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THERE WAS A PIC IN HERE I FORGOT WE CANT USE THEM HERE SO THE PART ABOUT THE GIRL WAS A PIC OF A GORILLA GIRL, LITERALLY......
Something sexy alright, I don't think ANYTHING is about as sexy as XXXXXXX (insert your girlfriend or wife's name there if you know what is good for you!). but aside from them and they would most probably agree the next sexiest thing on the planet is a MAN WITH LOTS OF MONEY AND TIME TO SPEND IT WITH!
This my dear friend is where you come in, we are going to make you about the most feared man on the planet when it comes to sit-n-go's. People have been asking for this for a longtime and while I have been meaning to get around to it I somehow get sidetracked withy these silly poker games and making money, sorry about that but its tough to stop when the going has been good!
The very first thing there is to learn about sit-n-go's are the amount of player's that you are willing to play against, this of course will determine the payout also, the more player's the more you will get paid when you make the money. The great thing about them is that they are great practice for the bigger Tournaments in that it isn't often you get to practice how it is when getting close to the money (which I like to call "the cut") in a Tournament and this may be the most invaluable lesson in playing a sit-n-go and something that you can take with you regardless of the outcome. There is of course single table Sit-N-Go's but for the purpose of this article I will concern myself with Multi-Table "SNG's" (sit-n-go.....duh) because it will all hopefully come down to the final table anyway but we need to get there first now don't we? SNG Tournaments I specifically look for 3-4 table SNG's myself because I feel if it is going to be a good run then why not make the most of it and there just seems to be many players and this author included that will lose concentration after sitting for a good while and they will self destruct and so the very first thing we need to learn to be a great SNG artist is the discipline and the focus, these 2 ingredients are totally essential and if you know you have a problem with these then its time to get to work on them or to turn your attention elsewhere because while they are important in all forms of Poker they area total must for SNG play and number 1 on our list. It is really easy to make a great start only to blow your whole stack after a bad beat or two and get pissed of that all your hard work and effort are headed to hell in a hand basket but this is what will separate those cashing from those who simply throw the tourney away and I promise you that if you learn to dig in and get over the recent disaster that this will serve you all through your poker career. It is no doubt the toughest thing to do, I mean it is really easy to play a tourney and wait on good hands but to take that pair of bullets getting cracked and losing half your stack to the maniac that called your pre-flop raise with Jacks against your Kings and found one of the only 2 remaining Jacks in the deck to beat you now this is what will separate the average player with the best in the game. I have to catch myself often in these situation's but I do catch myself most times because I know that I can either BE a great sit-n-go player or be an average sit and wait for good starting hand player who will eventually get a piece of "the cut" here and there but that is not my aim, my aim is to win money and I can not do that if I am not in it to win it Ok? You know what? You just got a whole lot sexier you little beast, she sure thinks so! yes you did! So staying in focus and with it are the very first principles that the great ones achieve!
Next on our agenda for you is learning how the blinds affect you as the game gets smaller. You have now gotten to the final table through your sturdy bend but don't break play, you have controlled your temper and ego and made it this far now is the time to learn a few things about that structure. Let's say that the blind's are now 200-400 on a full table and it will most likely be close to this in most circumstances from what I have been through recently. The Blinds will cost you 600 per round or 60 per hand right? It will now get costly so lets think for a moment how many chips are in a full ring game at the start of the tourney? Let us say it is 1,000 chips per person so if there are 3 tables to begin with then my target amount is between 4-5 thousand. If I reach this amount then I know that if there is only 30,000 in chips at the start then I am well on my way to the top 5 which usually will be "the cut" in a 3 table match. if we can get that far then we don't need to be so pushy at the final table but if we are not close to this then we are looking for that amount and we also need to be aware that with every player knocked out now the blinds per hand will become more costly to us because there are less players to post them understand? So we need to adapt a style of play that will allow you to flourish under these circumstances, you are going to have to play faster at this time of the tournament but don't worry because the other good ones will be doing the same just try not to trip over each other at this point in time. The object now of course will be to start stealing the blind money when you can, again now you must be very careful but if you have played good starting hands by now till this stage of the tournament then you will have the table image to be able to grab a few but always do this when you are in late position and always try to get in against the blind players only. I have recently adopted a new style of play that has served me extremely well and this is to raise the amount of the large blind 4-5 times for the initial raise and if I am called and the flop does not hit me BUT it is a ragged flop and the blind player makes a small bet or checks to me then it is time to again bet an amount that I dont think he can call which again will be anywhere from those 4-5 blind bets to half the pot to get him to release the hand. Now if the player throws all his money in here then you ned to be very careful, if he is shortstacked remember that he is looking for just such an opportunity but he will almost ALWAYS lead with that bet so that is the only clue I can give you the rest is on you but