Lesson 1: Understanding the Fundamental Differences Between Cash Games and Tournaments

The first basic thing we need to do in understanding how to approach tournament play is to re-establish how it is different from cash game play. As a refresher, cash games are generally defined as head-to-head games, three-player games, and your 50/50, double up, and triple up contests. A few more games might get this label, but you get the picture. These are games where between 30% and 50% of the field tend to get paid at the end of the contest.

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