Heads up at the end of a tourney...

[incognito]

After finishing second in an online multi-table tournament for the fourth time (and winning only once), I'm faced with the realization that my heads-up no-limit game needs improvement. Any suggestions about where to look for advice in this area?

I've noticed that the heads-up/short-handed forum here is mostly focused on short-handed play and I'm not sure how to pose appropriate questions in any case: asking for advice on specific hands/situations seems less useful since there are a much wider variety of situations that come up...

I've read the heads-up section of THFAP, but I am unsure how to translate that to no-limit play. Neither of the no-limit books that I have read (Rebuens/Ciaffone and Cloutier/McEvoy) have much to say about heads-up play.

Any and all suggestions are appreciated. Generalities or specifics, print or online resources, anything at all. Thanks.

[Acesover8s]

You must realize that no one will make anything on most flops, so whoever puts in the first purchase order may win. Aggression is extremely important. However, if you are against an aggressive opponent let him hang himself with his own rope a few times, once you've done that a few times, you can mimic a slowplay and checkraise the turn with nothing and he'll kick himself for 'betting your hand' again. Generally, raw aggression works best however.

[juris]

Agression is good advice. But stack size matters, and blind structure, and patience when appropriate.

Some players constantly go all in short handed, others always want to see a flop, others defend their blinds to the death, others are a mixture. If you have the time to be able to try and determine a tendency (read: the blinds won't kill you due to size), show a tad more patience. Of course, in many tournaments this is a luxury you don't have. So you should have been (hopefully) paying attention to your opponent's hands and betting tendencies at the final table (was he a rock? Did he steal from the button regularly? What kind of hands would he have in the all in races?)

Good luck!

[ZeeJustin]

You could practice NL heads up SNG's. I beleive both Party and Paradise have them. Sorry if this isn't the advice you were looking for, but I'm 0-1 in the top 2 of NL multi-tables.

[Prickly Pete]

Party doesn't have heads up SNGs, but Paradise & Stars do.