Poker Terms Poker A to Z Act – Term used to describe the point where it is the turn of a player to either fold, check, bet or raise. Add On – An add on is used within a poker tournament situation and means that players who are still active within the tournament are able [...]

Poker Tells Poker is a game that the more you know about what our opponent is doing the easier it is for you to make the correct play. The player who makes the most correct plays wins the most in the long run. Being able to spot the poker tells that your opponents give can [...]

When the poker tournament nears the bubble, the tournament players begin tasting the money.  Because poker players wish to cash by nature, many tournament players tend to go into self-preservation mode.  Instead of playing to win the tournament, the players attempt to last through the bubble, almost pausing their game plan in lieu of cashing.  [...]

Congratulations, you made it into the money!  The bubble bursting not only symbolizes the point in the poker tournament where each player remaining gets paid; it also represents a change in mentality.  The players who were previously treaded cautiously no have their minds at ease – as if the weight of the world has been [...]

During the middle of the poker tournament, we typically begin seeing the introduction of antes.  The blinds increase, and the combination of blinds plus antes begins placing pressure upon the average tournament player’s chip count.  During a poker tournament’s early stages, we obtained most of our chips after the flop.  In the middle of the [...]

While a poker tournament cannot be won in the early stages, it surely can be lost.  Ultimately, our goal is to play poker tournaments to win.  A tournament is a marathon though, not a sprint.  During the early stages of a poker tourney, one should play with a long haul perspective.  A solid tournament poker [...]

Congratulations on making it into the money of your single table tournament!  Now that you have made it into the cash, the objective is to win.  Top prize is typically equivalent to one-half of the buy-ins, which is more than a lion’s share of the prize pool.  Second place for a SNG typically pays out [...]

When approaching the middle rounds of a single table tournament, the blinds begin to pressure the average stack.  Typically, a few players have been eliminated from play, and we begin seeing some player’s chip count grow, while others become a bit short in the stack.  During the middle rounds of the single table tournament, players [...]

Single Table Tournaments, known as SNG or Sit and Go poker tournaments are quite convenient.  Single table tourneys are formed at will, as they lack a set start time.  Simply put, a player wishing to play in a sit and go simply registers for the tournament.  When the tournament fills, play begins.  During the opening [...]

Most single table tournaments pay the top third of the field.  When the tournament thins out to four players remaining, every SNG concerns themselves with getting into the money.  The bulk of the prize money appropriately sits within first and second place for most single table tournaments, as payouts for the SNG are usually structured [...]