In the beggining of a sit and go are you supposed to play tight, and wait until you start getting reads before you play more aggresive? When is it worth to stealing blinds in late position?
Tight Aggressive is a solid strategy for most players to utilize. My question is how do you plan to adapt your game if seven or more of the players are using the same strategy you are? From the consensus shown here regarding "proper" SNG strategy, how do you plan to have an edge over the 6 other people implementing the same strategy? Frequently enough, I've been playing SNG's that will have 5 or 6 people with basically starting stacks when the big blind gets to 100+.
I think this shows that you can't approach a SNG just one particular way. In fact, whenever I try to approach a SNG without making adjustments (i.e., playing one particular way), that's when I bust out early. I've encountered situations like this quite often and I usually try to open up my play a bit more to make plays to pick up pots. This could go against some of the previous comments, but I think you've got to make some adjustments to keep on building your stack.
If your opponent's starting stacks are the same as they began after a few levels, I'd say they are playing too tightly preflop since you should be building your stacks, not keeping it the same size - you can try to take advantage of this tight preflop play by adjusting accordingly. I think you really have to feel out the table to see how people play when they are raised. (e.g., Do they fold to 2x, 3x, 4x bets preflop? Do they just call bets without any re-raises?)
This is wrong roy, you can play a LAG style but it requires great skill and maybe you have it ahh still tight is just as good. YOu just keep ti simple.
However, why make any adjustments? When as each player gets busted out your EQUITY OR THE VALUE OF UR CHIPS GOES UP.
So say you buy in for $10 and u play no hands and two guys go out. Your equity in the tournament will increase. So your chips will now be worth say $10.50. So tight is always right in SNGs. I've watched vids on stoxpoker and the pro's recomment you play 8/7 at the start. As a average number.
You just nit it up big time. It worked for me when i played them and i ain't very good. I only played about 100 mirco SNGs and i never even fully developed my 10bb less shoving ranges. Yet i still manged a decent ROI and how? by just folding hands all teh time ahahahha. That worked for mirco SNGs as the looser guys are basically giving you free money.