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This poker video from the Mastering The Fundamentals series covers everything you need to know to play preflop perfectly in poker tournaments.
It is important that your preflop ranges and the way in which you play will drastically change depending on how many big blinds you have.
Jonathan discusses the adjustments that you should make when playing from the small blind depending on who your opponent is in the big blind. Some players will fold far too often and some players will raise your limps from the small blind too often. Try to quickly determine what their tendencies are and then adjust accordingly.
Looking to up your preflop tournament game? Look no further than this comprehensive guide on mastering the fundamentals of preflop tournament strategy. In this video, Jonathan will cover everything you need to know about the essential building blocks of solid preflop play, from hand selection and position to raise sizing and table dynamics.
With Jonathan’s expert insights and practical poker tips, you’ll be well on your way to dominating the preflop game and winning more poker tournaments than ever before. So whether you’re a seasoned poker professional or just getting started in the world of poker, you should watch this poker video to learn perfect preflop tournament strategy.
0:00 – Intro
0:48 – Tournament Structure
1:28 – 25 Big Blinds – Preflop Strategy
3:58- 25 Big Blinds – Preflop Raising Ranges
10:09 – 25 Big Blinds – Facing A Raise
12:11 – 25 Big Blinds – Preflop Ranges vs A Raise
24:26 – 25 Big Blinds – Facing A Non-All-In 3-Bet
31:02 – 25 Big Blinds – Facing An All-In 3-Bet
36:30 – 15 Big Blinds – Preflop Strategy
37:32 – 15 Big Blinds – Preflop Raising Ranges
41:01 – 15 Big Blinds – Facing A Raise
47:54 – 15 Big Blinds – Facing An All-In 3-Bet
51:39 – 10 Big Blinds – Preflop Strategy
52:48 – 10 Big Blinds – Preflop Shoving Ranges
55:00 – 10 Big Blinds – Facing An All-In
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What stack size do YOU struggle with the most when playing tournament poker? 🤔
Just started watching the video, but as far as the chat question goes, I struggle the most with those “in-between” stack depths (30-50BB) where you have enough chips to still be able to play 1-2 post flop pots, but all it takes is for you to lose 1-2 of those post flop hands and you will then be shallow enough to where it’s time to find a hand to push and pray with preflop. I tend to feel the pressure most when faced with decisions with that specific stack depth, as I understand the consequences of losing a pot or 2 playing post flop at said stack depth, and it leads me to narrow my preflop ranges too much, as well as me making too many hero moves (big bluffs or hero calls) on turns and rivers in those spots to try catapult myself up into a top 10-20 remaining stack. If I get ahold of that many tournament chips anywhere near the money bubble, it’s about 90%+ I’m at least semi-final tabling.
Good info.
Medium stack
One of the first topics of this video, Jonathan claims most people shove far too wide once they get down to around 15 bigs or less in their stack. I think more study needs to go into GTO shallow stack depth strategies. If you try to make standard opens preflop from EP or MP with almost no chips, if you are at a table which isn’t incredibly soft, the medium-bigger stacks really widen their ranges and go out of their way to come into pots against shallow effective stacks like that as a form of “collusion” to make it statistically the least likely for the effective stack to realize their equity against that many opponents. If you are that shallow and use a standard open size when you have the option in good position preflop, it’s going to look incredibly strong to the few remaining players yet to act and they likely won’t give you any action unless they have a premium, in which case you will just have to open/fold without a premium because they will make you play for your stack OOP with a premium at that point. Seems to me like the highest EV play with a stack depth of 15 bigs or less would be to shove pre with any suited ace, any pocket pair, any suited king, and a smattering of suited connectors that will be live against paint cards and still have the best odds at cracking over pairs. It will narrow it to heads up most of the time if you do get called, which will give you the most equity possible, while you will be taking the blinds and antes the rest of the time, which is still a big deal as that will at least allow you to hover around the same stack depth without getting blinded/ante’d off until maybe someone finally decides to call your shove in the wrong spot and then you get the double up.
How often are antes being applied in tournaments?
Is it standard, quite typical, or more a rare thing?
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