Need some help with 6max SnG Turbo

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Well, at the moment I feel like pokerstars is hating me. Last night I tried 6max turbo and got ITM twice, won once and lost twice. I played again today and losing again.

I've done the pokerstars school, it says to raise and bet all the time. That's what I do. Then someone goes all in and I have to fold. I had 55, the dude bet, I raised (he's been raising me all day) and he raises to all in.

Just then I was playing. I was about 15bb. Someone bets, I raise with JJ, he calls. Flop comes 322 I go all in, he calls with JK. Turn comes and it's a K, I lose again...

I raise 4BB+1Bb for limpers preflop.
Someone bets on flop I raise 3x bet or go all in if its 1/3 my chips.


Am I betting to much? Should I just call? I've loosened my hand range because it is Turbo and only 6 people.
 
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from the sounds of it you really have no experiance playing these games. i wouldn't worry about anything until you have played around 2-300 games minimum, then you will want to start making changes based on what you have experianced.

so it's basically impossible for us to answer any of your questions, as we have no idea how you play. It's generally not correct to just do something because some poker school said you should always bet or raise. You have very likely just misinterpreted the information.

The key to poker is to not just play a system, but to actually know why you do things, like raise/bet/check/call. So i would suggest getting a book like "harrington of holdem" or a similar book to give you a bit of an insight into what makes a good poker player and get your basic poker fundimentals down. After reading that i would suggest getting "collin moshman sng" book (don't know the name of it haha) as that will help you learn the push/fold part of poker, as well as really the understanding of the structure and game type you are playing.
 
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WiZZiM said:
from the sounds of it you really have no experiance playing these games. i wouldn't worry about anything until you have played around 2-300 games minimum, then you will want to start making changes based on what you have experianced.

so it's basically impossible for us to answer any of your questions, as we have no idea how you play. It's generally not correct to just do something because some poker school said you should always bet or raise. You have very likely just misinterpreted the information.

The key to poker is to not just play a system, but to actually know why you do things, like raise/bet/check/call. So i would suggest getting a book like "harrington of holdem" or a similar book to give you a bit of an insight into what makes a good poker player and get your basic poker fundimentals down. After reading that i would suggest getting "collin moshman sng" book (don't know the name of it haha) as that will help you learn the push/fold part of poker, as well as really the understanding of the structure and game type you are playing.
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Well since I posted this I tried a new strategy. I called a little more to see the flop, I bet only 3bb but if I had premium hand then I do my betting strategy. I'm playing a little tighter but still aggressive. I played 2 games trying this and got 3rd and 2nd (I went way to passive in HU, the dude was so tight so I should've whipped my aggression out again) I think I'm finding 6max has more flop then ring games? Also when I'm chip leader I sit back now and let the others cancel eachother out, I always abused being leader but ended up giving all my chips away
 
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yeah just keep working at it. Seems like you are on a decent track by playing more tight but also aggressive.

But yes 6max will have more postflop play than some formats, and the bubble is a little more intense than say a 9 man or 18 man SNG, your mistakes definitely make more of a differance in and around the bubble.

But again, 1-2 games means literally nothing see how you are going after a few hundred and make big changes then
 
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