The main difference between Superstack Tournaments and normal poker tournaments is the amount of chips the player is allowed to start with. For example they may allow you 5000 – 7500 starting chips as apposed to a normal amount of 1500 – 3000 and the thing about this is it allows players to practice with much higher buy-in tournaments. They may be referred to at a poker site by the symbols “SS”in the poker lobby and often have very high guaranteed prizes.

In the majority, these are also multi-table tournaments and the general consensus is that 1500 – 3000 chips is the maximum. By allowing more starting chips in the Super Stack, players see more hands, and this makes for a longer tournament. So be prepared to play for a long period of time. The biggest benefit is that players are able to wait for better starting hands and this sees some pretty dynamic poker play.

Aggressive players are able to take advantage of tight tables players and blinds start at 10/20 or possibly 15/30. These increase on average every twelve to fifteen minutes and tight poker players love this kind of game. It creates a win-win situation for them ,and with doing very little damage to their stack they are able to virtually fold every hand for a whole hour if they so choose.
If the blind increase approximately every 15 minutes, by the time an hour is up they will be at about 50/100, and with a stack of 5 000 this means the player still has about 40+ big blinds left.

This is still plenty of chips to work with to get some quality starting hands. In the case of a Turbo Sit ‘n Go this certainly wouldn’t be the case. Tight players like to wait for a good starting hand, before their game really gets going. If waiting on a strong hand is the kind of poker you play, this kind of tournament will be ideal, but beware the aggressive player.

Playing tight early has a specific strategy because the player can take some small prize pots by playing various hands, while they wait on Aces or Kings to fall. When this happens the game changes for them. Unfortunately they do also become a target for the aggressive player who plays every hand they can, they will also generally know when the tight player is sitting on Aces or Kings. With a Super Stack the tight player will not go broke as easily with Aces and Kings as they would with a Sit ‘n Go tournament.

Finding the right tournament fit is very important and obviously the style of poker you play is relevant. Consider your options in a Super Stack, will you play tight or will you play aggressively, whichever makes you most comfortable. At least with a Super Stack tournament you have the choice to play tight if you like. Don’t be surprised however if you do land up calling an aggressive opponent a “donkey” or some other suitable insult, if they snatch the pot from under your nose.