Everybody wants to have the biggest stack when they play real money Texas Hold’em. No matter what kind of spot you find yourself in when you play real money online poker at Ignition Casino, more chips is always better. But you’re not always going to have that luxury – especially in tournaments. Sometimes, you’re going to be the short stack, and you’re going to have to make the right moves if you want to survive. How short is a short stack in Texas Hold’em? Like most things in poker, it's depending on what limit Texas Hold'em poker game you play. If you’re playing Limit Hold’em, you need only a few big blinds in order to make most of your usual moves. It’s No-Limit Hold’em where stack sizes become super-important, and as a rule of thumb, anything below 40 big blinds is going to force you to change up your game. Here are a few Texas Hold’em strategy tips to help you get the most out of your short stack. PLAY POKER NOW Big Cards Matter When you’ve got a short stack in No-Limit Hold’em, you have less incentive to play speculative hands like small suited connectors, hoping to hit a flush or a straight, or to play small pocket pairs and try to make a set. That’s because the most you’ll be able to win off any single opponent is up to 40 big blinds, which doesn’t give you the implied odds to go chasing these draws. Focus instead on