Tournaments

Double or Nothing Tournaments

PokerStars Double or Nothing SNGs are 10-player sit and go tournaments in which the top 5 players double their money and the bottom 5 players go home empty handed. It’s an interesting tournament type because all you have to do is finish in the top 50% to double your money.

The … more

Poker Satellite Tournament Strategy

Note – see Satellite Tournaments Explained if you are completely unfamiliar with satellite tournaments.

Satellite tournaments are often forgotten but they can actually be quite profitable. There are many poker players out there who specialize in winning satellite tournaments over and over again and selling off the additional tournament seats that … more

Poker MTT Tournament Bankroll

Short Answer: 100 Buyins

If you’re looking for a quick answer, the most commonly used number for MTT bankroll questions is 100 buyins.

Long Answer

There are a lot of things that can change the optimum size of your bankroll but this is the most popular number for players who want to continue … more

Best Poker Sites for MTTs

It’s important to find the right poker site before you go jumping right in the tournament action. There’s nothing more frustrating than moving your bankroll to a poker site only to realize its tournament scene is a ghost town.

These poker sites represent the best venue for tournaments on the internet. … more

Basic MTT Tournament Strategy

Every poker player who takes the time to learn solid multi-table tournament (MTT) strategy will eventually realize great payoffs. It seems to take forever to win that first tournament but when it happens, it’s one of the best feelings in the world. If you stick with it, you too can … more

Late Stage MTT Tournament Strategy

It’s great that you’ve outlasted 90% of the competition to get this far but you still have a lot of work to do. The late stage of the MTT begins when the bubble finally breaks and everyone still left in the tournament has officially made it into the money. From … more

Middle Stage MTT Tournament Strategy

The middle stages of an MTT begin roughly when the big blind is equal to 100 chips or more. At this point in the tournament most of the craziest players will have been eliminated and you’ll see somewhat more sane poker play.

This is the stage in which you should start … more

Early Stage MTT Tournament Strategy

Many people think that you have to rush out of the gates and build up a huge stack early in a tournament to do well. Although it’s always nice to build a huge stack early, it’s not entirely necessary. Instead, you should follow the “slow but steady” mantra when playing … more

Poker Satellite Tournaments Explained

No, not these.

A poker satellite tournament is a tournament in which the prize is entry into a bigger tournament. Instead of winning cash or other tangible prizes, your reward for doing well in a satellite tournament is a free entry into a bigger tournament.

The invention of the satellite tournament … more

Online WSOP Tournament Satellites

It’s WSOP Season!

The 2009 World Series of Poker is right around the corner. If you’d like to get in on the action, you better hurry up because registration is already beginning. The Main Event doesn’t start until July so satellites tournaments are still running around the clock at PokerStars and … more

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