SNGs Stradegy

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okay im going to try hard to build my bankroll from sngs... so I was wandering if anyone wants to share their winnings stradegy :cool:

I do okay just not very great..

My basic stradegy for a sng (usually pokerstars $1.20 9-man) is this

beginning(7-9 people) - Play a little tight and try to build my stack above avg.

middle(5-7) - after getting an above normal stack I play super tight

end(2-5) - usually would raise with med high pocket pair, over cards, and any ace..and would follow up with a few c-bets..


This is my basic stradegy and the only stradegy I really know for a sngs...

I usually place in the money about 2-3 out of 5 times so if anybody think they can help me with my game to win atleast 4/5 games please enlighten me! :eek:?
 
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It's straTegy.

Are you asking for advice on how to win 4 or 5 out of 5 nine man Sit n go's?
 
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lol opps..hehe yeh i meant strategy..

Just any good strategy for a 9 person sit n go..mine doesnt always tend to work..so I was wandering if there were any better strategy's out there with a good win rate
 
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tourneyacticles.wordpress.com is a blog with a large free listing of STT and MTT articles that should help you .gl.
 
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check out colin's sit and go book from 2+2 publishing.
 
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Ehem! It's spelled S-T-R-A-G-E-D-Y. Um, I think.:icon_scra
 
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Check out Marty Smith's SnG videos. It was posted here somewhere, But I just can't find it right now.
 
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pound the medium stacks at the bubble more.
 
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during 2-5 players... i would usually be aggressive for value hands not lesser than J10... good way to steal some pots but get a good read on calling players.
 
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Nutshell:

Early: Play tight up to point where Big Blind is 10% of original starting stack. Try to see a lot of cheap flops with good drawing hands. Raise only quality hands. Try to avoid allins against bigger stacks unless you make a nut hand postflop and can get all your chips in on the turn or river.

Middle: If table is tight steal blinds in position with no less than 3xbb bets. You have to stay ahead of the blinds to survive. If you are big stacked try to control the action with smart blind steals.

Late: Aggression paying attention to your pot odds. If big stacked, try to stimulate action among other players. You can fold and watch one of them bust out.

Heads Up: Raise, Raise and then when in doubt Raise. It is more about winning with bad hands than trying to have more good hands than opponent. Go for the win.
 
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SNG Stratogee

I think you can simply fold your way to the money. Play your big pairs and big slick standard TAG. Try and see cheap flops with med/small pairs looking for a set. Fold everything else that you can.

I lost all but 20 of my chips (set over set) in level one of a S&G today. I still finished third. Just waited for good hands.

Best of luck...
 
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Three simple letters....ICM. Learn it, love it. Then you will have a nice ROI in these.
 
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haha i should learn to read better...i saw sngs and thought to add this in there in case you played 180 man sngs
 
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Just wait for good hands and fold otherwise. When everyone else loses patience and starts playing trash, you'll see your competition disappear one by one. I think you can almost reach the money by not playing, especially if there is a lot of heavy betting in the early stages.
 
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While playing $1/$2 NLH at a local card room (not a casino, cards rooms are legal in my state so long as it is sponsored by a charity) I was involved in a hand pretty early on that I ended up getting felted on and would like to present the details for review/criticism.

The hand details are:

9-player ring game; I am very familiar with 4-players and did not know very much about the others.

Dealt A-5 suited (diamonds) in the BB I watched everyone fold around to the button who called as well as the SB. I know this palyer very well; he the hyper agressive type who sometimes will slow play in an attemot to trap. I checked and we took the flop 3-handed with chips stacks at Button-$180, SB-$223 and BB-$215.

Flop came 8c 5c 8h the SB checked; I bet $18 into the $6 pot not wanting to see another club hit. The button folded and the SB called after about 20-sec or so. I did not put him on an over pair but did suspect a club draw and possibly a 5.

