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Poker tournament strategy?

i read an online strategy written by Erick Lindgren saying he plays a lot of hands in tourneys building his stack by picking up small pots by making small bets. so he does say he plays about 50% of his hands anything that is not connected so anything unlike 38 94

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twocox 		Poker is all about mathematical calculations so read your moves as well as your opponents and this is only possible if you the game better. I suggest you to go through few books those have been written by poker pro. Books will help you in gathering knowledge ab out their perspective of the game. Moreover, you will also be able to know those common mistakes that players make during a time. These are some of the important points to be considered and which can also be included in the poker tournament strategy

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jonbrown 		I like hands like those (especially K 4 suited and A 4)

But many mousy players are looking to pound you by beating two pair with a better two pair.

This strategy is all about reading the players and the board.

The Lindgrens and the Neagranus of the world can read us like books if we play too many hands regardless of strength.

So most people stay tight on higher cards to limit their being read while occasionally sucking out anyway by having the highest set/pairs/kickers.

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celt71 		Ya .. But.. You (Eric) limps in to see a lot of flops but anyone makes a substantial raise... Tosses that garbage. There are lots of players doing that. Your 94 for example.. Catch a set and slow play that sucker hoping you catch your ace on the river.

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armenece 		I use the small ball approach in cash games because it's a great way to add to your stack. However, in NL tournaments, aggression is the way to build your stack - regardless of longball or smallball strategy. As a beginner, you should stick to hands that have more than a 38% chance of winning - especially in multi-way pots. If you raise small, people may interpret that as a sign of weakness and they'll repop you for four times or more of your original raise. If I catch someone using the smallball technique, I'm going to exploit them because if you're raising with garbage hands - e.g. K4 suited - I'm going to beat you because when I raise, you're going to put me on an ace (more than likely) and you're going to fold. Why contribute money when you don't have to? Especially in tournaments, where the ICM (Independent Chip Model) is a governing force, each chip that you lose has marginally more value than the next. Don't throw chips away. Build your stack with well timed moves and constant aggression.

PS: The reason why you play smallball in the first place is to get people to pay big time when you hit your flush or straight. Let me say it again - if I catch someone doing this, I'm going to pick you off each and every time. Don't throw chips away because if you do, you're going to be on the rail. Trust me.

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Davidov 		This method can be very successful if the other players at the table are passive or bad. For example, if you can limp in with 98s vs QQ and cheaply see if you will hit two pair, a straight, or a flush, and then get his whole stack when you do, go ahead and see lots of flops.

But if every hand is raised substantially preflop, you'll just be throwing away your chips since you can't call a big raise with a mediocre hand (at least not very often without losing all your chips).

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montie 		Honestly I'm just not seeing that the "low ball" approach is doing any good...I've been reading Negreanu's book about it, and him and Eric didn't do well in the WSOP, but it might be better suited for shorter handed play, being aggresive and learning to read people has work for me best, but hey, I'm not a pro

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