Matt Savage, tournament director extraordinaire, talks shop about it takes to put on a great tournament series. We discuss the Tournament Directors’ Association, some of its more controversial rules, and Matt’s role as its public face and mouthpiece, as well as the delicate balancing act required to accommodate the interests of professional players, recreational players, and the casinos themselves. You can and should follow Matt on Twitter @savagepoker and pester him with all of your rules questions, whether mundane or arcane.

Timestamps

0:30 hello and welcome

13:28 strategy

33:12 matt savage

Strategy

Live Holdem NL Level 1 Blinds 25/50

First hand of the tournament so everyone has 15k in chips

Hero is dealt KsKh

SB posts 25

BB posts 50

(Hero) UTG raise to 150

UTG+1 raise to 325

UTG+4 call

SB call

BB fold

(Hero) UTG call

Flop (1350): 9s4h6s

SB check

(Hero) UTG check

UTG+1 check

UTG+4 check

Turn (1350): 4s

SB bets 600

(Hero) UTG call 600

UTG+1 fold

UTG+4 fold

River (2550): Jd

SB bets 1200

(Hero) UTG call 1200