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pokerb0t
Rising Star
Bronze Level
My apologies if this has come up recently, I was reading an article here: Exclusive Strategy for Smashing 180 man turbo sit-n-go's, and was curious to know really what the more experienced players here thought of this early stage advice?
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To me it seems very much OTT, and counter intuitive when compared with other SNG articles I have thread which encourage you to play a very much tighter game earlier on, when the blinds are small and there's minimal benefit gained from blind stealing.
To me the strategy seems a bit like betting your entire tournament life on coin flips without necessity? It makes far more sense in my head to wait for the stronger hands and shove (i.e. AA/KK/AK/AQ/AJ/QQ/JJ) - so that at least you're approaching 65/35 or something to win. Am I missing something here?
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From the start I’m looking for hands to double up with. This includes mainly pairs, suited aces and big Ax hands. With small pairs I’m looking to see a cheap flop and hit a set. If someone opens before me ill most likely fold unless it’s a small raise or more than one player has called. If it’s folded around to me I will limp in with the same strategy in mind. If I don’t hit a set I’m almost always folding unless its heads up and I can fire a small bet to take the pot down when my opponent shows weakness. If shown any sort of resistance I’m done with the hand unless of course we make a set on later streets. The same concept applies for suited aces. I’m looking to see a cheap flop in hopes of making a flush or possibly 2 pair.
To me it seems very much OTT, and counter intuitive when compared with other SNG articles I have thread which encourage you to play a very much tighter game earlier on, when the blinds are small and there's minimal benefit gained from blind stealing.
To me the strategy seems a bit like betting your entire tournament life on coin flips without necessity? It makes far more sense in my head to wait for the stronger hands and shove (i.e. AA/KK/AK/AQ/AJ/QQ/JJ) - so that at least you're approaching 65/35 or something to win. Am I missing something here?