Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
Some players in blind-versus-blind confrontations lose their minds
Some players in blind-versus-blind confrontations lose their minds and play like maniacs. If you are against one of these players, call more and try to flop a strong hand. Be careful about re-raising him with weak hands; he will probably four-bet you with a wide range, putting you in tough situations. You should basically be fairly tight and aggressive from the big blind. As your poker skills improve, you can slightly widen the ranges I’ve listed. Widen the ranges even more when antes come into play. If you don’t, you will find yourself getting blinded off. It is basically impossible to profit from the blinds. Wait until you are in the more profitable positions to make most of your plays.
The Squeeze Play
The Squeeze Play The squeeze play is a fairly profitable move that you can employ when someone raises and is called. Your play is to re-raise, hoping to pick up the pot. The initial raiser often lacks a strong hand, and the caller likely would have re-raised if he held one, which puts you up against an average hand and a fairly weak one.