Tournament Poker Basics and Advanced Strategies (cont)
Another advanced strategy that most experienced tournament participants understand is the gap concept. The basic principle with this strategy is that it usually takes a much stronger hand to call a raise than it does to make the initial raise. This adage holds true no matter what kind of poker game the player is participating in. But it is more important in a poker tournament because of the closed nature of the games – you obviously cannot pull out more money and use it if you lose all of your chips (especially if the rebuy period is over). Poker tournaments...
