4 articles in this section, published between 2025-09-08 and 2025-12-02.
Articles
ICM in Poker Tournaments: A Worked Example
Three players, a $1,000 prize pool, and the arithmetic showing why a chip-neutral coinflip costs the chip leader real money while a folder gains.
How to Play a Poker Satellite: Seats, Not Cash
A satellite pays a seat rather than money. Near the bubble survival beats chips, and hands you would snap-call in a normal tournament become folds.
Heads-Up Tournament Play: Ranges, Position, Stacks
Heads-up play widens every range, puts you on the button every other hand, and becomes push-or-fold once stacks get short. Here is how each part works.
How WSOP Satellites Work and How to Find Them
Satellites pay a seat, not cash. The online, mega and single-table routes, why survival beats accumulation near the seat bubble, and what a seat does not cover.
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