Trapping with a big hand pre-flop, by Alex Kravchenko

by Alex Kravchenko One of the most important strategies in MTTs is varying your game. That means that in similar situations with similar hands you must occasionally play a different way. For example, when you have a big hand pre-flop and there's a raise in front of you, sometimes you re-raise and sometimes you just call. I think there are two major … [Read more...]

RPT St Petersburg: Kravchenko woe

There are two frustrating things that can befall you in a poker tournament: firstly your aces can get cracked, and secondly there will be times when you bust on the bubble. Sometimes, both these things happen together; two misfortunes that make for one devastating conclusion. Such was the case for Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko yesterday. He'd … [Read more...]