How To Play Single Table Poker Tournaments

Single table tournaments are growing in popularity, mainly because they’re an opportunity to have fun and win money without risking much of your bankroll. Since the most you can lose is your initial buy-in, you can make those white knuckle ‘all-in’ calls without risking a devastating wipe-out. But what’s even better is that this limited exposure promotes bad play from the gamblers” and “bluffers” – making it easier for a cool headed player (like you) to play profitably. Single table tournaments feature more action and excitement than regular ring games. In an ordinary game you might only play one hand in twenty, but with Single table tournaments you’re always in the game. They’re convenient too: with regular Poker you can get sucked into playing all night if you’re not careful – but Single table tournaments rarely last longer than an hour, allowing you to schedule them into your day,

MULTIPLE TABLE TOURNAMENTS

Most tournaments you see advertised are actually multiple nhatvip table tournaments. These have hundreds if not thousands of entrants – and are run in a knockout style over several hours. (The World Series of Poker, which kicks off in Las Vegas, is the grand-daddy of all multiple table tournaments). Dozens of tables play concurrently, with players shuffled from seat to seat to fill the gaps as knockouts mount. Multiple table tournament buy-ins start from as little as $1 and go all the way up into the hundreds and even thousands. Now we’ll concentrate on single table tournaments, since they offer a first time tournament player a far friendlier sandpit in which to practise their game.

PLAYING FOR PROFIT

Your first choice is what stake to play at.

Rule one: don’t enter a single table tournament where the stake will affect your play. Too high and you choke when it comes to that essential bluff or call, but too low and ’tilt’ can creep in. If it isn’t worth winning then don’t ent