remember it is bend but dont break, dont lose all your chips in any one hand unless it is because you had the best of the flop and he just got unrealistically lucky on the turn and river Ok? Remember that most players will have missed their hands and so a large bet now will take the pot if you have raised and gotten called pre-flop I will normally hope to get in against people shortstacked when I am blind stealing because there is a good chance that they are trying to make that one last "push" for all of their chips to double up so be on the lookout for this, you know how to play the game or you wouldnt be reading this so you will have to use judgement here because many people will most likely give up the blind to your raise without a fight, but if he is willing to throw them all-in then understand he may just have that good hand. This is also the time of the tournament that people will start raising like maniac's with a slick and a-q, a-j suited and I want you to understand this if you dont already, you are a favorite with a pair of anything against a slick and it is a great way to double up yourself understand? There is no getting around it from here on out, you are going to have to play something and there wont be many opportunities to play a hand without someone making a giant raise and the only way there is to have the best of it is to now take advantage of those pairs, you will definitely lose a few tournaments but then again your more than a favorite to double up here so why not take the plunge right? If I don't have to here I wont but if you are shortstacked and need "the play" then this is about the best you can have it when someone makes a major raise. Also, I want you to watch who is raising just a bit too much and there is always one in every game that is pushing his luck just a bit much and this is usually my target. I like to come over the top of this guy to make him release the hand but if he plays back with another major raise then believe me itis not a bluff, lay it down by all means. With the table image you now have built there isnt going to be many willing to play back at you with a major raise unless they are indeed holding a very strong hand, if I have a top pair like queens and up, then I always think to myself "well self, this is it" and I will push them all-in without a thought, if I lose then those are the breaks but you cant afford to lay anything that big down at this point of the tourney and you will be suprised to see how many bad players that will make those raises with AJ-AQ, which to me are not so impressive especially against a pair like we discussed earlier. So you are now playing faster and making the most of your opportunities and with any luck you will reach the final "6" players.
The final 6
So now the play will virtually grind to a halt with nobody looking to be the player that got knocked out right before we all got paid and the blinds will start flying around the table now. Honestly I HATE this part of the game because you will see so many of the shortstacked players who will now "push" all-in and the players with a decent sized stack will back off time and time again, this is nuts to me. It is the duty of the big stacks to knock one of these pigeons off and then we can all breath a sigh of relief and get on with the real play but it never faisl time and time again when I play these SNG's that everyone acts like they are scared to death or something and I will actually encourage the bigger stacks to call, hell anyone with a hand needs to call those who are short stacked when they push from the pre-flop especially. Remember that unless they found aces which isn't the case, much more likely the have ace-any and are praying that you don't call that bet so get in there if you are large in the pockets now and make the table and me proud of you Ok? Never worry if you have a big enough stack anyway and remember that as long as you have a hand like 9-10 suited or better then you are not much an underdog to ace-any in the first place Ok? So now the play will grind painfully to a halt like I said and you will see this for yourself so grab a few blinds when you can, just remember to make the bet only 3-4 or 4-5 times the blind and if the blind is big enough like 1000-2000 then just raise or call and then make a big bet even if you don't have a damned thing if it is checked to you because remember what I said, if he has anything he is pushing all-in here there is no slow play happening right about now Ok? A check is as good as him asking you to take the pot.
"The Cut" Well now aren't we just the most sexy thing in town? You are just going to have to beat Gorilla girl down to get her off of you Mr. Moneybag's! Think about the payouts for a moment will you, and why not this is the time isn't it? Once you make "the cut" then it is time to gamble it up a bit BUT be forewarned that everyone is coming now with both barrels blazing and the last guy I am usually looking to fight with if I don't have to is the largest stacked guy at the table. Why you ask, because this guy is either having his luckiest day in the world or maybe, just maybe he is pretty decent at this game, you will already know since you now have watched him long enough so if he is indeed solid then leave him alone it will be much easier to make a play against someone else that is again either short stacked or there is always those classic scared to death guy's that are afraid to put their chip's in without having A-picture suited or a very high pair, well if your table has one then pick on him just remember that when he comes with it all he will have a hand but so will everyone at this point right? You already made the money and the tough part is over, you will see quite a few players that are just trying to suck up an extra position before being knocked out but me I am going for the win because the win % is 50% of the pie in a 3 man payout and I have seen it be different in a 5 man depending upon how many tables started, I think it is a 5 man in a 4 table event but I am not positive but the point here is that to suck up an extra position at this point will only gain you a slight payout difference whereas going for the kill and making 1-2 place will be a huge boon to your bankroll so always go for the kill once you have made the money and you are assured a decent slice of that pie Ok?
