Poker Advice for smaller tournaments with buy-ins $20 or less

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Poker Advice for smaller tournaments with buy-ins $20 or less

A. Determine what kind of players you are up against and take notes.
Determine who is tight, who is loose and who is a maniac. Don't enter
pots with tight players unless you have a premium hand, do enter pots
with loose players more often then any other because they will pay you
off if you hit a hand. Maniacs well one things certain don't try to
bluff them because they will usually call. Actually that goes into my
next key point.
B. Rarely try to bluff in low buy in tournaments. The value of a bluff
in low buy in tournaments isn't much at all, now once in a while maybe
once per tournament you will see a perfect opportunity to bluff but
don't try to get to tricky in these smaller tournaments. If you play
larger buy in tournaments yes you will have to bluff to survive but
this is rarely the case in smaller buy in tournaments.
C. In tournaments it is very important to put pressure on the short
stacks and avoid getting involved in pots with the big stacks unless
you got a premium hand. When you have a much greater chip count then
the other guy (short stack) he is no threat to you, he can't knock you
out. Put him to a decision. If for example you were to limp against a
short stack knowing that if he goes all in you will call, don't limp
in the first place. You should be the aggressor not the caller. When
you raise you double your chances of winning, A. He can fold B. You
can have the best hand. But when you call you only have one way to win
by having the best hand.
D. Swallow your pride and lose any ego. Ego and pride are deadly in
poker. I know it's hard sometimes especially when a complete donkey is
making moves on you or getting lucky. But take a deep breath, be
patient and wait for the right time. Don't start making donkey moves
back at a donkey, two wrongs don't make a right. Patience is key here.

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