You are at the beginning of a tournament, thing are going great, you made it through Day 1 and you go to sleep. You come back the next day, you keep playing great, the money bubble burst and you are on the last three tables. Then nothing happens as you want and you are eliminated. Does it sound familiar?

Maybe you are making one or four mistakes. Doug Polk knows what he is talking about and knows that if you want to have a trophy one day you must avoid this mistakes:

1. Don’t over adjust the professionals
2. Don’t forget the antes
3. Play your game no matter the tournament
4. Sometimes it is just the time to bust

The last one is maybe the most important. Many players avoid situations just to remain on the tournament. But they don’t understand that assuming the cost could make their stacks deeper in order to get to the final table with the biggest stack.