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Double Thru Strategy

Posted by Assistanc3 On August - 23 - 2008

I’ve been playing a lot of the double thru poker tournaments on PKR since they have been introduced, and I must say it is easy money, great for bankroll building. They are good tournaments to play while multi tabling.

The double thru payout structure is simple, in a 10 player SnG, the top 5 get paid the same. The first 5 out, get nothing. So playing to win the tournament is not the focus, simply making it into the top 5 is the only goal.
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Tournament Variants

Posted by Assistanc3 On August - 14 - 2008

Poker Tournament Variation Structures

Most poker tournaments play with the same structure of blinds and chips. Depending on the site you play at. Some start with 1500 starting chips, others maybe 2000, I’ve even seen starting stacks at 1000, ouch. Blinds are usually wide spread the same, usually 8 minutes, but again it varies on the site/network.
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