That's about all I can remember from fairly big LHE tournament wins. In general, what I have learned about LHE tournaments:
Don't be a calling station. You will be tempted to be a calling station, because many players may be limping in all around you. Trouble hands are trouble hands, in LHE and in NLHE. This is a good way to bleed off a lot of chips, fast.
Don't bluff at multiway pots. It's LHE, you won't be able to bet enough to get someone with middle pair out of the hand on the river.
Make moves against tight players if you can get them heads-up. Steal their blinds, too.
Be prepared to chase.
And finally, the biggest trap in LHE is that people get fooled by the structure. They trick themselves into calling just one more bet because it's just one more bet. Just one more bet after just one more bet can get very expensive...  Just because it's LHE doesn't mean it's play money. Use all of the skills you've learned from NLHE... big laydowns, bluffing... all of it is useful. And watch your opponents carefully. Just because an opponent is bluffing for one bet instead of his whole stack doesn't mean you won't be able to spot the bluff.
tell him to bring some seat cushions.. worst chairs ever.. also i think the structure is pretty awful... GL, all the best limit players go to that one...
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WSOP LHE Day 1b: http://pokerforum.ca/forum/index.php?topic=4665.0
WSOP LHE Day 2a: http://pokerforum.ca/forum/index.php?topic=4671.0
WSOP LHE Day 2b: http://pokerforum.ca/forum/index.php?topic=4672.0
WSOP LHE Day 2c: http://pokerforum.ca/forum/index.php?topic=4673.0
Casino Regina LHE report: http://pokerforum.ca/forum/index.php?topic=258.0
That's about all I can remember from fairly big LHE tournament wins. In general, what I have learned about LHE tournaments:
Don't be a calling station. You will be tempted to be a calling station, because many players may be limping in all around you. Trouble hands are trouble hands, in LHE and in NLHE. This is a good way to bleed off a lot of chips, fast.
Don't bluff at multiway pots. It's LHE, you won't be able to bet enough to get someone with middle pair out of the hand on the river.
Make moves against tight players if you can get them heads-up. Steal their blinds, too.
Be prepared to chase.
And finally, the biggest trap in LHE is that people get fooled by the structure. They trick themselves into calling just one more bet because it's just one more bet. Just one more bet after just one more bet can get very expensive...  Just because it's LHE doesn't mean it's play money. Use all of the skills you've learned from NLHE... big laydowns, bluffing... all of it is useful. And watch your opponents carefully. Just because an opponent is bluffing for one bet instead of his whole stack doesn't mean you won't be able to spot the bluff.
Wish your friend the best of luck.. I am envious.