How To Win Turbo Poker Tournaments



I was recently asked to write an article for the school discussing 5 tips to winning poker tournaments, centred on the following 5 concepts. They all are very relevant to long term tournament poker success and somewhat inter-related as well. So without further ado, let’s get on with it.

  1. How To Win Turbo Poker Tournaments Tournament
  2. How To Win Turbo Poker Tournaments 2020
  3. How To Win Turbo Poker Tournaments Real Money

How To Win Turbo Poker Tournaments Tournament

Pay Attention to Stack Sizes

A Sit and Go an on-demand poker tournament that begins as soon as the seats are filled. It’s usually a single table of 2, 6, or 9 players, although more popular poker sites can fill multi-table Sit and Go’s. Every player starts off with the same amount of starting chips. Aside from Turbo variations blinds are increased every 8-10 minutes. Don't let his disguise fool you, that is Daniel Neilson playing the single-day High Roller. Sarah talks to him about finding equity in turbo tournaments. The following article explains this crucial tournament poker tip in more detail; Equity Realization. Tip 8: Don't Miss Double And Triple Barrel Opportunities 'One and done' is the plight of many aspiring tournament poker players. Everyday at the tables I see players missing profitable opportunities to double, or even triple barrel.

How To Win Turbo Poker Tournaments 2020

This is something that is mostly overlooked by novice players, but it’s crucial to your strategy when deciding to enter a pot. How deep are the stacks behind you? If there are 3 players with 10-20bb, and you are considering opening, are you going to call or fold should one of them shove? Does the big blind player have 7bb left? If you open raise and they go all in, you will be priced in to call. If your hand isn’t worthy of playing for their last 7bb then think twice before opening. Sometimes a spot that would normally be a steal isn’t one with those shorter stacks behind you. Likewise, are the stacks behind you deep? Increasing your open raise sizing vs. deeper stacks may be in order. All of these nuances are missed if you’re not paying attention to stack sizes.

How To Win Turbo Poker Tournaments

How To Win Turbo Poker Tournaments Real Money

In ring game poker, the chips you save by folding are just as valuable as the chips you win by playing. In tournament play, the chips you save are actually more valuable. Consider a typical $1,000 buy-in tournament with 100 players, where first place is worth $40,000 out of a total prize pool of $100,000. Turbo Poker Tournament Strategy: Antes = Aggression The antes in a turbo tournament will kick in about a half hour into the tournament. Assuming you haven't chipped up, your stack will be around 50 big blinds. This is the time that you want to start picking up the aggression.