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
When a Player Will Not Back Down
When a Player Will Not Back Down You will occasionally face an opponent who simply will not let you win a hand. He will call or raise every time you bet, and will bet every time you check. This is an extreme version of what I try to do to people. When a good, aggressive player has position on you and goes out of his way to play pots with you, just play a fairly tight, solid game.
These players usually float with a wide range of hands.
These players usually float with a wide range of hands. Value-bet thinly on the flop and turn against them, and check the river, acting as if you were bluffing and are now giving up. Most of the time, especially if they have little showdown value, they will fire a river bet that you can easily call with your made hand.