There are time you should consider the slowplay in a poker tournament.

The most obvious hand to slowplay is pocket Aces. The Pros can slowplay a hand, can you?

Here are times you should consider slowplaying your Aces:

1. Early in the event. Your goal is NOT to just win the blinds. The blinds are too small to make a difference to the size of your chip stack. You’re goal is to maximize your return with pocket Aces, while minimizing your risk.

2. When you are below average in chips. Here you want to find a way to win a big pot to get you back into the hunt to win.

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Here is the secret: Raise. It’s that simple. Raise, raise & raise again.

If you are not raising, you are not winning.

In a poker tournament there are opportunities starting from the middle of the tournament to accumulate chips by simply raising without big hands. One reason is that many players want to survive and play it safe. Another reason is that after a long time period, players who know winning poker is aggressive poker, revert back to their comfort zone of playing a smart, cautious style.

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What is Table Image? Why is it So Important?

The playing style that a player has at the table is considered his table image. If an opponent has not played any hands for a long time period, he will have a tight table image. A player who enters many pots with a raise will have an aggressive table image.

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