Using Poker Odds Calculators: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by John Finney
... Many poker players who play in poker tournaments have also begun to use tournament equity calculators. These calculators are used to determine the average amount of prize money each participant should win based on the number of chips each player has during the tournament. The value of these chips will be less as the game progresses and players earn more chips. Some players will decide to sit out a tournament is they decide the prize pool isn’t large enough for them.

Poker Sit and Go Report: The Dynamics of Heads Up Play by Marty Smith
... Keep in mind that your stack size in comparison to your opponent's is what will be driving your heads up strategy. Whether you are the leader or trailing you have different considerations and the value of your hand is relative to your stack in a preflop situation. In other words, there is so much opportunity to take a pot without going to the river that your position and stack are as much value as your hand itself. This is true for being both the short and big stack in a heads up match ...

Texas Holdem Poker Tournament Strategy - Starting Hands by Rick Braddy
... Welcome to the fifth in my Texas Holdem Poker Strategy Series, focusing on no limit Texas Holdem poker tournament play and associated strategies. In this article, we’ll examine starting hand decisions. It may seem obvious, but deciding which starting hands to play, and which ones to skip playing, is one of the most important Texas Holdem poker decisions you'll make. Deciding which starting hands to play begins by accounting for several factors: * Starting Hand "groups" (Sklansky made some ...

When to Ignore Your Poker Calculator by Marty Smith
... I can practically turn my poker calculator off when I find myself in a tournament short-stacked. You are just not going to get pot odds when you need it, but you can’t wait until becoming so short that 3 other players will find it easy to call you. You need to get heads up, hoping to double up. And that means NOT waiting for your software to tell you to do so. Check that hand selection list and go for it! Most players who use online poker calculators are naturally tight strategists.

Poker Calculators and The Slansky Group Hand Rankings by Marty Smith
... Poker calculators have adopted this because, well they are just software designed by programmers, and not necessarily poker enthusiasts, but Slansky is a Poker icon, educator, and author. I have had several poker calculators running at the same time for testing, and have found very similar results and percentage recommendations, because they generally use the same statistical backbone as Slansky Group of Hands. The difference between them lie in how their other features are factored in, ...

Texas Holdem Tournament Strategy - Poker Tournament Betting Basics by Rick Braddy
... Welcome to the third in my Texas Holdem Strategy Series, focusing on no limit Texas Holdem poker tournament play and associated strategies. In this article, we’ll build upon the poker tournament strategy fundamentals from last time, with some important poker betting strategy basics. Winning at Texas Holdem poker doesn't have to be a gamble, since it's actually a game of skill. Of course, there will always be an element of chance, but there's a lot more strategy and skill to poker than meets ...

Texas Holdem Tournament Strategy - Poker Tournament Fundamentals by Rick Braddy
... This is the second in the Texas Holdem Strategy Series, focusing on no limit Texas Hold’em poker tournament play and associated strategies. In the first installment, we examined a real-world tournament scenario and how to handle a particular class of difficult players – the "maniacs", aggressive, wild players that are commonly encountered in today’s poker tournament venues. In this article, we’ll examine the techniques that were used more closely to best these players, along with stitching ...

Final Table Tournament Play and Your Poker Calculator by Marty Smith
... You may have been using your poker calculator during the tournament to help get you to the final table, but now with this new mixture of dynamics present, it may not be as useful to you in moving up pay-out positions. I never play an online tournament without using my Holdem Pirate Poker Calculator. I use the VPIP meter to keep close tabs on the type of player I am paying against, as it truly helps in identifying what they may be raising with. All of this changes at the final table, ...