The
biggest change is the inability to build a large
stack and coast into the money rounds. Each round
you either win or lose, and everyone starts each
round with the same number of chips. Most players
are not experienced in heads-up tournament play,
and greatly misjudge the starting hand values.
The best strategy tends to be an aggressive one.
Many opponents will fold far too many hands to aggression,
and unlike full tables, many hands will win without
improving by the river. I won showdowns with Ace
high more than once and King high on another occasion.
You should see almost every flop and should bet
most flops until your opponent stops folding to
your bets. Once you have them "trained"
not to fold, then you can wait for a strong hand
to capitalize on.
Continuing with the same idea, the biggest mistake
you can make is folding too much. If you let your
opponent run over you, it will be a short game.
When I face an opponent who is hyper-aggressive,
I quickly choose a decent starting hand and move
all in over the top of his or her raise before the
flop. Most hyper-aggressive players don't want to
play for all of their chips pre flop and this can
sometimes slow them down a little. In addition,
unless they have you completely dominated, which
will not often be the case, you have a good chance
to win with hands as poor as JTs or K9 when playing
heads up.
Heads up play is about aggression and countering
aggression. Like all forms of poker, take some time
to practice your heads up play and before you know
it, you will be in the money. Until next week, good
luck at the tables!
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