Category: Tournament Strategy

A good poker player will continue to add pieces to his or her game continuously. When you first start out, you play “by the book” so to speak, and over time develop …

This is part 1 of a 3 part series detailing the specifics of the ICM model. The 1st part of this series is a brief introduction to the ICM model so you get grasp a little better what it …

This is part 2 of a 3 part series detailing the specifics of the ICM model. The first part is an overview of the independent chip model. The 3rd part is a review of ICM calculators that …

This is part 3 of a 3 part series detailing the specifics of the ICM model. The 3rd part of this series will show you the many tools available at your disposal to make ICM calculations in mere seconds. …

Full Tilt Poker recently started spreading “super turbo” short stack sit and go tournaments, an absolute goldmine for full tilt players who are comfortable playing a short …

Sit and Go tournaments are single table freeze out tournaments that award cash prizes to the top two or three finishers. Sit and gos are a very different form of poker than any other. While the rules of the game remain the same, poker sit and go strategy is very different, and I think it could be considered a completely different form of poker altogether.  There is very little postflop play when you  attack sit and go tournament strategy correctly.  You will annoy the hell out of your opponents by pushing all in a lot and almost never calling anything.  It is very fun to piss off your opponents regularly and then take all of their chips.  Come on and admit it, you know it is.