| -link"> | | | | you are a big stack, as compared to when you are |
| There isn’t a poker calculator designed for multi | | | | amongst the short stacks and playing on the bubble. |
| table tournament (MTT) advice specifically, but that | | | | This exact situation happened to me last week in the |
| doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be using one. | | | | Party Poker Million. I folded the AKos after an early |
| There isn’t a poker calculator designed for multi | | | | position raise from a big stack, and a re-raise from |
| table tournament (MTT) advice specifically, but that | | | | another big stack. I felt my hand was at least |
| doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be using one. | | | | counterfeited, and surely, I must have been up against |
| In fact, I have used Hold’em Pirate for | | | | at least a pair Queens. It was really a question of $500 |
| MTT’s exclusively and have reached a higher | | | | bucks. I was short enough to know I was out of |
| amount of final tables while doing so. Hold’em | | | | contention for big money, so I decided to go for some |
| Pirate instructions don’t really mention it’s | | | | money. But knowing the true strength of my AKos in |
| use in MTT’s, but you are reading this now | | | | that spot was how I folded. |
| because I have found through experience that | | | | You are bound to run up against those aggressive |
| Hold’em Pirate is excellent for MTT’s in | | | | type online poker tournament players who are always |
| assisting you with monitoring the table dynamics, | | | | in your face with pressure betting. They may be very |
| measuring your true hand strength, and picking your | | | | good, but they may also be maniacs. Both are |
| spots against aggressive players. | | | | dangerous. Either way you need to know the VPIP |
| Having a good feel for your table’s momentum | | | | meter in order to identify them. For example, if you are |
| or dynamics can help you combat an endless run of | | | | in late position and considering answering a 3x blind |
| lousy cards. Taking down incidental, non-contested | | | | raise from, oh let’s say, DuecesCrazy99, all you |
| pots is the key to survival and tournament advances. | | | | have to do is check the VPIP meter. You can see that |
| But that requires intuitive information. If you use | | | | DuecesCrazy99 came into 68% of the pots, raised |
| Hold’em Pirate like I do, the VPIP meter is | | | | 40% of those times, and bet out at the flop 100% of |
| invaluable in that regard. At a glance you know how | | | | the time! Even if you were on an extended coffee |
| your collective table is acting and how that is | | | | break sitting out, you will know from those numbers |
| affecting the contested pots. So if you are not in | | | | you are dealing with a maniac. A tournament pro, will |
| position, or not getting pot odds, you are better off | | | | probably be more selective than that, and pre-flop |
| staying out of the action with a high VPIP table rating. | | | | raise more, but will have a higher pot win rate. |
| On the other hand, a low (tight) VPIP rating with offer | | | | As with most empirical poker calculators, |
| up ample opportunity to take down a lot of small pots | | | | Hold’em Pirate is like having a pro like Chris |
| while building an aggressive image for yourself. | | | | Ferguson or Dan Harrington over your shoulder |
| Certain factors in MTT play have inherent value on | | | | offering up guidance when you need it. |
| your hole cards. AKos is much more powerful when | | | | |