Know When to Enter the Poker Tournament

During his pre-conference interview with Mike Carro, Robert Turner also discussed tournament entry stages.  

How do you know what tournament is best for you?  When do you want to get into a tournament?  You want to be either the first or last to enter a tournament.

You want to be the first, because the first people in are the ones who are excited.  They are the newbies.  The pros typically come next, toward the middle or end of registration, when they are ready to enter.  The players who are not really that great typically are the ones who are signing up at the end.  Some of them may have barely gotten in.

So, signups really have three stages. The early signups are generally newbies.  The middle signups are pros or serious players.  The end includes those that are scrambling to get in at the very end.

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