This is the last leg of a four part series, the average poker player provides the necessary knowledge to a beginner to a Shark to be from. In Part 4 we discuss the heads up.
In the first three articles of this series we discussed the skills that you need so you can play for the win. If you read this article carefully and remember the content, you will play for sure much more common for first place than before.
When you reach the final, but you must start the decisive blow. Now that you know all the tools, so use it against the last opponent. Now it is about the duel.
Unfortunately, the blind structure is on almost all online tournaments in such a way that the blinds have already risen so high when they reach the heads-up that is for normal game little room. Hopefully you have collected enough chips, because if the chip counts about the same, it is a very close match.
Due to the blind structure, no player has a big advantage. In most cases, the player wins the round in the next gets the better cards.
That does ncht that you can not influence the outcome of the game. They still have the opportunity to exploit any advantages.
Special features of the heads-up
In heads-up to change the values of individual hands. Depending on the aggressiveness of your opponent, you may have with any Ace a positive expected value.
Look at it this way: a decent hand in shorthanded game is a monster in the heads-up. Pocket Pairs are very strong. Most hands in the showdown now won with a pair, so if you hold on before many a hand, you are definitely an advantage.
Increased value now also have high connectors like KQ, KJ, QJ, KT, etc., so the good hands of a pair can be a good kicker, when they hit the flop. Top pair heads-up is almost always good enough to go all-in.
Lose their value, however speculative hands like small suited connectors. With them you can do a steal, they should not play against a raise.
If the stacks are low, such hands even lose dramatically in value. Even if you flop a draw, you can gain very little. If you hit the flop, you usually follow a weak middle pair or a gut-shot draw. So you should not risk your tournament.
Example 1:
You have $ 6250 chips, and your opponent has the same stack. The blinds are at $ 250 / $ 500 You are on the button (small blind) J ♠ T ♣ and with increase to $ 1,800. The flop comes with J ♣ 6 ♣ 3 ♥. Your opponent bets $ 3200th
What do you do? Push. The only option. That's the problem with online SnG. The blinds are so high and there are so few ways to play, that you are always with top pair on the All-damned.
Example 2:
You and your opponent each have $ 6250th The blinds are at $ 250 / $ 500 Q ♣ J ♣ You have the small blind / button and the increase to $ 1,800. The opponent calls. The flop fall T ♠ 2 ♣ 9 ♦. Your opponent checks and embed $ 3000 The opponent goes all-in.
What do you do? Call. You have two over cards and an open-ended straight draw. Your stack is still $ 1450 and there are already $ 11,050 in the pot. They are simply pot-committed.
Fortunately, you have a strong draw, and thus very good odds. In hands like these will determine the tournament.
Of course, you should use whatever your position consistently in poker. If you have position, you push. Do not stop to steal or to be aggressive, just because you made it to the heads-up - it sit over till it's over.
Stay strong and keep fighting so you. Remember, if you always play the best of our ability, you will make long term profits, regardless of what happens in the short term. Think long term and try to increase your expectation as far as possible.
This ends our little series for SnG future champions. Of course she makes no claim to completeness. do my series of articles is for average players who have some knowledge of poker and enhance their capabilities SnG.
I hope I could offer you all the information you need to get from a normal SnG player to be a winner.
