How I Won Multi Table Tournaments at Party Poker

I confess, I love to wager the odd $10 or $20 on a poker game. I’m not just talking about a few guys around a table but against hundreds, if not thousands of like minded fans at Party Poker. 

Why do I love it so much? Perhaps it is because I’m in control, I’m not hooked to the degree I would risk money I can’t afford to lose. So for me it is fun, but potentially rewarding fun. 

When I sit down at the ‘table’ I ensure two fundamental thoughts are running through my head. Firstly that I am intending to do the very best I can and, secondly, I can write off the next few hours to play the game with no distractions. I would argue that, unless you have these two fundamentals in place, the chances of progressing far in a tournament are slim.  No matter how aggressive or lucky you are, this tournament will still go on for several hours. If you don’t have the time or the determination to see it through to the end then I’d say don’t start in the first place. 

But let’s assume you are in the right frame of mind and you do have the time to spare without distraction to play a full tournament. What other qualities will help you win? I am fortunate enough to have one a large multi table tournament at Party Poker, and not just once. Is it because I’m a great player? Far from it. It’s because I understand the game to a reasonable degree and enough to give myself a winning chance in most games if the luck, patience and my concentration hold out. 

I rarely depart a tournament before at least 50% of the other players have fallen by the wayside but I do also suffer my fair share of ‘bad beats’ and the moments of madness decisions I quickly regret. A friend who also plays, but has not yet made the final table in one of these larger tournaments, asked me what my greatest tips would be. After a little thought I said; “Be able to judge your winning potential, be able to count your outs within seconds and understand how to multiply by two and four”. So what did I mean?