Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

You are getting your early MTT ranges wrong

If you play the early stages of tournaments like a cash game you are making a big mistake. Bencb shows you how to plug this leak today!





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Video Type:

Analysis

Coach:

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Status:

Free

Duration

27 minutes

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bencb returns with an another exclusive video just for PokerStrategists. 

SCOOP is underway as well as a lot of other MTT series at other poker rooms. If you haven't studied MTTs in depth, you may be playing the early game wrong. 

That's where Ben's pairrd comes into play. In this new video, he uses his own tool to show you the difference between early game MTT ranges and cash game ranges. A huge error some players make is assuming that the early game in MTTs is the same as cash games. 

It isn't. ICM plays a role right from the start in MTTs. Plus MTTs have antes whereas cash games have rake. All of which changes your ranges considerably, as Ben demonstrates in this video. 

If you like this video, last year Ben was joined by PokerStrategy.com Editor Barry Carter where they both tested each other on their ICM knowledge

If you want to learn more from Ben and/or pairrd, now is the time. There is currently a huge discount available on all Raise Your Edge products during the big Spring online festivals!

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Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.