Short stack. With the short stack, your options are somewhat limited. But without much to protect, you can afford to take some risks. 3B re-steal jamming over wide openers makes for a fine option. Try to pick hands with a blocker like Ax or Kx, which both remove some of the legitimately strong holdings the opener can have, plus that play reasonably well vs. their calling range
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Just folding waiting for premiums is not going to get you from the middle stages to the late stages unless the deck hits you over the head. Finding spots to accumulate chips in between the legit strong holdings you play will be an integral part of keeping your deep run potential alive.
If you get dealt pocket queens, you are safe in the knowledge that only eight overcards are left in the deck, or even fewer if you get your money in against an opponent with an ace, a king, or ace king. You will want to play this hand strongly before the flop, raising or re-raising from any position almost all of the time, and you will still frequently run into plenty of opponents prepared to commit their money with weaker hands
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Key to being good at Texas Hold'em is knowing your hands and knowing what's playable.
This one is a poker classic. The strongest starting hand in poker, pocket aces are a strong pre-flop favourite over any other two cards and a 4:1 favourite over almost any hand. You will be dealt 'pocket rockets', as they are also known, on average once every 221 hands, so it makes sense to get excited about them pre-flop. However, it's worth remembering that their likelihood of winning goes down as more players enter the pot, so the fewer opponents you're up against the better.
Other Nicknames: Pocket Rockets, Bullets, American Airlines, Snake Eyes, Batteries, Needles, Two Pips
Pocket Kings, also known as 'cowboys', are a favourite against any hand (except aces). There are not many flops that should make you too worried - however, it is worth remembering that kings will only win against a hand with one ace just over two thirds of the time. You will almost always be happy to get your money in pre-flop with pocket kings.
Other Nicknames: Cowboys, King Kong, Kevin Keegan, Krispy Kreme, Ace Magnets, Elvis Presley
Late stages
By now most of the weaker players will be gone, save for a handful that have run hot at the right times. Continue applying the strategies we discussed above while being cognizant of ICM implications. When you are short and moving all in, check your position relative to the next pay jump… if you’re on the bubble of a jump it may be beneficial to take your time before moving all in, allowing someone on another table a chance to bust and securing you the next pay level before you put your stack at risk. If you’re approaching the final table or at the final table, be aware of the ICM pressure you can put on other stacks while there are very short stacks about… the medium stacks will be loath to bust out before the shorty when pay jumps are significant
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In the final article we will talk more about general strategies to use to give yourself the best chance for success in this special large field event. Combined with navigating your way through the different stages as the tournament progresses through its structure, you may just find yourself in the end game competing for a 6 figure score.
