Poker tournament Strategy

#1 10th October 2007, 7:09 PM

Hi, I have read 5 books on Texas holdem stategy. They all recommend tight aggressive play. But when I watch TV tournies all the players at the final tables appear to be loose bluffers. Please comment. Thanks

#2 10th October 2007, 7:19 PM

in the final stages we see that players, cuz is necesary been hiper agressive to steal blinds constantly and win some pots

#3 10th October 2007, 7:22 PM

youcant always play tight aggressive you gotta switch gears and change your play keep your opponents off track.

#4 10th October 2007, 10:44 PM

A couple of things to keep in mind. Once you reach the ante/blind levels of a major tornament final table, sitting around waiting for premium cards is a luxury no one can afford for long; hence looser play. Secondly, and maybe more to the point, TV coverage is heavily edited. Big bluffs, miracle catchs with ATC make for exciting television, hence that's what you see. This year's WSOP ME final table took more than 16 hours to play; you'll see 3 hous of actual play, at most, im ESPNs segments.

#5 10th October 2007, 11:04 PM

tight agressive early in the tournement
looser as it progresses
agressive loose as you are approaching the bubble, after bubble tight agressive, then a little bit loose agressive.

#6 11th October 2007, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reglardave

A couple of things to keep in mind. Once you reach the ante/blind levels of a major tornament final table, sitting around waiting for premium cards is a luxury no one can afford for long; hence looser play. Secondly, and maybe more to the point, TV coverage is heavily edited. Big bluffs, miracle catchs with ATC make for exciting television, hence that's what you see. This year's WSOP ME final table took more than 16 hours to play; you'll see 3 hous of actual play, at most, im ESPNs segments.

Maybe 90 minutes after commercials and interviews.

#7 11th October 2007, 12:35 AM

You just gotta play your opponent, don't believe everything in the videos or books, most discuss specific live tournaments and don't hold much weight when it comes to online play.

Just practice: play different structured tourneys, play different buy-ins. You'll find out what works and what doesn't. Always adapt your play to who is at your final table.

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