Poker Tournament Strategy

View our entire collection of poker tournament strategy articles below. If you want to assure yourself of more money finishes in MTTs or fine tune certain aspects of your game than you should bookmark this page now.  Check out the cash game strategy section for more basic principles.

Watch MTT Videos & Get MTT Training at PokerPwnage!

If you really want to get good at MTTs and move up the stakes than I recommend using a poker tool.

Pokerfives, (previously PokerPwnage) is hands down the best MTT training site in my opinion, and has 500 over MTT videos that you can watch and learn from.  Watch unique videos by Matt “mattg1983” and Graham Jon “sketchy1” Eaton on chipping up, blind stealing and squeeze play, or you can even watch re-runs and sessions of major events like the Stars Sunday Million and Full Tilt Poker’s GTD events.  PokerPwnage also have one of the best MTT forums and run weekly special tournaments for members.  Read the PokerPwnage Review.

Beginners Poker Tournament Articles

• Earning Money in Poker Tournaments
• Turbo vs Regular Games
• MTT Bankroll Management Guide
• Online Tournament Selection
• Large Field Tournament Tips
• Poker Tournament Starting Hands (Part I/II)
• Poker Tournament Starting Hands (Part II/II)
• Basic Tournament Strategy
• Top 10 Tournament Tips
• Most Common MTT Mistakes
• Best MTT Poker Sites
• Types of Poker Tournaments
• About MTT ROI (Return on Investment)
• MTT Strategy vs Cash Game Strategy
• Live vs Online Tournament Srategy
• MTT Bankroll Management
• Common Poker Tournament Myths

Poker Tournament Stages:

• Early MTT Strategy
• Middle MTT Strategy
• Breaking the Bubble
• Late MTT Strategy
• Final Table Strategy
• General Heads Up Strategy

Poker Tournament Guides:

• 45 Man MTT Strategy
• 90 Man MTT Strategy
• 180 Man MTT Strategy
• Steps Tournament Strategy
• Bounty Tournament Strategy
• Micro Stakes MTT Strategy
• Satellite Tournament Strategy
• Re-buy Satellite Strategy
• Rebuy MTT Strategy
• Freeroll Tournament Strategy
• Deep Stack Tournament Strategy

Poker Tournament Moves & Concepts

• M-Ratio
• What is a Value Shove
• Blocking Bet
• Limp Shoving
• Small Ball Poker
• Squeeze Play
• Conditions for Successful Squeeze Play

Advanced Tournament Strategy:

• Tournament Bet-Sizing
• Blind Stealing
• Re-Stealing
• Betting Preflop
• Tips for Raising Pre-Flop in Tournments
• Betting the Turn and River
• Shoving in MTTs
• Differences Between LAG & TAG Strategy in Tournaments
• Advantages & Disadvantages of LAG & TAG
• Playing Broadway Cards in MTTs
• Playing Low Pocket Pairs in MTTs
• When to Shove from Early Position
• Best Pot-Stealing Scenarios
• Calling Overbets in MTTs
• +EV Decisions in Poker Tournaments
• Defending the Blinds in MTTs
• Playing AK in MTTs
• Double Barrelling in MTTs
• Becoming Pot-Committed in MTTs
• Categorizing MTT Players and Tips to Improve
• High Stakes MTT Strategy
• MTT Flop Percentages
• 3Bet Ranges Preflop MTT
• Bluffing in Poker Tournaments
• Bluffing from Late Position
• Maximising Value vs Call Stations
• Playing Stacks Differently in MTTs
• Playing Tournaments to Win
• Final Table Deal Making
• Daniel Negreanu – Poker Tournament Tips
• Phil Hellmuth – Poker Tournament Strategy

Heads Up MTT Strategy

• General Heads Up Strategy
• Small Stack Strategy
• Big Stack Strategy
• HU Small Stack Strategy
• The SAGE System: Optimum Heads Up Strategy

To get a quick mental boost for playing mid-stakes poker tournaments or cash games, you can also try downloading and reading a selection of poker ebooks.  In my opinion these are a great investment in your game.