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Poker tournament tips: Stealing blinds

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When you enter a big poker tourney, after a while players and their plays will start to settle down and this marks the long process of crawling to get the big pile of chips on the tables.

The bigger the field ofpoker players, the longer before you reach this middle stage. At this period, the lesser skilled poker players are most likely eliminated. Some donkeys though will be a bit lucky and end up doubling their chips at this stage.

One thing is for sure though, majority of poker players at mid stage of the tournament will be having that winning mindset and winning strategy.

Make sure you spend some time studying your opponents and just play the premium hands.  It can be boring but some slow play will be favorable in the long run.

Take note though that a lot of players will also be playing tight so you also need to change gears at times and play really aggressive when you have some strong hands.

When you have the position be sure that you can push those chips forward and if you have a big stack, bully some players and eliminate them from the table. This is the time when you will use what you learned during your down time while studying everyone around the poker table.

You also have to consider that your kind of play will be read by other players

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Poker Bankroll Management: The Basics

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bankroll managementHaving cash to bet in your poker game is vital. Without anything to lay down on the table, you will not be able to win any money back at all. Keeping your bankroll constant is a very important part of playing poker.

Make sure you have a high enough bankroll for the category that you are gambling in. A good idea is to have enough cash in your bankroll to cover at least 50, if not 100 hands. This works well when you are playing at lower bankroll tables, such as two dollars per hand, or four dollars per hand. However, getting up to tables with ten dollars per hand, you may want to consider cutting down to 50 hands of cash on hand in your bankroll. This will help limit yourself, so that you do not lose too much money too rapidly. (photo source)

Do not think too hard on your bankroll about the amount of money you lose. Losing creates a very negative feeling that causes many people to not want to dish out any more money for their bankroll. While it makes sense to possibly curtail your bankroll, stopping playing poker completely is a big mistake, and will result in losing more money and anxiety over your poker bankroll.

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