Two points on fatigue in multitable SNGs

[LeFou]

For discussion, not rules or even guidelines yet. And I'm talking about 27- and 45-player sngs on stars.

1. On reading & observing opponents in the first hour: don't bother. You'll just get your mind tired right around the time you need it most (second hour). Even without concentrating, you'll pick up on the obviously critical info (the guy whose standard raise is 6BB+, etc.)

2. You had a great run of cards and have a phat stack on or near the bubble. Or tables are about to be broken down so there are only 4-6 ppl at yours. Technically, you should be playing the "trouble hands" (big broadways) at a shorthanded table like this. You should be trying to steal when everyone's afraid of bubbling out, or just wants to make FT. You should be leveraging your stack to acquire even more chips.

But why? Just sounds like a lot of stress to me. Suppose you just pretend it's the early stages. Fold. Take whatever chips present themselves in ideal spots, with nice cards. Save your brain for the FT, at which you stand a pretty good chance already.

[donkbee]

I wish Stars offered 45 man SnGs at stakes higher than $11.

[WildBobAA]

But why? Just sounds like a lot of stress to me. Suppose you just pretend it's the early stages. Fold. Take whatever chips present themselves in ideal spots, with nice cards. Save your brain for the FT, at which you stand a pretty good chance already.

Yea but if the FT bubble lasts a while, the blinds can really hurt you if you don't pick up any cards. If you're opponents are all trying to fold to the Final Table, you should be taking advantage of their tightness.

[LeFou]

Sure. There's definitely call for some balance if the situation gets tricky.

I've been implementing this in my last few SNGs where I (somehow) end up with a decent-size stack and don't have to worry much. So I don't; I relax a bit. Long term results not in yet, though...