Poker Strategy: Sit ‘n Go
For the players who only have two decisions, shove or fold.
Sit N’ Go’s used to be easy money, but they’ve become tougher over the years. Some of the elements that you’ll need to know inside and out are Independent Chip Model equities, solid bubble play, heads-up poker, and more. The strategic impacts of these factors aren’t necessarily obvious, and that’s why you can’t just jump into the games and become a winner without a significant amount of study. Yet, there are many advantages to SNGs, including the fact that you can put in significant volume in a short amount of time. With the articles presented below, you can improve your return on investment and take home the money. Whether you play turbos, satellites, or hypers, and regardless of your preferred stake level, you’ll find these pages quite useful in enhancing your knowledge about sit-n-go tournaments.
Featured Sit ‘n Go Articles
SnG Key Strategies
There are a lot of strategic concepts involved in proper Sit and Go play. By learning how to wield your stack as a weapon, playing appropriately tight and developing proper preflop ranges, you’ll be well on your way to beating the games. You’ll also need to consider what other players are doing.
Independent Chip Model/ICM Calculations
I'm not going to cover the theory underlying ICM as this has been covered much more comprehensively elsewhere (Link here), so these posts are intended to be a step-by-step guide to the following situations that cannot be calculated using SNGPT (note that SNG Wiz...
Using Game Theory in SNG Tournaments (Part 1): Heads Up Basics
Basic heads-up SNG scenarios are often much more complicated than they seem, and game theory helps us to understand why.
Low Buy-in SNG Do’s & Dont’s
Many people are contemplating getting started in low-stakes SNGs. By following a few tips for what to do at the tables and what to avoid, you’ll be well on your way to success. While you’ll want to consider each decision separately, these guidelines will serve you well as you get started.
Apply Yourself at Learning Poker
Whenever you read poker strategy guides or books, you must be prepared to study them carefully. Merely skimming the contents will not advance your game very much at all. You should always consider the strategic implications of anything you read to get the maximum value from it.
Most Recent Sit ‘n Go Articles
PokerStars Sit And Gos – 8 Game
Click here to read our PokerStars Review. PokerStars recently introduced a new mixed-game, 8-game, to their games. 8-game combines eight different poker games in a 6max format, testing a player’s ability in a wide variety of games. 8-game can be played in both a...
PokerStars SnG Tournaments – Types/Definitions/Descriptions
Click here to read our PokerStars Review. Have you ever wondered what Sit & Go tournaments were available on PokerStars in your favorite games? Have you ever wondered what the buyin levels were, so you could plan your moves up? Well, wonder no more. We here at FTR...
Double or Nothing SNGs – Part III – Bubble Play & Collusion
Disclaimer: This guide is based on my experiences of $10 & $20 DON SNGs. Introduction This post follows on from my ‘DONs Mid-Tournament & Post Flop Play’ and looks at end game strategy based around bubble play and collusion. Bubble...
vqc’s Sit-n-Go Poker Moves & Plays
*These are not moves that I made up. I do not claim to be the creator of these moves. These plays are ones that I have collected, saved, and typed up from multiple sources. *if anyone who DID create these moves objects to me posting the move here, please tell me * I...
Full Tilt Poker SnG Tournaments – Types/Definitions/Descriptions
Click here to read our Full Tilt Poker Review. Have you ever wondered what Sit & Go tournaments were available on Full Tilt in your favorite games? Have you ever wondered what the buyin levels were, so you could plan your moves up? Well, wonder no more. FTR have...
Double or Nothing SNG Advanced Strategy – Final Stages
(125/250 + 25 and beyond) ADJUSTING TO OPPONENTS Ultimately, you are going to need to steal a lot of blinds in DONs. Premium hands don’t come along all that often, so this means you are going to be pushing an awful lot of marginal hands. Generally, you should...
SnG Key Strategies
There are a lot of strategic concepts involved in proper Sit and Go play. By learning how to wield your stack as a weapon, playing appropriately tight and developing proper preflop ranges, you’ll be well on your way to beating the games. You’ll also need to consider what other players are doing.
Independent Chip Model/ICM Calculations
I'm not going to cover the theory underlying ICM as this has been covered much more comprehensively elsewhere (Link here), so these posts are intended to be a step-by-step guide to the following situations that cannot be calculated using SNGPT (note that SNG Wiz...
The ABCs of Continuation Betting
C-betting is something you should routinely be doing when the flop misses you. You need to take into account your position, the number of opponents on the flop, your hand and other factors when deciding whether or not to make a continuation bet.
Using Game Theory in SNG Tournaments (Part 3): Semi-Bluff Analysis
Learning how to study post-flop tournament scenarios, especially push/fold scenarios, is important in the growth of an SNG player.
Using Game Theory in SNG Tournaments (Part 1): Heads Up Basics
Basic heads-up SNG scenarios are often much more complicated than they seem, and game theory helps us to understand why.
Double or Nothing SNG Advanced Strategy – Pregame
Disclaimer: This series is going be quite long, there is a lot to digest and I don’t intend that you read it all in one go. It's probably best to read it in several short sections. To help you, I am splitting the guide into several smaller threads, which will be...
PokerStars Sit And Gos – Single Table Turbo
Click here to read our PokerStars Review. Sit & Go Tournaments are a very popular option for players looking to get a tournament environment without the time commitment of a regularly scheduled Multi-Table Tournament. Since Sit&Go's (SnGs) start whenever they...
Nakamuras 2k Post
Background About 3 years ago my house-mate introduced me to the idea of online poker. I started playing cash games at Party Poker and I wasn’t very good. I had little what I was doing and was playing anything up to $1/$2 on a bankroll of less than $100 (in fact,...
Double or Nothing SNG Advanced Strategy – Middle Stages
(50/100 + 10, 75/150 + 15, 100/200 + 20) You should generally start to open up your starting hand requirements at this stage. Since there are now antes in the pot, the pot is becoming worthwhile to steal. If the hand is folded around to you in a late position, you...
