Formats

Poker formats

Tournaments, sit & gos and cash games ask for different ranges, stack depths and risk decisions.

Start with your structure

The structure sets the stack depth and what chips are worth. Choose one, then look at the formats that change the maths.

Multi-Table Tournaments

Deep stacks, rising blinds and pay jumps. Learn how ranges and risk change through a long tournament.

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Sit & Go

Short-handed play with fast blinds. Learn push-fold ranges and bubble adjustments.

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Cash Games

Fixed blinds and 100 bb stacks. Learn how deep-stack play, rake and thin value bets change the decisions.

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Prize structures

Payouts and bounties change the value of chips.

FreezeoutOne buy-in and one stack. Learn how to play the levels without a re-entry safety net.Re-entryLate registration adds fresh stacks to the field. Learn when a second bullet is worth it.BountyBounties add value to calls. Learn when the extra payout covers a marginal spot.Progressive KnockoutBounties grow as players are eliminated. Learn how that changes calling ranges and pay-jump decisions.Mystery BountyBounties stay hidden until a later phase. Learn how to build a stack before the reveal and adjust when the prizes appear.Flip & GoThe first hand is an all-in flip. Learn how stacks and blinds work once the tournament starts.

Speed

Blinds rise faster, so ranges and risk change.

TurboBlinds rise quickly, so stacks shrink and ranges widen. Learn the adjustments.Hyper-TurboShort levels and shallow stacks. Most decisions are shove-or-fold from the first orbit.

Qualification

Satellites pay seats, so survival is worth more than chips.

SatelliteThe prize is a seat, not cash. Learn how that changes bubble and calling decisions.

Sit & Go specialties

Single-table formats with short stacks and distinct bubbles.

Spin & GoThree players and one prize. Learn push-fold ranges and the heads-up adjustments.Heads-UpOne-on-one play with wide ranges. Learn which hands to shove, call and limp.Double-or-NothingHalf the field doubles their buy-in. Learn why survival changes calling ranges near the bubble.

Table shapes

Seats and stack depth change how wide you play, in tournaments and cash games.

Six-MaxSix seats mean more hands per orbit. Learn how a shorter table widens your opening and defending ranges.Full RingNine or ten seats keep the action tight. Learn where position matters most and when a marginal hand is a fold.Deep StackStacks of 150 bb or more turn small edges into large pots. Learn how implied odds and board coverage change your lines.