MTT Strategy

Heads Up Strategy for SNGs and MTTs

About Playing Heads Up:

Heads up SNGs are extremely profitable for good players who have the ability to read opponents quickly.  Unfortunately many poker players avoid HU games because they’re intimidated by them and don’t like the risks, however I strongly recommend these because of how easy it is to make money, especially … more

MTT Bankroll Management

Managing Your MTT Bankroll

Bankroll management means playing the correct tournament stakes and allowing yourself to play a high volume of games to reduce the variance.

You should only play MTTs with buy-in worth 1% of your total bankroll.  This places maximum utility on your money, while avoiding any unnecessary risks.  For example, if you want … more

Breaking the Bubble in MTTs

The build up to the bubble in MTTs is the most important part of the game because it’s where you’ll finally break into the first payoff places and guarantee yourself an ITM finish.  Whether it’s the Full Tilt 90 man $3 KO or the $10k Daily Dollar, there are a number … more

Conditions for Squeeze Play Success

Conditions for Squeeze Play in MTTs

Now that you’ve learned what squeeze play is; here are several conditions which are generally required before you use it in a tournament situation.

The Raiser

Like any move in poker, knowing information on your opponent is always crucial when pulling off a squeeze play.  If your … more

MTT Strategy – What is Squeeze Play?

What is Squeeze Play? 

Squeeze play is a situational tactic that is becoming more popular move in No Limit Holdem and MTT strategy. It’s effectively a bluff that allows you to pick up a lot of chips in the right tournament situations. 

Definition of Sqeeze Play: Squeeze play is when there is already a raiser … more

Late Stage Tournament Strategy

Late Stage Tournament Strategy

Your strategy needs to be related to where you want to finish.  You can play tight-agressive (TAG) for an ITM finish. 

If you’re playing to win however you’ll need to play more loose-agressive (LAG) and take bigger risks, for example, shoving pocket pairs early. 

In small tournaments e.g. Full Tilt’s 180 man MTTs,  I always … more

Middle Stage MTT Strategy

Middle Stage MTT Strategy

In the previous article we emphased the importance of playing tight-conservative poker for the first few rounds.  This includes minimising the number pots you enter and not wasting too much time stealing or defending the blinds.  

However, once the antes start and the middle stage begins you need to open up your … more

Early MTT Strategy

Early Stage MTT Strategy

The early stage of a multi-table tournament includes the first 1-5 blind levels or until the antes come into play.  Learning which starting hands to play in the early stages of a poker tournament is 70% of the battle in my opinion.  Once you get this right you’re more or less ahead of 90% … more

Value Shoving in MTTs

What is a Value Shove?

A Value Shove (or over-shove) is when you overbet the pot for value – it tends to involve a committment of shoving your stack all-in.  The term value shoving is used because of the value that is created from players calling you.  It’s commonly used preflop, however  is can generally be used … more

Betting on the Turn and River

Betting the Turn and River in MTTs

Betting the turn and river is very important in MTTs because whether you’re checking, betting for thin value or flat out bluffing on these streets, there’s gonna be a hell of a lot of chips at stake.  If we have 10,000 chips in the middle of a tournaments and the blinds … more

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