Posted Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:57 pm GMT by AHBrownell
I started playing sit-n-gos recently and have been doing decent.
I play tight, but sometimes I think a bit passive.
One thing I have encountered a lot and was curious what the correct way to play is.... If you are playing in an average 6 handed sit-n-go with 1000 starting chips, with blinds increasing every 5 minutes or so, how do you recommend playing aggressively without being forced to go near-all in due to the size of the blinds after the blinds are about 100-200 or higher?
Another question is...
I typically play very tight (around 20% of my hands)- which often works really well if I hit a couple hands and manage to double or triple up. This allows me to play conservatively and slowly knock out players with the hands I choose - the blinds are pressuring them, not me.
However, the majority of the time, playing tight means I stay at around the starting chip count (1000) and watch the more aggressive players double up or become eliminated. I have won numerous sit-n-go's simply because I patiently waited to be top 2 (typically places 1-5 pay out in the various games I play in) with a tiny stack. I play heads up decently well, and my tight table image allows me to push all in and catch up a on the blinds a few hands evening out the chip count of my opponent and me (usually the blinds are huge by this point so a few winning hands = chip lead).
My big problem is that against smart players, they realize that I am waiting for one of them to screw up and get knocked out (this does happen a lot). I do not appear a threat to some players - who play aggressively and are often knocked out, but others wait until I am out to guarantee they place (which I agree is smart on their part). They pass the blinds around until I am forced to go all-in due to blind preasure or someone bluffing my SB/BB due to my tight/passive table image.
How should I handle late-game sit-n-go's? With huge blinds getting an advantage early game with aggressive play is usually dangerous (all-in is a sit and go maniacs best friend) and does not guarantee a victory (late game 5 blinds = 1/2 your stack).
Thanks for any advice.
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Posted Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:12 pm GMT by ORGrinder
sounds like you have half the battle down pat. tight. you just need to make sure you're aggressive when you have hands to be aggressive with. i wouldn't worry about what the other players think of you. so long as they don't get the idea they can bully you (unless you're trying to trap them or something).
sng's, for me, are a lot about patience. you might find a couple guys at the table who will read you well... but 99% of the time the folks at SNG's (lower limit) are playing their cards and their cards only. they don't know what your doing and don't care. sounds like you're already using this to your advantage.
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