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Old 03-07-08, 08:38 AM
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Bingo. In a 9 player SNG 33% of the players make the money vs 10-15% in an MTT.

At the bubble in both, the basic concept is the same. Take advantage of the fact that most players tighten up and don't want to take risks.

Position is less a factor in a SNG than a MTT simply because in a SNG at the bubble you will be 4-handed, in an MTT, it will be a full (or close to full) table.

Similarly, pure stack-size factors are more an issue in SNGs. The relative size of the 4 stacks are crucial in how you make push/call decisions in a SNG. For example

BB - 8000
Hero (SB) - 4000
Button -750
UTG - 750

Clearly, if its folded to you here you do not shove anything but a premium hand as the $EV of shoving < the CEV of shoving (extreme case I know)

In an MTT since you're still going to need to keep chipping up, stack size becomes less relevant. Also in an MTT unless you're at an M of <10, it won't be pushbot like a SNG so preflop raise-fold will still be an option.
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