Big-Limit Player
Many of the players who regularly play pot limit and 20/40 and above will enter tournaments just as a break.
They consider the entry fee as loose change, and it is no big deal to lose it.
They would like the payoff at the end, but are playing more for ego. These players like to gamble and will bluff much more than any other players.
You can slow play these types and get big payoffs.
There’s not much in between for these players, they either get busted out early, or you will see them at the final table.
Tournament Player
Many players focus more on tournaments, and you rarely see them in a live game.
They know the strategy, how to play the players, how to manage the stack, when to lay down a big hand because making it to the next level is more important than winning that particular hand.
your best bet against these players is to stay out of their way and let one of the aggressive or big-limit players bust them out.
Solid Player
This is the player who has lots of both live and tournament experience.
They play a strong tight-aggressive live game and know how to alter their game for a tournament.
They are the players I fear most.
They will not make many mistakes, and you had better not make any against them.
You just have to be careful and hope you get better cards, flops, and opportunities than they do.
Position
We know how important position is in poker. It is important in tournaments also, but being first to act, especially if you have a large stack, is sometimes better than being last to act.
Middle position is the worst. If you are first, and it is the late in the tournament, and you can bet enough to put your opponents all-in before the flop, you are forcing them to make a big decision.
The correct decision, even if they have a good hand, is sometimes to fold because staying alive is more important than winning the pot.
Pick the Right Table / Picking a Seat / Theories of Poker / Betting Theory: The Odds
A Theory of Starting Hand Value
A Theory of Flop Play: Counting Outs and Evaluating Draws
The Dynamics of Game Conditions / Table Image / Player Stereotypes
Women and Poker / Spread-Limit Games / Double Bet on the End Games / Kill Games
Short-handed Games / Tournaments / No-limit and Pot-Limit Poker
