Which SnG To Start From

I'm curious what other players thoughts are on what SnG a beginning player should start with. A multi table SnG or a single table SnG.

I began with single table SnG's, and I think that this actually stalled my progress until I became more and more serious about my game. I would strike lightning a couple of times, and my ego would inflate to the point where I thought I could conquer the world. Then I would go on a cold streak, and my ego would get knocked back down a couple of notches. And when I reviewed HH and my notes, it was mostly because I didn't have a firm grasp on mid and late game strategy with high blind play being so critical.

As I began playing multi table SnG's, you need to become more adept at these stages in order to become successful consistently. As I challenged myself to become a winner at this format of SnG's, I became more and more skilled in these stages, and when I stepped back down to single table SnG's, the entire game seemed to slow down when it hit high blind play because I realized every hand was not life or death and you don't have to force hands.

IDK, I was just curious about what other peoples experience or beliefs are on this topic.

Honestly, I think you go with whichever ones you enjoy or plan to continue playing long-term, be that STTs, MTTs, turbos, KOs or whatever.

Failing to learn the intricacies of MTT strategy doesn't "hold you back" if you never intend on playing many MTTs in the first place. I say just pick what you're good at / want to be good at or enjoy playing the most and then just take it from there.

I see what you are saying, and it could be a complete coincidence that I didn't begin taking poker seriously and studying my game until I began playing the multi table SnG's. I could have just as well learned the same concepts in the single table SnG's had that been my game of choice at the time. However, I do believe that I became tighter in the early stages and began identifying steal opportunities and widening my hand range in the mid to late stages as a result of needing to play nittier in the multi table than the single table, and needing to outlast more players using more skills late in order to do so. Which is why once I stepped back down to the single table SnG's, the game seemed to slow down for me in these stages, where as before it seemed like they sped up on me. Just my thoughts though. Thanks for the input.

Tighter early and wider later is good because of the rising blinds.

Being tighter in MTTs is incorrect. The more people there are, the more top heavy the prize structure. Therefore, there is an increased incentive to chip up meaning the larger the tournament, the more you have to widen your range.

In regards to your original statement, the 2-5 table tournaments should be softer because there should be fewer grinders due to being harder to mass (I'm not certain of this but I'm pretty sure it should hold true). If you're going to play fewer tables simultaneously, these 2-5 table tournaments might net you a better bottom line. For the reason mentioned in the second paragraph, as you play larger tournaments, your early game is going to have to improve more.

I would stick to single table SnG's and try and build a bankroll from there. Good luck.

single ... so i can study the table at there betting patterns to beat them.. with playing multi- tables for beginners is may be too much for them when new people come on the table with a different playing styles

STT SNGs are a easy. Wait till the 100/50 blind level to steal..

Good ??? AceZWylD. As usual, OzExorcist has provided sound advice.

While I was attempting the Sat Seat Challenge, during the MiniFTOPS, I was playing in the 36-peep SO SNGs...they're quite fun but I'm just not very good @ them. My thinking was, hey, I can maneuver through much larger fields so going up against 35 other peeps should be easy...uh, no (not for me anyway).

I was successful with taking down my table to make it to the Final Table but I just couldn't take down 1st place (best finish = 2nd & seat only went to 1st + places paid = 3). I played a lot of these & for the amt I used towards Sat buy ins I could have just bought into the event I was trying to win a seat for (actually, I could have bought several seats ).

I'm unaware of any 6-handed freerolls (where I tend to practice concepts to learn &/or develop into habits) to improve my short handed play...I may wander over to the play money tables to scout things out.

These days I'm test driving the 90- or 180- KO SNGs...they're also as fun as the SOs but I'm more consistent about getting ITM & if I don't, the KOs offset the buy in. Right now I'm trying various buy-in levels & my current comfort zone appears to be the $3 + $0.30 games.