Heads up advice for no limit tourneys

[jillaj]

I agree with being the agressor. I like to wait about 10 to 15 hands before i start to do it though. I will also raise every junk hand like 72o when a person is being really tight so that hands i actually play are my good ones.

[Defendant]

I believe in aggression here, but only if I have the right table image. I will give up my blind with junk hands quite a bit to give my raises more validity. Its basically a matter of not putting money into a pot when you are behind, as well as setting up the other guy. IMO that is the biggest part of heads up: setting up your opponent for the big play.

Defendant

[Baseballa19]

I love this tactic and use it myself. Early on when it's head to head, I will toss bad hands preflop to let my opponent know that I will throw away bad hands. THEN, you can raise with rags and sometimes take the pot. Aggression is important. You can't be afraid to commit all of your chips.

[sjay2k]

I prefer to start off tight. After you've played about 10 hands, your opponent will usually fold to *any* raise you make, which means you can take down big pots with bluff check-raises.

[Kidd7138]

The other thing about being really aggressive heads up is that it can really frustrate your opponent. If you raise from the SB, you're raising his BB, which will always annoy people, if you raise from the BB you're making him do more than just top off his SB. Being heads up against an aggressive player gets difficult because you always have to pay more to even see the flop. This will get some players to start playing worse hands than they normally would in this situation just because they want to see a flop. Aggression is the key, but like whats already been said, don't be afraid to throw away shit if its the right situation.