Best way to improve mtt(sng) play? (starting)

Hey guys,

I'm playing 25nl atm, but as I'm still pretty much starting out with poker so I decided to play mtt's for a month or so, just to see if it maybe suits me better, (I actually enjoy them more, but I've only lost a lot in them, while I build my BR with 5-10nl cash games.)
So my question was basically, what's the best way to improve my play in these games?
I currently play 6-10 tables at a time, (2.50 180mans and 4.50 180's, I play these a bit less as I usually play from 11-6 and 20-23 if I don't have anything else to do, and they fill very slow and take 4 hours.)
My main goal is learning atm, so what's the best way to do it?
Any good books on it? (I've only read kill everyone when it comes to mtt's) is starting out with 10-tabling a bad idea? (I feel pretty comfortable with it as a lot is just push/fold, but It might still be bad?)

thanks!
thanks!

Colin Moshman sit n go strategy is a great read. 180 mans have a lot of variance. I would start with 1 table sng and go from there once you get used to them.

I've heared stt's play completely different as mtt's? And that they are boring as hell and make your play robotic?
I'm already studying push/fold ranges so i'm not completely unknown with them.

I read the top mtt players cash about 20% of the time so be ready to fail.

Yes I know mtt's can be real swingy and that you'll lose most of them, but I just want to know how I can improve my game right now,=p

You should have a good BRM for that kind of games.

freerolls are great great practice if you take them serious. i just posted a lengthy post on them. But how about just $1 tournies to practice and get strategies down.

My main goal is learning atm, so what's the best way to do it?

Hi

I'm only a micro player but i play mostly Sng and Mtts and do ok.

My suggestion is that you play less tables so you can see everything that is happening.
What do the winning players do that is different from standard cash play and losing tourney play.
How do correct ranges change as the field shrinks and the blinds rise etc.
What inflection points and stack situations can give you awesome amounts of free FE etc.

Good luck m8.

Op

I think the kill everyone book assumes that you are already familiar with the way rising blinds, inflection points and other situations only present in tourneys affect our play and ranges..

I think Harrington on Holdem is the best first read for anyone wanting to learn tournament ins and outs.. It's a three book series but it's the nuts IMHO.

Hi,
In my opinion while playing cash games you can control your play more than when you play mtts or tourney cuz if you had a bad loss or if you're in a bad tilt you can sitout for a few hands a calm down while in mtts and tourney the game goes on so you need to control yourself much better thats why I think you should read "The Mental Game Of Poker" I think it will help your all around game.
Hope I helped.