Who has a good strategy for SNG tourney's?

[Penguinfan]

I am instant messanger illiterate, there are a bunch of them. I assume that is AOL instant messaging? I don't have it, but will download it, whats your ID?

I have already got a lesson from you, catching cards against TP is EASY!!!

[Aequitas58]

I wouldn't say I'm giving you a LESSON... who am I to give a lesson!? lol. I would pass on the info I learned from someone, that's all. Forget about DLing the software... if you want me to just send you a PM, I can do that.

Oh, and catching cards is especially easy when you get to CHECK to see them or call the minimum bet.

[2Tone]

I think advice is also going to have vary on what level you are playing at. In my experience the $5+1 are just crazy, so I'd only play top-tier premium hands (and play them hard) during the first couple of rounds, because maniacs are going to knock each other filling up inside straights, and catching flushes. Once the dust settles and there are seven players left, and blinds are creeping up, then it's time to engage .

But the $30+3s are a different story. Naturally, people are less likely to throw away $33 on a draw, so play gets more sensible, and you have be much more crafty.

[johnbaker]

the key to sng success (in my opinion) is seeing cheap flops with suited connectors when you know the other player(s) have hands they wont be able to get away from when you hit a flop. i like playing pot limit holdem sng's, because pocket pairs cant raise out my suited connectors preflop. any pocket pair is also very profitable, because if you hit a set and have position, you WILL double up if anyone hit the flop at all. people in sng's are all about donating... people will always call your all in with top pair on the river with any kicker unless theres like an open ended straight on the board or 4 to a flush or something reeeeally scary like that. being able to play position is key to breaking people in sng's, so if you dont understand how to play position, i suggest you learn.

depending on how much raising goes on preflop in your sng, you might be able to safely limp in early position with suited connectors. if it is an aggressive or reckless game, then obviously dont play them up front...

also in pot limit, do not slow play any strong hand that could get broken. you need to raise as much as possible preflop with JJ-AA, then depending on the flop, you will be able to actually go all in and keep idiots from screwing you.. if you have appropriately pumped up the pot.

i like the fact that you admit to being a losing player at the moment; being able to admit this shows that you have potential to become a winning player. keep questioning your own plays and strategies, and keep improving your game... you'll definitly become a good player this way.

-jB

[Penguinfan]

Thanks for the advice. JB, it should be easy to admit your a losing player when you are one, it is what it is. I always loved the posts at RGP that start "Now I consider myself a strong player" and then go onto say how their pocket 2's got run down on the river when a "moron" made his broadway straight.