��Let Others Go Nuts��: Matt Jarvis Offers 6-Max No-Limit Hold'em Tourney Advice
Back in 2010 many of us first got to know Vancouver-based poker pro Matt Jarvis when he made that year��s World Series of Poker Main Event final table, being one of the ��November Nine�� and ultimately finishing eighth for a $1 million-plus cash.
The next year Jarvis again tasted success at the WSOP, earning his first career bracelet by topping a tough field of 732 players to win the $5,000 six-handed no-limit hold��em title and another big $800,000-plus cash.
Short-handed NLHE has always been a favorite game for Jarvis as he��s gathered a great deal of six-max experience in cash games, sit-n-gos, and multi-table tournaments both live and online. His comfort with the format was demonstrated again at last summer's WSOP where he had relatively deep runs in both the $3K six-max NLHE event (finishing 37th) and the $5K 6-max NLHE (finishing ninth).
During the latter event Jarvis spoke with PokerNews�� Remko Rinkema about short-handed NLHE strategy, explaining how even though short-handed poker demands that you play more hands and not be overly tight, players can still be selective and avoid unnecessary risks.
��You��re not just sitting there waiting for aces and kings... [but] that being said, I feel like too many people plays these tournaments way too aggressively,�� explained Jarvis. ��I feel like you just want to sit and let others go nuts,�� he added, noting how it can often be preferable to be patient, try to make hands, and even stick with ��ABC poker�� during certain stretches of a six-max event.
Jarvis had more to say about the challenges presented by short-handed poker, the differences between live and online play, and the importance of learning from your mistakes. Take a look:
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