In poker tournaments where there is a “chip-up” process, there is also what I call the “chip-up freebee” for those players aware of it. In most poker tournaments the limits and blinds approximately double each round of play (timed periods), thereby neccessitating the frequent introduction of higher value chips, and the retirement from play of the lower value chips. (more…)

General tournament strategy, like most forms of poker, can be best characterized by two words: discipline and opportunism. But there are a number of major strategic differences between playing in tournaments and playing in live money games. (more…)