Tournament Poker

Im on the button, around 2300 chips, blinds 150/300 Im not quite short stacked, but kinda close. Get QQ on the button, raise to 600 (raised 2x the...

How do you guys play small pocket pairs late in a tournament, when the blinds are high? Especially when you are out of position (ie early or mid). ...

I'm at an interesting point in my development as a poker player. I have basically two schools of though being taught to me by 3 very successful...

This was the first hand of an SNG. I would just like some opinions on how I played this. Thanks!!! #Game No : 1170542359 ***** Hand History...

CARDSON Here is one of those rare examples where folding might make sense no matter what you're holding. ***** Hand History for Game...

I have just started play nl holdem and im think a lot about when you guys drop your bluffs. Lets say I bet 4-2x BB from the button or good position...

I had this situation this morning, I played a 5$ SNG tourny on Party. The first hand dealt the whole table calls to me on the button and I'm holding...

This One come Via DavSimon *Note this advice is based on late game tourney play not early or middle rounds* If you don't have good hole...

***** Hand History for Game 1160972341 ***** 200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7086650) - Wed Nov 10 02:15:51 EST 2004 Table Table ...

Think I may have broken through and fixed some chronic leaks I've had. Had 4 winning days in a row over the past few days. The material in this...

where's that great post of yours?? :( i miss it!

A couple of quick questions. I have been playing some (10$+1$ MTT's 11,000$ gauranteed) on Colo Poker. I guess the high payout versus small buy in...

These are random tidbits of information For Tournament Play, Some repeats some different takes. If everyone would post any nuances or addendums to...

About two months ago I was down to 16$ in my pp account after getting raped in NL ring games. I decided to try SnGs and found that I enjoyed them...

is where you can fold every hand from beginning to end in an sng and still get 3rd

This is copied from my trip report post about my Sunday $100+20 tournament at The Tropicana (slight edits). I busted out with 7 tables left out of...

Here's a little story for ya'll. I played Texas Hold'em on and off for about a year. I never really took it seriously. I was only playing limit...

In the past couple of weeks I've found that I've started to win consistently at ring games again, but unfortunately my success in SNG tournaments has...

Corey has set up a FTR chatroom in MIRC. The details are available as a sticky in the FTR community forum. We have had a good group last 2 nights so...

Things were going well in this MTT...I made some really nice plays, then I run into this hand. POKERSTARS GAME #822427969: TOURNAMENT...

Hi, I've been reading a lot of these threads and I think there is a lot of good opinions, so I'd like your opinion on my play on this hand. I had...

Excellent article Soupie. You covered everything very very well... a little too well for my taste. People need to learn this stuff from grueling...

I got KK on the first hand of a large MTT. Blinds 10/20. I'm in middle positon (stack 800) and raise to 200. Button calls, everyone else folds. Flop...

Does anyone have any thoughts on shorthanded SNG's. ie. 5 person. Would you just play these from the beginning like a full table, that is now...

Personally I've found Stars to be very nice. 10/20 starting blinds. Increases every 15 minutes 1500 starting chips. Any other great ones out...

I've been finishing 5th a lot in the SNG's I've played. What does this mean? am I playing to passive, I'm usually the guy who hangs around 1000 till...

***** Hand History for Game 1124049189 ***** NL Hold'em Trny:6870496 Level:5 Blinds (50/100) - Sunday, October 31, 17:56:30 EDT 2004 Table 3 -...

I just came 3rd in a Pokerstars satelite for a seat in a tourn for a trip to Monaco. Usually I would be very happy with coming 3rd out of 169...

Ok just so you know he had raised the last 3 pots after the flop and everyone folded every time, and a few hands early on he bluffed and was...

So, I am ranked about 300/400 in an MTT, with <6 BB in my stack. Top 130 get paid. How long can I wait before I make my move?

Early middle of a MTT, ~700 out of 2000 remaining. NL Hold'em Trny:6823520 Level:5 Blinds (50/100) - Friday, October 29, 18:36:35 EDT 2004...

This is hand number _2_ of a 3 table MTT... I figured both players for draws (1 was, 1 was... an idiot). It was SO early, I was not prepared to...

Well, I started playing free rolls in The Gaming Club about two weeks ago, and today I got an invitation for a rokkie freeroll, because I just joined...

i can get to the bubble every time, but this is where my game is very weak...so i need some advice... let's assume that all stack sizes are equal...