Single Table Tournaments

Essentially a single table tournament is a quick version of a multi-table tournament and your strategy should be played the same way: tight in the early stage, more loosely in the middle and aggressively at the end.

The main difference between them is that the single table can take about an hour to complete so everything will happen a lot quicker. You can’t just sit there and wait for the top hands as they might never come.

Because of this bluffing is an essential part of these tournaments. In the length of the single handed tourney you might only get one or two really good hands and if you want to stand a chance you are going to have to make something of the lesser hands to survive.

You should be observing your opponents play so that you can choose the right player(s) when making a bluff. Look for those that fold when faced by a large bet as these are the players that you can bluff with a marginal hand.

To make it worth its money and to break even you need to finish third in every other STT that you play.

STT’s are considered to be probably the easiest, least risky way to win money at poker. The reasoning behind this is.

Good strategy and just 9 opponents to beat your odds are higher that you will finish in the money enough times to make it profitable. This is more typical at low buy-in tournaments where the standard of play is generally not too good.

Single Table Tournaments

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