Turn was 10c and now the flush was on the board. To my surprise the SB checked. I feared that he hit his flush and wanted me to bet so he could check raise real big and take the pot. It is very possible that he held a 5 like me. I checked and I will be honest; given my history with my opponent; I was about 50/50 on this decision.

River was the 5h! Bingo! Wow did I get lucky! My opponent bet $55 into the $42 pot I read this as an attempt to get paid off on his flush and raised all in for $140 more; thinking please call, please call! He insta-called and turned over Ac-8d to nullify my fives full of eights boat with his own higher boat! He was hoping for his flush the whole way and was pretty comfortable with his trips while chasing it.

There was no way either of us would fold after that river card. I do fault myself for not extending the range of my opponents possible holdings to consider that he might have an 8.
 
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1/2 NL Ring Game

dumpy620_84 said:
While playing $1/$2 NLH at a local card room (not a casino, cards rooms are legal in my state so long as it is sponsored by a charity) I was involved in a hand pretty early on that I ended up getting felted on and would like to present the details for review/criticism.

The hand details are:

9-player ring game; I am very familiar with 4-players and did not know very much about the others.

Dealt A-5 suited (diamonds) in the BB I watched everyone fold around to the button who called as well as the SB. I know this palyer very well; he the hyper agressive type who sometimes will slow play in an attemot to trap. I checked and we took the flop 3-handed with chips stacks at Button-$180, SB-$223 and BB-$215.

Flop came 8c 5c 8h the SB checked; I bet $18 into the $6 pot not wanting to see another club hit. The button folded and the SB called after about 20-sec or so. I did not put him on an over pair but did suspect a club draw and possibly a 5.

Turn was 10c and now the flush was on the board. To my surprise the SB checked. I feared that he hit his flush and wanted me to bet so he could check raise real big and take the pot. It is very possible that he held a 5 like me. I checked and I will be honest; given my history with my opponent; I was about 50/50 on this decision.

River was the 5h! Bingo! Wow did I get lucky! My opponent bet $55 into the $42 pot I read this as an attempt to get paid off on his flush and raised all in for $140 more; thinking please call, please call! He insta-called and turned over Ac-8d to nullify my fives full of eights boat with his own higher boat! He was hoping for his flush the whole way and was pretty comfortable with his trips while chasing it.

There was no way either of us would fold after that river card. I do fault myself for not extending the range of my opponents possible holdings to consider that he might have an 8.
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I can't see what this has to do with S&G strategy but...

I think betting on the flop was a good idea but I don't like $18. You're betting 3x the pot (nearly 10% of your stack) into 2 opponents and you only have bottom pair. Why risk so much? I say bet 4-6 dollars on the flop.

The turn... I think you have to check behind your opponent here or bet around $30+. If you would've kept the pot smaller on the flop this decision would be much easier.

I don't no if there's anything that could have saved you on the river. I'm going broke here many times.

I guess my only gripe with the way you played was the sizing of your flop bet. Remember, small hand/small pot. Big hand/big pot.
 
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the best thing i noticed in sit n goes is to play super tight until the blinds increase to 50-100 and higher and then start getting aggressive with any hand that adds up to 20 and any ace.
 
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Another good thing is to do is to avoid joining tables with tight players; I played one the other day with a majority of tight players and finished fourth after playing for almost 2 hours.
 
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I've played quite a few sng's and find best policy is to play good hands and fold junk. Thinking you can play looser because of fewer players is a guarantee for disaster. But shouldn't you always play this way?
 
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heres my strategy

My beginner strategy is simple. PLAY TIGHT!!!! only premium hands AA AKs KK/ Remember while the blinds are low there is no sense risking your chips to a gamble. You want to double up so tight play, aggressive (6-10 times the bb) raises, until on a 9 peep tble you are down to 4-5. When your table is down to 4-5 then its time to switch gears and crank it up. Widen ur range of starting hands from then on and your previous tight play will pay off.

At low stakes this is killer. peeps usually donk off chips before blinds get to 80 if your patient ur in the dough just by laying back.
 
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