The Poker Academy Session 12: Money ConsiderationsA Session By Session Look At The Poker Academy's No-Limit Hold'em Tournament Course |
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Last time we looked at session 11, Making Moves. Let’s move on through the course.
Session 12: Money Considerations
Assuming you have fully absorbed the content from the first 11 sessions of the course, the 12th and final session will be tremendously important and will ultimately decide how big of a bankroll you can build.
The difference between a min-cash and a top-three finish can make or break your year, which is why the Money Considerations session is so vital to your game. Knowing when to get aggressive and when to pump to the brakes will allow you to move up the pay ladder while simultaneously keeping you in contention for the win.
The first video in the session touches on when you should stop accumulating chips and when you should start focusing on tournament survival. In general, if you have over 50 big blinds, you should be playing to accumulate more chips. If you have less, then your goal is to remain in the tournament. Of course, your overall strategy needs to be flexible as your tables break and become short-handed, and you face new opponents.
“When we play in poker tournaments our strategy and our goal is to optimize our profitability,” said Fuller. “But that’s not always the goal for everyone. A lot of people play tournaments with different objectives in mind. Maybe they just want to make it through day 1. So they are going to make non-optimal decisions throughout the tournament that will lead them to accomplishing their objective. You have to be aware of these other players so you can adjust your play against them.”
The session continues by focusing on both deep and short stack strategies for bubble play, play after the money bubble bursts and in the late stages of the tournament during the final table.
One tournament skill that the course doesn’t shy away from is deal making and how to navigate a negotiation when there’s money up for grabs. The video shows why deals are made and even touches on ICM (Independent Chip Model) deals. The session and course finish up with monetary considerations, a discussion that focuses on variance and how to properly manage your bankroll.
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