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How to win a poker tournament with many players?
 
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I'd like to know this same question!! Every time I enter a tournament, and give it my 100%, I make it either to the bubble, or to the money.. but with increasing blinds, I'm always forced to play shove-or-fold poker, and I always lose.
 
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I like to go by the words Dutch Boyd said once to me.
Go after:
Players, not cards
and spots/positions and not cards :)

Gotta try to accumilate chips before those hard blinds hit's so you'll still be able to survive without having to play an early "shove-or-fold" poker.
 
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You have to win pretty much every all-in situation you are in and that's it!
You won the tournament :D
 
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STay pout of the ALL IN unless AA KK.. youll lose some of those but about 20 percent of the time..overall youll win.. I heard Kid Poker said to cash 2/3 is pro I think. I myself cant stay focused, and love to race too much
 
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Play really well and get really lucky. You need to do both to win large tournaments.
 
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hack/crack their computers, if you play online, and see their cards....
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just kidding
if you're new to the poker, start reading some Strategy articles on very top of the page, and make yourself better player applying some tactics/knowledge you will collect/learn
 
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You mean how to win a MTT with 4-5k players? What is the buy in of the tourney? Is it slow, normal, turbo, hyper-turbo? How many ppl on the table, 6 or 9? Give more information about the game type you prefer to play, so to get back more specific answers and strategies. But if you are asking how you can become a good player in poker, my answer would be, start with SnG of $0.50 and cash games of $0.01-0.02. Become a good player there, and when the bankroll allows it, move to higher stakes. And when you are a good player there, then think of MTT poker, and if again you cannot win any of them, of reach to the final table, then stay to the SnG and cash tables, that you make real money
 
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Basically:

1. Make more +EV decisions.
2. Make less -EV decisions.
3. Win flips.
4. Run good.
 
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In order to win you must be skilled and have an UPstreak.
In order to be skilled you must to training.
In order to get an Upstreak you need a good times XD.
 
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If you know exactly what the answer to this question :) I always won different tournaments. Occasionally I play tight loose sometimes. A lot depends on the game and the opponents of luck
 
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play with fun not for money for the first 1-2 years...
 
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Patience. Watch the players and look for who to attack and who to avoid. Take notes. The more you do it the better you will get at recognizing those opportunities and when someone is trying to make a play on you.
 
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You have to win pretty much every all-in situation you are in and that's it!
You won the tournament :D

I try to avoid all-in situations entirely.. i try to target small/med pots, or if i hit something, depending on the opponent, let him get my chips in there for me!! I will only go all-in on AA, KK, AK or maaaaybe J10s. of course it all depends on who youre playing against;; but right off the hop I avoid all-in situations unless I have the nuts.

but yet, something always happens during a tournament, I end up making 1 or 2 big mistakes, and having to play shove or fold poker!


so annoying. I don't think I have the patience for tournaments.. I'm more of a ZOOOOM guy haha
 
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an easier question to answer might be how long is a piece of string-there are many things that have to happen in order to win an mtt.you,ll need your share of lady luck-dont make many mistakes and play well,patience,and did i mention lady luck-ive won a few larger fields mtt,s-some went 7 plus hours,i cant remember exactly how it happened,but i listed a few things
 
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Need some skills and patience to wait your opportunity...
 
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How to play a tournament it depends on the phase in which you're, the type of tournament, etc.
I recommend you start with freerolls and read something in any online poker school, and patience..
 
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Play really well and get really lucky. You need to do both to win large tournaments.
There is no magic wand you can wave to win. the above advice is about the best you will ever receive. If you want to do well in tournaments, which is a completely different goal, you have to have patience, play smart, and as always, you'll need luck. To use a baseball analogy, a hitting coach once said try to hit the ball hard and square, and sometimes it's outtahere.
 
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Mmm... Play lots of tournaments and one time you can take a really good place.
 
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each in their own way can you answer this question but the best advice is not to be burdened with a given time you'll win once Play free Do not think a lot do not you put your money and after some time certainly will come and order for you to win in the end matter participate is a winner all the congratulations
 
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Play carefully at the begining and get more aggresive as the tournament goes on. Be careful on the bubble!
 
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Only with hard work, learning, self preparation.
You cant win tournament easy way.
 
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Wait for a strong hand and play. It's simple.
 
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