How To Play $10 No Limit Tournaments

6-10 Players Left

When there are this many players at the no limit table, you must be careful which hands you play. But, at the same time, the blinds are cheap, so you want to play more hands. Sounds like a delema. No worries, Poker Watchdogs is here to break it down for you. When you are in position 1-7 (1 being first to act) you should only play super quality hands. The super quality hands you should play are:

Pairs that are 8 or higher
Ace - Ten Suited or higher

When you have these hands, you should raise 2-3 times the blinds (this is to scare other lower hands out...you don't want to get beat by a pair of sixes do you?). When you are in position 8-10 (before small blind, small blind, and big blind) you should play the following:

Any Pair
Jack - Ten Un-Suited or higher

Raise when you are in these positions and have the above hands. Do not be the first person to go all in when there are 6-10 people left. Instead, raise with nice strong raises usually 2-4 times the big blind.

4-6 Players Left

Now that the field has been widdled down a bit, it's time to get slightly more aggressive. Change up your style of play. Play more hands, but stick to playing the premuim hands (Jack - Ten or better). Suited connectors are ok to play now also if you have not been raised. This is still not the time to go all in unless you have the nuts (the best hand possible...usually a flush or better).

When you see the flop and still have nothing and no one has bet, try putting out a tester raise of about 1.5 times the big blind. This will let you know where you are at in the hand. If someone raises you, you better be super careful. Try to talk yourself into folding, remember you have nothing and this isn't the World Series of Poker! Also, you are very close to being in the money.

2-3 Players Left

Take a deep breath, you made it into the money and you will take home more than you put in. The amount of chips that you have will dictate most of your moves now. If you have 1/4 or less chips than the chip leader, then wait for two good cards and go all in. If you have more chips, play aggressive. Raise when you are the small blind. Raise whenever you get an Ace or King, but be prepared to fold if you are re-raised. If you have a premium hand, don't hesitate to move all in. Keep in mind that any pair will most likely take the pot now. Most of the time, the more aggressive player will win when down to 2-3 players in No Limit Holdem Tournaments.

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