MTT Preflop

An MTT is a multi-table tournament for one champion

MTT means Multi-Table Tournament. Many tables begin at once, then players are eliminated, combined, and moved until one final table and champion remain. Blinds rise over time and prizes depend on finishing position.

1. An MTT is a multi-table tournament for one champion
2. MTT chips measure survival and rank
3. Zero chips means elimination
4. SB posts 0.5BB first
5. BB then posts 1BB
6. The pot starts at 1.5BB before cards
7. Rising blinds make the same chips shorter
8. Convert the stack into current BB
9. Effective stack is the shorter stack
10. The first raise after folds is an open
11. An earlier open requires a response range
12. Choose the action first
13. After Raise, choose the size separately
14. Shorter stacks create more shove candidates
15. You can train before mastering every advanced concept
16. Chip EV measures average chip change
17. $EV measures expected prize value
18. Chip EV and $EV can diverge
19. ICM estimates how chips translate into prize value
20. ICM input 1: remaining stacks
21. ICM input 2: the payout structure
22. ICM outputs $EV for each stack
23. The bubble is one elimination from the money
24. A pay jump is a higher prize at the next place
25. When losing hurts more, required equity rises
26. Bubble factor compares value lost and gained
27. Read five inputs in every MTT spot

Tournament chips · Ante · SB · Small Blind · BB · Big Blind · Blind level · Stack depth · Effective stack