No limit hold’em tournaments can be divided into two distinct phases:
The early phase where blinds are small relative to the 📈 stack sizes.
The late phase where blinds are large relative to the stack sizes.
Winning tournament players know the best strategy for 📈 beating tournaments is to play solid poker during the early phase, then play aggressively in the late phase. That’s because 📈 in the late phase the blinds become significant and you must aggressively steal blinds to survive.
The late phase is where 📈 the majority of the chips are won. It is dominated by all-in raises designed to steal the blinds. Learning how 📈 to play well in the late phase is the single most important skill you must have to win poker tournaments.
