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Last month we shared with you part one of the Pro Tip that may help
you build your chip stack. This month we bring you part two, a very
strong play that will increase your chip stack and reward your play
but with relatively small risk. Last month was a situation that arose when you were in the big blind
and again this is a situation that occurs when you are in the blinds. Imagine this scenario: You are two tables out in a decent sized freeze-out tournament and
you are in the big blind. An early position player limps. You know that
he likes to play a lot of pots and that he doesn't have to have a hand.
A middle position player limps as well, maybe even a third player. The
button decides he must play almost any hand now as he has position and
there are so many chips in the pot. The small blind is now almost forced
to complete. The chances are as well that some players' cards may be
counterfeited by others and they may realise this. This is now an excellent
opportunity for you to steal all this free money. The limper will be
aware of all the players behind him and as the action has moved all
around to the button the holdings most likely get weaker and the players
are less likely to call your raise. This is similar to when you are
afforded the protection from the small blind as in Part One last month.
It is important though that you make it too expensive for the other
players to call and it is obviously better if you have some kind of
a hand whether only a small pair, an ace or suited connectors. So you pick up four or maybe five big blinds with probably less risk
than if you were to steal in late position. Nice, eh?
Building a Chip Stack - Part Two
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