Greetings fellow pokerplayers,
I would like to improve my tournament game. Could you guys give me some pieces of advice on how to build up a good stack at early and middle stages?
Thank you fellow pokerplayers!
At the very beginning of the tournament, we raise to 4 BBs because many players (especially at low limits) do not pay attention to the size of the raise in the big blinds. They just look - a lot or not. Because At the beginning of the tournament, the blinds are small, and the size of your raises will not impress anyone. Therefore, you need to raise at least 4 BBs, and if the table is more loose than tight, then all 5 BBs. Further, the sizes of the stacks are reduced, and there is no longer a need for such large raises. At the same time, we risk less in the hand if we raise less. This is especially true for raises with mediocre
hands in late position - you just have to fold them to the call back.If someone has already limped into the pot before you (just called), then add 1 big blind for each limper to your raise. If you are going to reraise, then raise by 3 times the size of the original raise. If there were callers after the first raiser, then add one size of the initial raise for each caller. If the situation forces you to put more than half of your chips into the pot, go all-in right away.