities.