Let's Look At Some Skills For Sit N Go Tournaments
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by: CraigEdwards
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In other poker games, you might do very well by raising with weak pocket pairs (22-88). This can create some deception to set yourself up with a huge win. It's safer with these hands to limp or call small raises. You will only hit your set one in eight times, so it's better to be careful.
When the blinds are large compared to your stack, you have to play offensive poker. Stealing the blinds whenever possible is a must. In a sense it's like, "I dare you" at this point. If you don't steal some blinds you will find your stack too short to scare anyone off and you will lose the ability to steal extra chips.
When the blinds get real big compared to your stack, your two choices are to push all in or fold. You can make a normal raise if you want to, but you should be planning to put all your chips in.. You really can't afford to bet and then fold.
If you know your opponent is tight, you can push more often, because you will get enough folds. Your opponents stack size is a factor here also. If he has a big stack and can afford it, he will make more calls. The middle stacks want to protect their chips more and can be "trusted" to fold often.
With four players left and three cashing, a lot of play is controlled by stack size. A case in point; You might go all in with 55 versus a player without too many chips, and fold this hand to a big chip leader.
In this situation, you're usually looking to push all in, but you cards aren't the only factor. Often you will want to go all in with any hand, if your stack threatens everyone enough. If someone your betting at has a lot of chips, he will call you more often, so you need better cards.
If you have most of the chips, you can steal the blinds. It's easiest against the mid sized stacks. These guys need to protect their chips and don't want to get bounced out.
This is the hardest position to be in, especially on the bubble. The big stack is always a threat to knock you out, and the short stack is ready to take a risk. So, you need better starting hands to get involved. Being the middle stack on the bubble is very tricky.
So, here is a list of ideas to get you started. Each one of these topics is a story in itself. Learn as much as you can about how you want to play in each situation and develop your own style to beat the SNG games. GO win some tournaments.
Equity value (EV) is the value of your hand when you push all of your chips in. EV helps determine which hands to play. Once you decide what that range is, then it is either better to put all your chips in or fold.
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