[Complete Tournament Strategy] The entire process from entry to victory

Key conclusion: Poker Tournament Strategy Guide = Phased Decision-Making Model

The complete tournament can be divided into five stages:
→ Early Stage
→Middle Stage
→ Bubble period
→ Final Table
→ End Game (Winning Stage)

The strategies for each stage are completely different.

Phase 1: Early Stage

1. Deep stack (100BB+)
2. ICM is almost non-existent.
3. Primarily technological confrontation

Core strategy:
→ Tighten the area (Tight)
→ Avoid high-risk confrontations
→ Establish a stable foundation

Key: Don't lose the game.

Phase Two: Middle Stage

1. Increase in blind betting
2. Stress begins to appear
3. The pace has increased.

Core strategy:
→ Start stealing blind
→ Expand scope
→ Leveraging location advantages

Key point: Start accumulating chips.

Phase Three: The Bubble Period

1. ICM has the highest pressure.
2. Players become more conservative
3. Increased opportunities for theft

Core strategy:
→ Apply pressure to the code
→ Actively stealing blindness
→ Avoid high-risk collisions

Key: Use pressure to harvest chips.

Phase Four: The Final Table

1. The ranking is of extremely high value.
2. ICM has a huge impact.
3. Extremely concentrated stress

Core strategy:
→ Controlling risks
→ Select opponent
→ Precision attack

Key: Steadily improve ranking.

Phase 5: The Final Game

1. Decreased ICM pressure
2. Enhanced Technological Competition
3. The pace has accelerated.

Core strategy:
→ Expand the attack range
→ Active pressure
→ Control the pace of the game

Key: From competitor to leader.

Five key competencies (from general to professional)

1. ICM comprehension ability
2. Pressure control capability
3. Ability to control rhythm
4. Opponent's judgment ability
5. Decision stability

These five points determine how far you can go.

The most common cause of collapse

→ Use the same strategy for all stages
→ I don't understand ICM
→ Overly radical or overly conservative
→ Unable to adapt to changes in rhythm

Losing a game is usually not due to a single hand, but rather to a flawed overall strategy.

Core Decision Conclusions

The tournament is not about who plays the best, but about who makes the right decisions at the right time.

When you can switch strategies at different stages, you can consistently reach the end and even win the championship.