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
How to Play Against Good Regulars
How to Play Against Good Regulars There is a difference between a good regular and a player that constantly tries to play pots with you. A good regular will realize who plays good poker and will try to stay out of their way. This is how you should play against other good players. Most of your edge in a poker tournament comes from playing in position against weak opponents. One reason why weak players lose is that they constantly play out of position against better players.
You should generally play slightly tighter than normal
You should generally play slightly tighter than normal against a fellow good player, as his range will be a bit tighter than that of most loose amateurs. Tend to re-raise more than you call in position because you want to build big pots in position. You also want to get more money in before the flop in position against players that are going to play well after the flop.