[koko555]

how do you play when you playing a tournament? are you playing tight and try to get much chips in less hand?

[VYTENIASAS]

Personally if i'm playing in freeroll, i like to wait for cards, because its not worth to risk or bluf in early game. And you always will get your cards earlier or later

[CALLIBAN]

Well, in freerolls i play very tight in the first 3 levels of blinds...And in my opinion, it´s the best to do since freeroll players are crazy (or bad?...) players who goes all in with any two cards...There are many players who owns two accounts in the same casino. This is not allowed but many people do it and everybody knows someone who does it...In the last two years (mainly) we are assisting a BOOM of poker. Everyone wants to play. Happily for us poker lovers, most of player in the world are bad players: player who like to keep thinking luck is the most important in poker, players who think reading about poker is for nerds, players who will soon abandon poker, just like they had abandoned bingo! lol
To restrict me to the subject in question, what I want here to say Is:
With the time, I have come to see that a great part of the freeroll players register their two accounts in the same tournament. Then they start the tournament with one account (unless they have two computers, but that´s another story...). Now, imagine that "you" are playing against him. You are being delt excellent cards, you have been raising and wining and you never showed your hands...The "two accounts player" looses his patience and when you raise pre-flop with your AA he goes all in and he beats you with straight with his 35o . lol! Why did he call? well, he has another account running...If he had lost, he would simply log out and the log in with his other account. But he won, so there´s the double up! It´s frustrating, isn´t it? No, it doesn´t have to be...Be tight....the tightest you can be...When the blinds go up, he won´t survive....why? because he doesn´t have the skills to go forward. Remember "he" is the one who thinks poker and bingo are the same, the one thinks reading is for nerds...

Ps - i only comment freerolls....Who knows if you reader aren't my next opponent tomorrow?... eh!eh!

[Warbuff]

If you haven't I say your best bet is to pick up a book and read it, Harrington's 3 books series is excellent for anyone who wants to learn tournament poker strategy.

[danielle8943]

@warbuff:Are Harrington's books also good for poker newbies?
I am currently trying to get some more insight into poker and a lot of people have already told me to start reading a poker book. But there are some out there that are just written for people who already know how to play the game.

[Warbuff]

@danielle8943

Harrington's books are pretty easy to read, and well worth the investment, Phil Gordon's books are decent and a little easier to understand, feel free to pm if you need help. Just remember books can only help you so much, you have to play and find what works for you. I'd stick with free-rolls & low stakes for a while, don't move up in stakes until you feel you are dominant at your current level (several months even). For any new player I'd also recommend using Chris Ferguson's bank roll system as well, Quoted below from his article on Fulltiltpoker.com

Chris Ferguson """"""""""""""""""""
To ensure that I keep my bankroll intact, I've adopted some key rules:

* I'll never buy into a cash game or a Sit & Go with more than 5 percent of my total bankroll (there is an exception for the lowest limits: I'm allowed to buy into any game with a buy-in of $2.50 or less).
* I won't buy into a multi-table tournament for more than 2 percent of my total bankroll and I'm allowed to buy into any multi-table tournament that costs $1.
* If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represents more than 10 percent of my total bankroll, I must leave the game when the blinds reach me.

I think a lot of players would do well to apply these rules. One great benefit from this approach to bankroll management is that it ensures you'll be playing in games you can afford. You'll never play for very long in a game that's over your head because, when you're losing, you'll have no choice but to drop down to a smaller game. You can continue to sharpen your game at that lower limit until your bankroll allows you to move up and take another shot. These rules also prevent you from being completely decimated by a bad run of cards.

There are a couple of more tips I'd like to share regarding bankroll management. First, you should never play in a game that is beyond your bankroll simply because the game seems to be soft that day. It's never soft enough to risk money that puts your bankroll in jeopardy. The other point is that you should avoid playing in games that are at the top of your bankroll limits, when a lower game offers more opportunity for profit. """""""""""""""""""

[JohnnyCostella]

Well for myself in a tourney I usually just play tight in the start when the blinds are low and wait for a big hand to double up during the first few stages. Later on my strat changes on number of diff factors, my chip stack, avg chip stack etc...

[jackal20]

i have no strats please teach me how to play like you do?

[oraculonse]

Read this pokerpages.com/articles/archives/aigner03.htm

[KieNasty94]

I play very very tight early on, and usually a lot more agressive as the blinds go up.