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Poker ArticleHaving less than 10 big blinds in a poker tournamentWhen you have less than 10 big blinds left in a poker tournament you object is to survive but at the same time you want to get all your chips in the middle of the table so you have a chance of doubling up. You do need to know who to steal from and when though. You are looking for tight players and those that give up their blinds without a fight. Try not to steal from big stacks, unless they are super tight as they are very likely to call you to try and bust you.Never let your chip stack get so low in a poker tournament that if you double up it won't be enough to help you. If you can't raise enough to even put off the other small and medium stacks you have left it too late. If everyone folds to you on the cut off, push all in with any 2 cards. But push all in when on the short stack, never raise small then get re-raised and fold. You usually want to be the first to get your chips all in when on the short stack so you can win if they fold or win by winning the pot - always give yourself 2 chances to win the pot. However, if someone raises you and you think you have a good chance of winning the pot re-raise all in - you need to risk your stack to double up. Fold, Raise or Call?This is the first hand of a poker tournament. You have 55.There is a raise infront of you and 2 calls. You call. Flop comes K 4 3 rainbow. The initial raiser bets. Making a bad play you call, so does 1 other player. Turn is 6 (last remaining suit) Do you raise, call or fold? Answer: Fold - The rule with small pairs is if you don't hit your set on the flop you should fold. So you shouldn't have called the flop. If you bet now you are likely to increase your loss. The only time I would play this pot is if it were late in a poker tournament and I was a big chip leader and thought I could bully the pot. Article written by James Prentice of www.rivered.co.uk |
