Tournament Poker

Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to the forum and these are my first HH postings. A bit of background – I’ve been playing poker for about a year...

Im going to be playing a party "shootout" MTT in about 45 minutes... its only 5+1, but any help with strategy? Here is party's example: Here is an...

....Lets say the blinds are going up (40/80) and my stack is somewhat around 800 and the average is about 1500. Would this be a good time to pick up...

so spread out over 2 months ive played 105 $20 sngs. ive been running pretty well, 58% roi and 52 % ITM. ive been taking breaks for cash games...

The flop looked harmless and he played his overpair very passively. PokerStars Game #3023769792: Tournament #14937717, Hold'em No Limit - Level...

PokerStars Game #3020766016: Tournament #14921485, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/11/10 - 07:22:12 (ET) Table '14921485 1' Seat #8 is...

I've been getting stupid loose in the small blind lately, and I think it's a huge leak. However, the pot odds often look irresistable (96o - of...

This saturday, our local poker group is hosting a approx. 100 person $50 buy in MTT. My live play experience consists of plenty of home games, limit...

There is a lot of beginner advice and a few guides and some great stickies, but there doesnt seem to be a lot of advice (in sticky or guide form) for...

Can you make these calls? PokerStars Game #2984780143: Tournament #14414140, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/06 - 00:14:14 (ET)...

Low buy-in NL SNGs are my game of choice. However, a recent attempt to add some agression to my play proved catastrophic. At the beginning of the...

#Game No : 3010807507 ***** Hand History for Game 3010807507 ***** NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:17279698 Level:7...

Near the end of the tourney. I'm pushing since I'm way low on chips after a nasty beat. Anyway, in chat, this turns up: PokerStars No-Limit...

Stage #234710772 Tourney ID 45933 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit $15 - 2005-11-10 10:11:43 (ET) Table: 4032987 (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer...

#Game No : 3011401031 ***** Hand History for Game 3011401031 ***** NL Texas Hold'em Trny:17283791 Level:2 Blinds (10/20) - Wednesday, November...

Should I have tried to extract a little more here with a smaller turn bet? PokerStars Game #3018513939: Tournament #14909925, Hold'em No Limit -...

The table was being very aggressive, so I tried to limp KK expecting a raise behind me - that didnt happen though, and I was well away that in...

Opp was raising quite a bit in big amounts most of the time (usually around 6-10BB), had around 25 hands of seeing him work and he was super aggro...

Seat 1: MP2 ($1,500 in chips) Seat 2: MP3 ($1,500 in chips) Seat 3: CO ($1,500 in chips) Seat 4: Button ($1,490 in chips) Seat 5: Hero ($1,480...

Okay, I don't do a lot of SNG posts. Is there no way to convert a batch of hand histories (like e.g. an SNG) at once?

I usually play sites with good starting stacks (stars & fulltilt) so i don't have much experience with push botting. normally i can play tight early...

I've been using Harrington on Hold 'Em as my guide book for one-table SnG's, and I've been doing fairly well. However, I've been having trouble...

I was trying to do an isolation play here, but I think I did it wrong. Does anyone have any advice on how I might have handled it differently? ...

Hi there, been lurking about for a little while and thought I'd finally wade into the fray. Wondered what the thoughts were on this hand, nothing too...

Opinions? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx Hero (t2695) UTG (t1785) MP...

I think my only worry here in slow-playing was pricing in the big blind and risking having two players drawing against me, but I felt that since he...

I don't like putting a lot of my chips at risk early on but should I have pushed to isolate here? PokerStars Game #3013818547: Tournament...

I won a couple of these yesterday while mulitabling (3 tables) , which is a first for me! Following are some of the more significant Hands. It...

This move needs some background. After playing for a while, I realised that this player was betting every single flop, regardless of what he had. ...

This was hand #7 in this $5 tourney. Call or fold here? At this level, the guy could be pulling this move with something like AT or KT or a flush...

Thoughts on what to do in situations like this? Call or fold when you would be short stacked (<10 BB) if you fold but likely to be flipping if you...

I take a ton of notes during play, and one thing I like to note is people who are very honest preflop. That is, they won't call unless they really...

3-table sng. DeadManMac just moved to my table, so no reads. Do you play it the same? PokerStars Game #2968752065: Tournament #14652766, Hold'em...

Opp was in desperate push/fold mode (as were most people at this time), saw him push quite a few hands in the past orbit. ***** Hand History for...