How to Beat the Poker Pro in a Poker Tournament

There is nothing more intimidating than going against the poker pros you see on television. You may think they always start with pocket Aces but they do not. They get the same percentage of good and bad hands like the rest of us.

Still, one of the challenges in major tournaments is playing against the poker pro. The pros are aggressive and raise pre-flop more than other players. They do not even need a hand to do this. In addition, they know how to outplay you on the flop, turn and river.

It is interesting, but some poker pros will fold to your re-raise, while other pros will call your re-raise. The pros that call re-raises are very tough to beat, because if they sense weakness, they will outplay you.

The correct move against the top poker pros is not to try to continuously outplay them. Instead, find your spots to move all-in and put on maximum pressure. Pros hate the all-in move pre-flop since it takes their skill out of the game. It also makes it easier for you since there are no other decisions needed.

The key to winning poker tournaments is to accumulate chips and to win. While poker pros can intimidate players, try not to be one of those players. Look at the poker pro as an opportunity to add chips by pushing them all-in.

For example, if the pro has raised for the fourth straight hand, and everyone folds to you in the big blind, what should you do? Push all-in. Since you have not played a hand for a while, the pro will think you have the pocket Aces and fold. Best of all you do not have to use this play that often to add lots of chips into your stack. And who knows, the one time the pro calls you, you may be the one with pocket Aces!

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Source by Mitchell Cogert