With so many players playing so aggressively, a conservative strategy
ought to pay big dividends, since strong hands rate to get paid very well. If the blinds were
increasing slowly, and the rounds were longer, this would certainly be true (SNG). But with short
rounds and sharp blind increases, a strictly conservative approach won't yield results fast enough
to keep your stack from shrinking as the blinds come charging. Do not make a bluffs.Just make sure you have a hand when you get a lot of chips in the pot.
(although bluffs don't work in these games, you'll still see plenty of bluffs tried.). On late position, try to see some cheap flops with suited-connectors or small pairs, in the hope
of flopping a monster that could let you double up. The large number of players in each pot
makes your implied
odds huge when you hit a set, straight, or a flush.
Push your good hands (top pairs, trips) to the maximum, again with the hope of doubling up.
You're much more likely to be called all-in than in a normal tournament. Remember that even
your weaker top pair hands, like nines and eights, go up in value while high unpaired cards go
down in value.