Finally if you make the final 3 you will see that now shorthanded skills are a must and you will no doubt develop them quickly playing sit-n-go's so don't worry if at first you don't succeed because we are dealing another one as you bust out of this one Ok? Seriously though you will need to develop the skills to work fastest of all here. I want you to remember these guidelines as you play, these are all the types of hands in which you want to raise with and also position now is as always important but not as important as earlier in the game, there will be many pushes now with the big stack and that is just the way it is until you get to heads-up and even then it isn't much different except you 2 will have a ton of chips to pay with! : ) A-suited, K-suited, A-anything and KQ along with any pair are pushing hands to me, you see there will be a ton of blind stealing and waitng on the final kill but whether the game is 3 handed or heads up these are what I use to play until the final gun. I imagine that many could argue that you now have enough chips to wait one good hand and I will admit yes there is but I am not saying to just throw them all-in pre-flop here I am saying that if it comes to it and he pushes and I feel that I may have the best starting hand then I am calling and again as I stated earlier I have great respect for pairs, they are tough to beat and the few times you will flop trips they become monsters........ As an afterthough I will add an article that will help you here, I wish I would have written down where I got it from because I would like to thank the author and give him the credit for his writing but I guess I grabbed it thinking only of reading it myself at the time and so I apologize to anyone who has written this, the following is NOT my work and belongs to the anonymous author and we all thank him
1. Getting involved for all of your chips early with non-premium hands. If you just want to gamble it up, fine — push all in with A-8 offsuit, J-10 suited, or 6-6 at the first or second blind level. If you're jamming with those hands when the blinds are $10-$20 and everybody has $1,500 in chips, one of two things is going to happen: You'll win $30 in blinds by risking $1,500, or you'll run into a real hand and probably be out of the event. If you're calling with those hands, it's even worse. At least if you're the first one to get your chips in, you've got significant "fold equity" when somebody doesn't wake up with a big hand. If you're calling with something like 5-5, your S&G experience is going to be painful.
2. Chasing draws for which you're not getting the right price. This isn't limit hold'em; you can't commit yourself to calling a draw (even a big one) to the river. The most frequent mistake I see of this form is players going after flush draws when they aren't getting the odds they need to catch their flush card. Let's review the numbers: You flop a four-flush. What are your chances of turning the flush? Let's see, two cards here in front of me, three of 'em out there in the middle. Five cards. That leaves 47 unaccounted for and I've nine outs. That's 38 bad, nine good — 4.2-to-1. Particularly in big-bet hold'em, you can't count on seeing two more cards for the price of one. So, if you're not getting better than 4-to-1 on that flush draw on the flop, it's probably not correct to call (more on the exceptions in a bit — perhaps in a different column). If you or your opponent is going all in on the flop, you're going to see two cards, and you're about a 2.2-to-1 underdog. So, if you're getting 5-to-2 or so, you can make the call. Now, you have to decide if you're willing to make a call (even one with a positive expected value) for all of your chips in a tournament situation, but at least know what has positive expected value and what doesn't.
3. Giving your opponent the right price to catch a card and bust you. This is the flip side of No. 2. If you offer your opponent the right pot odds to hit his draw and it gets there, you have nobody but yourself to blame. You've heard limit hold'em players say, "You can't protect your good hands." This is what they're talking about (or should be talking about, anyway). In no-limit (or pot-limit) hold'em, you can generally put enough money in the pot that your opponent is making a mistake if she calls. I will never forget watching one of the first S&Gs that my wife played. She was in the big blind with a terrible hand, 5-3 offsuit, in the early going of the tournament; everybody still had $1,000 in chips. There was only one caller before the flop, which came A-9-4 rainbow (three different suits). She checked, and her opponent bet about $40. She said to me, "I'm gonna call. If I hit that deuce on the turn, he's going to regret it highly!
