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POKER TACTICS

Welcome to Texas Holdem Tactics

Please enjoy this collection of detailed strategies from the best players in the world.

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Online Play
Online play is very different than live game and there are some important differences to consider
. This article points some common mistakes made by people moving from bricks and mortar and how to avoid them

MTT Tournament Play
Learn how to play multi table tourneys with 30 to 3000 players.  With buy ins from $1 to $300 and first place prizes from hundreds to millions of dollars. Several of the major online poker rooms have weekly tournaments with a guaranteed prize pool of at least a million 

SitnGo: Single table tourneys
These 6, 9 or 10 player mini tournaments are played at all of the online poker rooms. Sitngo games are a lot of fun but are very difficult to consistantly profitable at.
The following strategies apply mostly to sitngo tournaments are are good reading for all online tournaments

Ace King early
Big Blind Post Flop
Big Blind Pre Flop
Betting
Eric Haber #1
Eric Haber #2
Dan Harrington
Howard Lederer
Maximus
Chris Moneymaker
Post Oak Defense
Post Oak steal

Full table Limit and No Limit Cash or Ring Games
7 or more people at the table.  Most pros make their money at these tables.  Learn how to survive and show a profit.

Short Handed Limit and No Limit Cash or Ring Games
When there are 6 or less at the table the situation changes.  How how to change your hand selection.

Heads up
Heads up sitngo tourneys are an art unto themselves.  These can be very profitable as well as excellent practice for when you get down to the final two in a sitngo or tourney.