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By Alex Fitzgerald, featured coach. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you\u2019re playing No Limit Hold\u2019em tournaments, and you want to make more money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t we all? There\u2019s a method to doing so. You need to be paying attention to trends in the players. You need to be working to realize where people are imbalanced, so you can exploit them while the money\u2019s good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploiting other players at No Limit Hold\u2019em is an art form that takes a lifetime to master. But if we focus on brutalizing these four player types, we\u2019ll start making serious headway when it comes to No Limit Hold\u2019em tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Player Type #1: Literally Any Non-Nit In The Big Blind<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Someone gets dealt a decent hand on the button. Let\u2019s say K-T. He raises. The big blind calls. The board comes Q-T-5. The big blind checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What blows my mind here is to see how many people check this flop when the big blind player has shown NO indication of being aggressive or creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s almost like people get dealt what is most likely the best hand and they go, \u201cokay, how can I keep this pot as small as possible?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

95% of players cannot turn a pair into a bluff, or bluff much at all. Out of position with a weaker range they call with their pairs, raise their two pair and better combinations, and fold their high cards. They tend to not raise draws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Versus this extremely face-up blind YOU MUST go for extreme value with a hand that likely obliterates their wide range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On that Q-T-5 board the big blind might authentically have all the T-6o combinations, because it\u2019s now sacrilegious to fold the big blind to a raise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need to dig in and fire two if not three barrels. If you fire small enough and keep the pressure on, a lot of players want to look you up because possibly folding the winner hurts their feelings, and they\u2019d rather not have an unsolved mystery playing in their head all night. \u201cI have to see it,\u201d they might even say, before they fling in the call. Pick up this free money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Player Type #2: Loose\/Passive Players<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A lot of players will limp all of their mediocre and good hands. They\u2019ll raise their great hands. They\u2019ll fold their bad ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t re-raise these players when they raise preflop. They want you to do that. They\u2019re banking on that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can re-raise pretty much any American player and know that it\u2019s likely a wide weak range you\u2019re playing back at. But if you get into that rhythm without deliberately thinking through hands then you\u2019ll accidentally threebet these loose passive players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they limp, don\u2019t give them free flops when you\u2019re in position. Raise it up and trap their weak capped range out of position. You\u2019ll then be playing a big pot in position versus a weak capped range that will more or less play face-up. Anyone can make a profit there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Player Type #3: Weak Cold Callers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

People are infatuated with the cold call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone raises in early position? They\u2019re not folding a small pair or suited connector or suited-gapper or broadway cards. They never fold because it feels terrible to them to see they would have hit the flop. They don\u2019t play poker to fold. They play poker to play!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you spot these players (all it takes is one showdown where they flatted something weak) you need to start preparing your squeeze bluffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look for the loose opener to open up again. When the weak cold caller calls, then there\u2019s your spot! Squeeze with your good suited-gappers, suited connectors, big card combos, and medium pairs. You\u2019ll be shocked how often only one player calls and check\/folds the flop, especially if you three-bet bigger, perhaps 5X the initial open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Player Type #4: Nitbox Players To Your Left<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes you\u2019ll be in this spot in a tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have Kc-2c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re in the hijack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hand is a loser. But let\u2019s say the big blind is loose\/passive and calls down with everything. He\u2019s throwing a party. We\u2019ll do anything to play with that guy when he\u2019s out of position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But your hand is still a loser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when should you open?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the button and cutoff are nits, go ahead and raise. They won\u2019t adjust their play based on the table. If they have one of the best hands they\u2019ll play, but if not, they\u2019ll fold. They\u2019ll even be afraid to three-bet, so you\u2019ll get some free flops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ninety percent of the time you should fold this hand, but in this specialized situation you can get out of line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they call you, SHUT DOWN! They have it! Don\u2019t give them a free continuation bet when they have mostly pairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope these tips have been beneficial to you and your game. Best of luck to all of you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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