Tournaments

Andy discusses some of the key skills in MTT tournaments. Inflection point play, chip extraction, selective aggression, and patience/resilience are all very important.

An interesting hand came up a while ago that I had been talking to Matthew Pitt about and he suggested I share it as a good example of ranging and equity in action so here you go.

When playing tournaments, you can't rely on waiting for the best hands and doubling up. You can pick up uncontested pots through a series of small bets.

In tournaments, you should always be looking for ways to pick up chips. You can’t just sit around waiting for Aces or Kings and hope to double up when you do. One of the best and most popular ways for adding chips to your stack is by implementing what’s known as the squeeze play.

After England's timid and lacklustre exit from the World Cup, I thought it was worth looking at quite how to play against solid opponents at the table, and why changing style is crucial to maximise your chances of beating players much stronger than you.

If you don't think poker is a competitive sport, chances are you've never made it to the late stages of a major tournament where the only thing higher than the blinds is the pressure of playing for thousands - or even millions - of dollars in prize money.