5 ways to Improve your Tournament Game

Here are a few ways you can improve your tournament game immediately:

 

1. Be patient and allow the game to come to you. You do not need to force the action especially in online tournaments
2. Play aggressive poker and protect your hands when you have the best of it
3. Watch players who’s game you respect when they are playing live or in the casino
4. Read as much about the game as possible
5. Do not over play Ace King

Although it may not seem all that mystifying at it’s surface you still need a great deal of knowledge to play and win a poker tournament along with a bit of luck. Online tournaments, as has been discussed before, are notorious for fast play and therefore you should throttle down your aggressiveness early. Save your aggressive plays for protecting hands or later in the tournament.  I have found this to be extremely helpful in allowing me to build my stack early on. Believe me you will have no trouble finding action on your big hands in fast tournaments.

 

I like to read by nature and have been able to avoid a few potential bad habits by doing so. Things like changing your bet size and under betting your hands are discussed in almost any poker strategy book you will find today. Good fundamental poker is the key to a strong and successful game. You can always add your own style later as you gain experience.

 

Also, watch as much poker as you deem necessary. You don’t want to watch for the sake of watching though. Try and play the hands along with the players and see if your thinking is in line with theirs. Make the bets along with them and see how far off you are. It’s very good exercise and it definitely provokes your poker mind to expand its boundaries.

 

Lastly, learn to play Ace King effectively. This hand is one of those misunderstood hands that are constantly overplayed in and out of position. Keep in mind that no matter how pretty Ace King looks it is still not a made hand and needs help.

 

Good luck at the tables!