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Poker tournaments are all the rage these days. The strategies you employ can make all the difference between success, failure and survival. Heres a short article thats chock full of tournament tips for you to use.

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Navigating your way through a tournament is like working your way through a maze or playing a chess match. It requires specific strategies and a bit of luck. Of course, you can"t control your luck. However, you can choose your strategies. Which strategies you employ depend on a variety of factors such as: the type of player you are, the type of players you"re playing against, how many people are in the tournament, your overall ability and much more.

Many experts will tell you in the early stages of a tournament that your mantra should be tight is right. They don"t want you to play a lot of hands or take many chances early. Your goal in the beginning is to just survive. Sure, you should play better hands at the beginning of the tournament than you would in later stages because there are more players still in the game, and you don"t really know what anyone"s playing style is YET. This doesn"t mean you can"t take any chances. You should also never ignore your gut. If your intuition tells you to play a hand, play it! It"s usually right.

In the middle stages of the tournament when about half of the field has busted out, you must continue to play conservatively. You should also pay careful attention to how much people are betting and in what position they"re doing the betting. You might be able to steal some blinds. You will also open your play to include a few more hands such as suited connectors and low pocket pairs, especially if you"re at a tight table. By now, you should know a little bit about whether you are or not. However, you still need to be careful. Don"t forget - other players might be loosening up at this time too!

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