Online Poker Strategy 7 - Play with Strategy

26 Jan, 2008 Poker Talk

Play Strategically to avoid trouble - A poker player with out a strategy is like sitting down against a chess player without knowing the pieces. It is not worth the attempt. In chess you’ll be humiliated in 3 moves or less. In poker, you will be the fish thus losing your lunch money.

One important strategy to keep in mind during tournament play, in all forms including Sit and Go’s. In most tournaments the loose players will make big, often obvious moves very early. The attempt or goal is to steal blinds and in their mind, capitalize even if they are only holding a pair of 2’s. Let them go, in the end, the fewer players you compete with the better your pot odds will be. Now don’t take this as though you should throw away a strong hand if you get it early on. Play it, you can feel assured that those who have been pushing raising and attempting to steal blinds are the ones who will hand you their money. Proving no strategy in tournament play equals no poker tournament play, at least not for long. Play only your strong hands eary though because it is not worth leaving any poker tournament early.