What is the best strategy for turbo tournaments?

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STT: Super tight early, aggressive in mid stages, hyper aggressive in late stages. Cheap flops and solid post flop play will get you through the early stages in good position. Positional blind steals in mid stages generally are successful. All in with hands that you would call a raise with are generally the way to go late.

MTT: Don't play them. They become a crapshoot, and skill gets taken away too early in these.
 
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I'll try that. Thanks a lot, AceZWyID! :) Credit goes to you if I win. :)
 
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hmmmmm lets see get really really lucky and stay really really lucky...lol.....no but it seems that way the way people play these...alot of over aggro players think the best strategy is to open shove preflop with their marginal aces and king hands to double up early ...i wouldnt suggest this in any tourny ,rebuy, turbo ,freeroll ect....play your good hands aggressive pre and post flop and play a bit loose while u can in the early stages....like your suited conectors low and mid...and funky hands like 5 7 this is a great way to double up on someone who has a pair or two pair if you are able to get a straight....middle stages tighten up but stay aggressive you want to steral blinds on an irregular pattern never just raise raise raise youll get caught this way....and in the late stages tread lightly ...fold everything hopefully by this time youll have ammassed a top ten stack and will be able to weather the storm to the final table ..here is where most folks get finicky and will comit suicide and feel the need to shove with any two....let the flocks fall....when i say fold i mean fold even jacks on down ..depending on position ....only way to ensure to not get stacked is to fold.....in reality you can take all the advice and strategy from a whole wealth of knowledge banks and people.. but the best way is to play and get experience and tailor your game to what make you feel strong and confident..trial and error......open shoving leaves it all to chance so try to avoid this
 
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Only tight - agressive!!!! Tight on preflop and agressive, if you have good combination. You must play seldom but favourably
 
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early just play normal poker, as the blinds increase, it becomes a game of sound preflop decision making, know what starting hands play well and you will do ok
 
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Your strategy in turbo SNG's should not deviate from standard SNG play. The only difference in a turbo is that the stage at which push/fold preflop occurs takes less time.

If you are better versed in proper push/fold methods and ICM theories, then turbos can yield a better result should others not be correctly adjusting to rapidly escalating blinds.
 
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Yeah, tight early to get a sense of the other players at the table (you usually stay at the first table for a while… at least that’s been my experience… unless there’s A LOT of all in action early). Then when in position or if you have a premium hand, bet bet bet and try to double up. I’ve tried the “hyper turbo” tourneys on PS where the blinds go up every 3 min and there’s ante from the getgo… now that one requires 0 skill. Every single hand that went to flop was an all in.
 
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Tight in the beginning. I see too many people busting out while still in level 1. I see this in turbos and non-turbos. Play tight in the first 2 levels and get a sense of who the calling stations are. These are the people that you can pick up some good sized pots in the mid-levels. As everyone else has said, in the late stages, super aggressive. Pushing all-in in an open pot can usually take it down without a call.
 
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The 2 important skills you will need to master in order to start winning turbo games are actually the same for all forms of poker.

One is hand reading ability, and the other is knowing the best action to take based on those reads.


Hand reading ability is developed primarily by playing in actual games


The second skill can also be practiced somewhat by playing. But the very best way to improve your ability to know "the best action to take" through the practice of reviewing hands with an ICM software program.


Hope this advice helps you buddy.
 
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