Friday, December 18, 2009

What strategy to follow in a tournament?


Of all the advice they may receive on strategies to develop the game of poker, we will certainly have the opportunity to hear: "Have patience!". Patience is often what will make the difference between winning or losing money at a gaming table

Lack of patience in poker you will often bankruptcy. Why? There are mainly two types of errors: in paris too big to weak hands or playing on too many hands. But apart from the wisdom and patience, we must also prepare and implement a coherent strategy game and adapt to the respective party. A good player knows that the strategy we must adopt is different each time: there is a strategy game for the poker "Ring Game" (Cash), a strategy for the tournament at a table and another for poker in multi-table tournaments. Here are some tips for those last:

For multi-table tournaments we must distinguish between the game start the game and through the final table. In the first stage, when, there are tables full of mediocre players, ready to double their bets at random, we recommend you play conservative, wait until most of these types of players have been eliminated . In this phase of the competition, professionals are accustomed to playing only the biggest pairs (AA or KK, if necessary, an AK in the same color).

The intermediate stage of a tournament is when the most mediocre players that play at random, have already left the competition. The game is intense, the players remained focused on developing strategies to win pots. It is, in general, the stage of the best games.

The final table, the last stage of the tournament brings together the best players stayed up till then. In exceptional cases, among the finalists could find who also had poor luck. At this moment, the game becomes aggressive, the blinds increase and players with little tokens are obliged to act. In principle, we will play two cards, in the opinion of the player, could become strong after the flop.

For single tournament, there are also the same steps to go. The strategy game for the first step remains the same as multi-tables. We only play the big hands. The risk of bluffs is not justified, since the blinds are ridiculous. At the final table, where only two players remain in contention, the odds are more on the side of the aggression. There are two ways to attack the enemy: the all-in repeated or progressive growth of the pot.