Is your strategy for playing a SNG 360 very different from playing a tournament? What
ldw22
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hi Glaucopone, my strategy stays very, very similar for all full-table sitngos and tournaments, regardless of the number of entrants: I play super-tight and don't bluff at all for the first few levels to establish a tight table image (and give some of the all-in lottery players a chance to bust out!), then continue to play tight-aggressive poker with an occasional bluff (but not many) until I'm down to roughly 25 blinds. I play a bit looser but still aggressive (ALWAYS play aggressive!) from 25 blinds down to 15 blinds. If I get down below 15 blinds then I widen my range again; if I get down to 10 blinds then I'm in shove-or-fold mode with a range of KJ suited upwards (roughly, it depends on my seating position and the action before me for each hand); if I get down to 5 blinds then I'm in shove-or-fold mode with roughly JT suited upwards; and if I get down to 2 blinds then I'm shoving with any two cards! If any of that doesn't make sense, just ask and I'll try to clarify, and I'm looking forward to reading other replies to your question from other, better players than me, to pick up some advice myself!
Rui Ferreira
Visionary
Bronze Level
I believe you are talking about sng $ 0.10 360 players, I think you should keep the same technique as the other tournaments, but generally in these tournaments you should count on luck and wait for the best hands to play them.
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
There is no difference, since 360 players is already a mid sized tournament. It is only small compared to some of the monstrously large fields on pokerstars. The main difference is, that this is a very fast structure, which lead to shallower stacks, which again makes it more of a push-fold game than even a regular turbo tournament on Stars. Blind intervals are 5 minutes in both, but in the SnGs spacing between blinds are larger on Stars.
Also since its only for 10c, players are really bad and gamble a lot. Finally the payout structure is more top heavy than regular tournaments on Stars, which warrant a more aggressive "go strong or go home" mentality, whereas the bubble is largely irrelevant.
I should say, that I have only played these, when in the past Stars gave me free tickets for them as part of the rewards program. So I am not like a specialist in them, and I also dont really recommend them. If I was to start over again, I would deposit 100$ and begin with the 45 man 1$ SnG. This has 10 minute blind intervals, which leave a lot more room for postflop play, and its a lot easier to reach the final table.
Also since its only for 10c, players are really bad and gamble a lot. Finally the payout structure is more top heavy than regular tournaments on Stars, which warrant a more aggressive "go strong or go home" mentality, whereas the bubble is largely irrelevant.
I should say, that I have only played these, when in the past Stars gave me free tickets for them as part of the rewards program. So I am not like a specialist in them, and I also dont really recommend them. If I was to start over again, I would deposit 100$ and begin with the 45 man 1$ SnG. This has 10 minute blind intervals, which leave a lot more room for postflop play, and its a lot easier to reach the final table.
nuttea
Visionary
Bronze Level
In the 360-participant SNG, the middle stage starts at the blind level of 50/100 chips, and in the regular tournament this stage is marked by the ante approach. In general, the middle stage begins when players begin to respect the blind more and stop acting like fools. Your raises look much more impressive for the rest, and there are probably no crazy maniacs left in the tournament. I divide the middle stage of the tournament into two stages: with ante and without ante! The presence of additional chips in the pot plays a huge role, and now I will tell you what your range should be at each stage of the middle stage of the tournament.
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You should be prepared to narrow your range compared to playing at an early stage, since the stacks are not so deep as to play marginal hands. Your opponents will also act more tightly, so do not hope to easily pick up the stack from a random opponent. Of course, sometimes you will be given all the chips, but not so often. Use PokerTracker or Holdem Manger to spot players who act like crazy.
From an early and middle position, we should play only the top of the range (AQ + AJs + 88+)!In the middle position, you can expand your spectrum a bit, but pay attention to the size of your stack, as well as which players will make decisions after you. Having a large stack at your disposal means that you can act more freely and add hands to your range with which you might not dare to raise otherwise. With BTN and CO, you can significantly expand your range and raise every hand that looks decent, but much still depends on which players are sitting to your left.As I said earlier, the game in the middle stage is not very different from the strategy of the early stage of the tournament. The only significant difference between these stages is that players begin to act more tightly and with great respect for raises, since the stacks are not so deep and the blinds are much larger. When there is no ante, you should play tight, and with the advent of these additional obligatory bets expand your range of raise! Remember. That having a large stack means that you can expand your range more and try to dominate the table.
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Fernet
Rock Star
Silver Level
Tight agresive
Hi guys, I am not very fond of sit and go, in a tournament you should try to build a good stack in the first stage, playing very aggressive and tight, after doubling or tripling you can see more flops. play aggressive and courageous. I hope it works for you, regards
Hi guys, I am not very fond of sit and go, in a tournament you should try to build a good stack in the first stage, playing very aggressive and tight, after doubling or tripling you can see more flops. play aggressive and courageous. I hope it works for you, regards