Texas Two Card Holdem Poker tips for high stakes games

Playing Sit and Go Hold'em tournaments is probably the most popular hold'em game currently played because it allows players to bet big amounts all for a buy-in cost of pre-determined amounts.

Each player that has bought into the game, for say $20 + $2: gets anywhere from 800 to 1000 in chips and you play until only one player is remaining. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be what is termed as "in the money" meaning each will receive a portion of the 10 x $20 pot.

1st place usually takes half and the rest is split between 2nd and 3rd.

The first bit of advice I would offer about playing Sit and Go Hold'em tournaments is kind of like the old saying about buying land: location, location, location. In the hold'em Sit and Go games the word is to be "patient, patient, patient", until you know you've got a worthy hand. Then when you know you've "caught", paired your ace-king, or perhaps it filled a straight, the table flopping 10, J, Q. Or perhaps you made 3 of a kind with your pocket pair on the flop. These are strong hands that you can enter into any betting stakes and feel comfortable. But how comfortable are you going to be if holding A9 and the flop comes AQ3 *flush draw not a factor, and the guy after you raises or goes all-in about betting so much on a hand that at a table of 10 good players, is likely going to lose to an Ace with a larger kicker? That's exactly what will happen if you let those kinds of hands sucker you in. Most times your patience will be rewarded grandly. At worst case scenario you're going to come to a point in the game where you simply HAVE to make a play. And that's okay because it will be a time when you're competition is down to 3, 4 or 5 players, and THEN if you are forced into a play while holding KQ, or KJ, you can enter into the play feeling confident the flop will be to your satisfaction.

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Sit and Go Texas Two Card hold'em Poker tournaments: tips and strategies