Well there is always more to learn but I promise you if you combine this with good basic starting hands and a slightly tight-aggressive style and stay within the rules of making those blind raises 4-5 times the big blind and overcoming the tough hands then you are well on your way to becoming an excellent SNG player and with that nobody can argue. Thanx for taking the time to read this and heres hopin they push the pot your way! Unless of course I am in it you sexy devil you! Please post any comment's or let me know what you would further like explained or an area of poker giving you trouble. "
This my dear friend is where you come in, we are going to make you about the most feared man on the planet when it comes to sit-n-go's. People have been asking for this for a longtime and while I have been meaning to get around to it I somehow get sidetracked withy these silly poker games and making money, sorry about that but its tough to stop when the going has been good!
The very first thing there is to learn about sit-n-go's are the amount of player's that you are willing to play against, this of course will determine the payout also, the more player's the more you will get paid when you make the money. The great thing about them is that they are great practice for the bigger Tournaments in that it isn't often you get to practice how it is when getting close to the money (which I like to call "the cut") in a Tournament and this may be the most invaluable lesson in playing a sit-n-go and something that you can take with you regardless of the outcome. There is of course single table Sit-N-Go's but for the purpose of this article I will concern myself with Multi-Table "SNG's" (sit-n-go.....duh) because it will all hopefully come down to the final table anyway but we need to get there first now don't we? SNG Tournaments I specifically look for 3-4 table SNG's myself because I feel if it is going to be a good run then why not make the most of it and there just seems to be many players and this author included that will lose concentration after sitting for a good while and they will self destruct and so the very first thing we need to learn to be a great SNG artist is the discipline and the focus, these 2 ingredients are totally essential and if you know you have a problem with these then its time to get to work on them or to turn your attention elsewhere because while they are important in all forms of Poker they area total must for SNG play and number 1 on our list. It is really easy to make a great start only to blow your whole stack after a bad beat or two and get pissed of that all your hard work and effort are headed to hell in a hand basket but this is what will separate those cashing from those who simply throw the tourney away and I promise you that if you learn to dig in and get over the recent disaster that this will serve you all through your poker career. It is no doubt the toughest thing to do, I mean it is really easy to play a tourney and wait on good hands but to take that pair of bullets getting cracked and losing half your stack to the maniac that called your pre-flop raise with Jacks against your Kings and found one of the only 2 remaining Jacks in the deck to beat you now this is what will separate the average player with the best in the game. I have to catch myself often in these situation's but I do catch myself most times because I know that I can either BE a great sit-n-go player or be an average sit and wait for good starting hand player who will eventually get a piece of "the cut" here and there but that is not my aim, my aim is to win money and I can not do that if I am not in it to win it Ok? You know what? You just got a whole lot sexier you little beast, she sure thinks so! yes you did! So staying in focus and with it are the very first principles that the great ones achieve!
Next on our agenda for you is learning how the blinds affect you as the game gets smaller. You have now gotten to the final table through your sturdy bend but don't break play, you have controlled your temper and ego and made it this far now is the time to learn a few things about that structure. Let's say that the blind's are now 200-400 on a full table and it will most likely be close to this in most circumstances from what I have been through recently. The Blinds will cost you 600 per round or 60 per hand right? It will now get costly so lets think for a moment how many chips are in a full ring game at the start of the tourney? Let us say it is 1,000 chips per person so if there are 3 tables to begin with then my target amount is between 4-5 thousand. If I reach this amount then I know that if there is only 30,000 in chips at the start then I am well on my way to the top 5 which usually will be "the cut" in a 3 table match. if we can get that far then we don't need to be so pushy at the final table but if we are not close to this then we are looking for that amount and we also need to be aware that with every player knocked out now the blinds per hand will become more costly to us because there are less players to post them understand? So we need to adapt a style of play that will allow you to flourish under these circumstances, you are going to have to play faster at this time of the tournament but don't worry because the other good ones will be doing the same just try not to trip over each other at this point in time. The object now of course will be to start stealing the blind money when you can, again now you must be very careful but if you have played good starting hands by now till this stage of the tournament then you will have the table image to be able to grab a few but always do this when you are in late position and always try to get in against the blind players only. I have recently adopted a new style of play that has served me extremely well and this is to raise the amount of the large blind 4-5 times for the initial raise and if I am called and the flop does not hit me BUT it is a ragged flop and the blind player makes a small bet or checks to me then it is time to again bet an amount that I dont think he can call which again will be anywhere from those 4-5 blind bets to half the pot to get him to release the hand. Now if the player throws all his money in here then you ned to be very careful, if he is shortstacked remember that he is looking for just such an opportunity but he will almost ALWAYS lead with that bet so that is the only clue I can give