To be a decent deep stack player, you must learn a lot of poker concepts, and then practice them by playing in tournaments. You will have to “level” opponents by working out what they can do and coming over the top of them. Opponent tendencies become critical so that you know which opponents it will be profitable to bluff and 3-bet. You will also have to be familiar and well-practiced when it comes to certain poker techniques, such as 3-betting wide in position and 4-betting as a bluff, or semi-bluff against aggressive opponents. In deep stack games, you will probably have to play all three streets of betting, following a profitable line of action from start to finish. The situations are more intricate and challenging, with an increased opportunity to lose your entire stack and exploit opponents for theirs. In deep stack games, pre-flop, all-in confrontations are not often the way to go.
Here are some quick tips and strategies for playing deep stack poker.
