Fitzgerald Pinpoints 5 Stack-Building Errors MTT Players Make
Poker coach Alex Fitzgerald targets the behavioural gaps killing tournament players' chip counts.
Poker professional and author Alex Fitzgerald published a strategy breakdown this week identifying five specific reasons tournament players fail to accumulate chips.
Why It Matters
Stack-building is the central skill gap separating recreational players from consistent tournament performers. Fitzgerald's analysis, published on Poker.org, targets the behavioural and technical errors most amateurs repeat without recognising them — making it directly actionable rather than purely theoretical. For players grinding live or online MTTs in 2026, understanding these levers can materially shift expected chip counts deep in events. Gambling, including tournament poker, carries inherent financial risk; strategy content reduces variance but does not eliminate it.
Context
Fitzgerald is a widely cited poker coach and author whose instructional work spans cash games and tournaments. As of June 2026, tournament poker strategy content has seen sustained demand alongside growth in live festival schedules globally, with players seeking edges in an increasingly competitive field. Poker.org functions as one of the primary English-language outlets for professional-grade strategy dissemination.
What's Next
Readers can access the full five-point breakdown at Poker.org. Fitzgerald's continued output suggests additional strategy instalments are likely in the near term.
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