Deep Stacks Mean Small Pots

A lot of players have a tendency to play the same way in Deep Stacks tournaments as they do in faster structures. This is the wrong approach. Fast structures in tournaments by their very nature lend themselves to large pots. You simply do not have the time to wait around for the nutz. You will see player after playing pushing their chips in the middle with small and middle pairs along with Ace King on a regular basis. Although I still do not recommend this strategy and believe that the fast structure tournaments still allow some play early you will still see that kind of play in those tournaments.

  On the other hand Deep Stacks tournaments allow you to be patient and utilize your skill considerably more. In order to succeed in these kinds of tournaments you must be able to play small pots and value bet. The same goes for live tournaments with large buy-ins. If you do not have good fundamentals you will find yourself on the rail rather quickly. So remember the next time you play a Deep Stacks tournament to be patient and bring your hard hat with you.