It can be difficult adjusting your game play for team events. You will need to spend some time practising with your team in advance and setting up your strategies. Don’t forget when it comes to poker team events you all have to work together to win.
Picking Players
When you enter team events it is important you have a good average skill level. There is no point having a poker team that consists of one really excellent player and then lots of beginners. This will just mean you have a weak link in your chain that you will have to work twice as hard to protect. Set up your own poker nights or clubs and see how well people play before considering them for your team. You are looking for calm, consistent players who can perform well under pressure and are willing to take risks now and again.
Online Events
Some of the best online poker sites can offer team events. These are great fun and all you will need is some good players with computers and Internet connections. You can join in some very exciting big money team tournaments from the comfort of your own home.
It only takes a few moments to set up an online team. Once you have recruited members you can then go online and set up your poker team account. In most cases you will be given an invitation code to send to your team mates. This will allow them to log on to the poker site and download any necessary software. Don’t forget if you want to enter the event everyone will have to pay towards the team fund. This will be held in the team account ready for when you need to convert it into entrance fees and chips.
Playing Against Team Mates
With team events you do need to watch out for your team members. If you are sat at the same table as them you do need to make sure you are playing a united approach. It can be too easy to knock out a team mate by accident if you have not been following the game closely. Keep an eye on them and their stack and be ready to help out by dumping chips their way if it looks like they are in serious trouble.
Playing against poker team mates is not such an issue online as many of the team events have ‘anti-collusion’ features. This aims to prevent you from playing at the same table as your team mates.