How to Win Poker Tournaments in Hoyle Casino

Hoyle Casino poker tournaments are played differently than the last-man-standing Vegas-style tournaments. There are three rounds of play, with 14 hands in the first round, 28 hands in the second round and an unlimited number in the final round. To advance from round to round, you have to be among the leaders in money at the end of a round. Staying ahead and staying in are the keys to winning a poker tournament in Hoyle Casino.

Instructions

1. Be very conservative for about the first 10 hands of the first round. You don't want to put yourself into an early hole by losing a big pot. Only enter pots with excellent starting hands.

2. Get more aggressive once you get to the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth hands. If you're not in the top three in money at this point, you need to start making moves to get there.

3. Fold your hand-no matter what it is-in the fourteenth and final round if you are in the top two in money. If you're already in the top two, you're onto the next round. Don't blow it by losing a big pot at the last minute.

4. Play the second round much like you did the first. Play conservative at first, then be aggressive in the final rounds. There are 28 hands in the second round of play and the top two players advance to the final round.

5. Go into the final round conservatively, but get more aggressive as the field gets smaller. Wait until about three or four people play themselves out of the tournament before you start playing more marginal hands.

6. Win the tournament by being the last person standing.