Sit and Go tips!!!

[CHOPTALK]

You haven't actually played many STT I assume? The only thing I agree with is the general theme of letting the other guys make the mistakes.

-What's the dif if he plays 5 or 10 person STT?
-Longer blinds doesn't = better tourny. Ask some of the great STT players at 2+2.
-50% of the time making top 3 with AA, KK, QQ? Fat chance in hell, you'd make top 3 25-28% of the time.

This advice is for a pure beginner. This is about the best straight forward advice I can give to someone that has never played before.

I have been playing for a long time now. The above is my general style, but its not as cut and dry as the advice I gave above.

I will change it up alittle bit depending on the competition that I am playing.

For instance, once you get down to 5 or less players, sometimes you have to pick your spots and take advantage of position play and steal some blinds to buy yourself some extra time, but that only because I play in $100 SNG.

I promise you if I played in $20 and SNG, my advice above would put a newbie in the money.

 

[CHOPTALK]

AA KK QQ gets cracked all the time.

Sure it does, especially QQ. Your not going to win every tourney.

This is not advice I would give to the advanced player. Im speaking to the newbie, not the old pros.

 

[CHOPTALK]

-What's the dif if he plays 5 or 10 person STT?
Because the blinds move to fast. You want to be in the blinds as little as possiable. Its also important that the top 3 get paid. Its very hard to finish in the top 2 without being really agressive.

-Longer blinds doesn't = better tourny. Ask some of the great STT players at 2+2.
Longer blinds really helps the tight agressive players. If you play 3 minute blinds, you will have to take some serious chances or you will get blinded out. You want to give your competion as much time possiable to knock each other out.

-50% of the time making top 3 with AA, KK, QQ? Fat chance in hell, you'd make top 3 25-28% of the time. Even at 25% of the time, assuming you mix in a few first place finishes, you will still make a profit.

-Most STT have changed in the last year. You can't just play ABC poker and expect to win big.

nobody said anything about winning big. This is advice to a newbie to help him stay afflot until he can learn more advanced ways to play and max out winnings.

 

[winkyduck]

one of the biggest things to keep in mind

there is about a 95% chance SOMEONE is going ALL-IN on the FIRST hand - so if you have anything marginal keep this in mind because odds are GREAT some schmuck at the table is going ALL IN. sometimes that person has "pcket rockets" - sometimes "27 offsuit"

just keep this in mind

 

[CHOPTALK]

one of the biggest things to keep in mind

there is about a 95% chance SOMEONE is going ALL-IN on the FIRST hand - so if you have anything marginal keep this in mind because odds are GREAT some schmuck at the table is going ALL IN. sometimes that person has "pcket rockets" - sometimes "27 offsuit"

just keep this in mind

Only in penny tourneys and free rolls. You cant call an all-in with KJ just because someone might be bluffing.

 

[wsox]

Ok, I've been playing live with a group of about 20 people who meet every week for 1 year. I have had 1 straight flush, and 3 quads. Just because he hasn't doesn't mean the fix is in.

Next, one major reason online tournaments are faster is the time limit. Also it takes a lot less time when all you have to do is click a mouse instead of counting out chips, talking shit with your friends (or enemies), and of course the dealing is much faster.

I don't believe it either. I haven't played much poker live at a casino, maybe 50-100 sessions total. In one three hour session, I hit every hand possible - royal, quads, full house etc. Another at the MGM I hit quads twice. As you said, more hands played = more possibilities for big hands.

oh and some advice for the SNG beginner. Try to keep the pot size relatively small in the first few rounds. You can still be active but don't get too heavy without a really good hand. Getting all in with top pair and a good kicker early on will bust you alot. Wait for the later rounds/less players then get much more agressive, try to steal more - this is when you have to take more chances.

 

[Woody0]

Chairman, you really ought to read at least a book or two to get a solid grasp on basic strategy. Once you have that down, find your game-it may be cash games, single table tourneys, or larger multi table tourneys.

Each of those games really requires their own style of play, and you will probably find one of the three that you prefer, and do best at.

This is the best advice in this thread.

There is no simple formula and if you're not prepared to put up with the hassle of reading to achieve basic competence then you'll just be throwing money away.

Not only do these different game modes require their own style of play but each single mode requires a different strategy depending upon the texture of the game.

The reason why people make money at holdem is because it is deceptively simple to learn but requires a lifetime to master.