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And Go Tournament Strategy (SNG / STT) |
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One of the most popular forms of
online poker is sit and go tournaments, also referred to as
sng’s, stt’s and single table tournaments. This is basically
a tournament structure but limited to 10, 9, 6 or 5 players
with 10 players being the most popular. Each player starts
out with anywhere from 800 – 1500 chips, and the top 3
finishers get the money. Typically the payout structure is
50% for 1st, 30% for 2nd and 20% for 3rd.
Our sit and go strategy guide assumes you are playing in
tournaments with buyins of $30 or less, and at a full table
of 10 or 9 players. The reason for this is that the strategy
changes in the other formats, higher limits takes a more
skilled approach. We want to stick with the most popular sng
that is currently played.
Our strategy breaks down a tournament into 3 parts; early
stage, bubble stage, and in the money stage. Each has
different strategy used to position you to winning the
tournament.
Early Stage
This stage is refers to the 1st 3 or 4 rounds in a sit and
go tournament where blinds are less than 50 / 100 chips.
There is only one thing you need to do in this stage and
that is play tight. In every tournament there are usually 3
-4 really bad players, you want to allow them to knock
themselves out playing poor / marginal hands. You only want
to play premium hands such as AA, KK, QQ, or AK. If and when
you get one of these hands, you want to play them very
aggressively from the outset usually raising or re-raising
if there was action before you. In some instances someone
may go over the top of you and put you allin, if this
happens we recommend calling. Statistics are on your side
and although you won’t win them all, over the long run
you’ll win big. By sticking to this strategy, you’ll easily
make it to the next stage of the tournament known as the
bubble.
Bubble Stage
The bubble stage occurs when the blinds are a minimum of 50
/ 100 or there are 5 players or less remaining. This is the
stage where the players have invested a reasonable amount of
time in the tourney and want to make the money finishing in
the top 3 positions. Now is the time to open up your game
and get aggressive against the players who seem to be
playing tight in attempts to make the money. The range of
starting hands expands to include A-anything, any pocket
pair, KJ, KQ, and any suited Kx. You want to be aggressive
anytime you get one of these cards and you are opening the
pot. Many times with this strategy, you will be able to win
the pot without having to show your hand. This is a result
of the tight play shown in the early stages, players view
you as being tight and don’t want to compete with you for a
pot. On another note, when being aggressive in this stage,
you are not required to bet large amounts. Usually a bet
between 2 ½ and 3 times the big blind is enough to make them
fold. Also pay attention to your seat position, you’ll want
to be able to have position as much as possible give you the
control. With proper play, you’ll soon be down to 3 players
and in the money with a reasonable stack (usually 1st or
2nd).
In The Money Stage
Congrats, you are now in the money. This is where your solid
play, timely aggression and observation will pay off. At
this stage there is usually 2 types of players left. One who
is just happy to be in the money and/or those with a chip
stack high enough that they think they should be rewarded
with first place. Here is where you have to observe and
label the players. In general, you’ll want to go after the
person with the higher chip stack. The are likely to be more
cautious of the hands they play allowing you to continue to
accumulate chips. If you are up against a short stack and he
has less than 30% of your remaining chips, don’t be afraid
to take it to him as well. Worse case scenario is that you
still have 70% of your chips remaining should you lose. Also
try not to be predictable changing up your bets and playing
styles often.
Conclusion
With the above strategy you should enjoy a good percentage
of being in the money and in turn your profits / bankroll
should steadily increase. We’ve sourced much of the
information and applied it to our own game to increase our
bankrolls. We can tell you from experience that it works and
with a little effort you to can do the same. Good luck at
the tables! |
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