you the rest is on you but remember it is bend but dont break, dont lose all your chips in any one hand unless it is because you had the best of the flop and he just got unrealistically lucky on the turn and river Ok? Remember that most players will have missed their hands and so a large bet now will take the pot if you have raised and gotten called pre-flop I will normally hope to get in against people shortstacked when I am blind stealing because there is a good chance that they are trying to make that one last "push" for all of their chips to double up so be on the lookout for this, you know how to play the game or you wouldnt be reading this so you will have to use judgement here because many people will most likely give up the blind to your raise without a fight, but if he is willing to throw them all-in then understand he may just have that good hand. This is also the time of the tournament that people will start raising like maniac's with a slick and a-q, a-j suited and I want you to understand this if you dont already, you are a favorite with a pair of anything against a slick and it is a great way to double up yourself understand? There is no getting around it from here on out, you are going to have to play something and there wont be many opportunities to play a hand without someone making a giant raise and the only way there is to have the best of it is to now take advantage of those pairs, you will definitely lose a few tournaments but then again your more than a favorite to double up here so why not take the plunge right? If I don't have to here I wont but if you are shortstacked and need "the play" then this is about the best you can have it when someone makes a major raise. Also, I want you to watch who is raising just a bit too much and there is always one in every game that is pushing his luck just a bit much and this is usually my target. I like to come over the top of this guy to make him release the hand but if he plays back with another major raise then believe me itis not a bluff, lay it down by all means. With the table image you now have built there isnt going to be many willing to play back at you with a major raise unless they are indeed holding a very strong hand, if I have a top pair like queens and up, then I always think to myself "well self, this is it" and I will push them all-in without a thought, if I lose then those are the breaks but you cant afford to lay anything that big down at this point of the tourney and you will be suprised to see how many bad players that will make those raises with AJ-AQ, which to me are not so impressive especially against a pair like we discussed earlier. So you are now playing faster and making the most of your opportunities and with any luck you will reach the final "6" players.
The final 6
So now the play will virtually grind to a halt with nobody looking to be the player that got knocked out right before we all got paid and the blinds will start flying around the table now. Honestly I HATE this part of the game because you will see so many of the shortstacked players who will now "push" all-in and the players with a decent sized stack will back off time and time again, this is nuts to me. It is the duty of the big stacks to knock one of these pigeons off and then we can all breath a sigh of relief and get on with the real play but it never faisl time and time again when I play these SNG's that everyone acts like they are scared to death or something and I will actually encourage the bigger stacks to call, hell anyone with a hand needs to call those who are short stacked when they push from the pre-flop especially. Remember that unless they found aces which isn't the case, much more likely the have ace-any and are praying that you don't call that bet so get in there if you are large in the pockets now and make the table and me proud of you Ok? Never worry if you have a big enough stack anyway and remember that as long as you have a hand like 9-10 suited or better then you are not much an underdog to ace-any in the first place Ok? So now the play will grind painfully to a halt like I said and you will see this for yourself so grab a few blinds when you can, just remember to make the bet only 3-4 or 4-5 times the blind and if the blind is big enough like 1000-2000 then just raise or call and then make a big bet even if you don't have a damned thing if it is checked to you because remember what I said, if he has anything he is pushing all-in here there is no slow play happening right about now Ok? A check is as good as him asking you to take the pot.
"The Cut" Well now aren't we just the most sexy thing in town? You are just going to have to beat Gorilla girl down to get her off of you Mr. Moneybag's! Think about the payouts for a moment will you, and why not this is the time isn't it? Once you make "the cut" then it is time to gamble it up a bit BUT be forewarned that everyone is coming now with both barrels blazing and the last guy I am usually looking to fight with if I don't have to is the largest stacked guy at the table. Why you ask, because this guy is either having his luckiest day in the world or maybe, just maybe he is pretty decent at this game, you will already know since you now have watched him long enough so if he is indeed solid then leave him alone it will be much easier to make a play against someone else that is again either short stacked or there is always those classic scared to death guy's that are afraid to put their chip's in without having A-picture suited or a very high pair, well if your table has one then pick on him just remember that when he comes with it all he will have a hand but so will everyone at this point right? You already made the money and the tough part is over, you will see quite a few players that are just trying to suck up an extra position before being knocked out but me I am going for the win because the win % is 50% of the pie in a 3 man payout and I have seen it be different in a 5 man depending upon how many tables started, I think it is a 5 man in a 4 table event but I am not positive but the point here is that to suck up an extra position at this point will only gain you a slight payout difference whereas going for the kill and making 1-2 place will be a huge boon to your bankroll so always go for the kill once you have made the money and you are assured a decent slice of that pie Ok?
Finally if you make the final 3 you will see that now shorthanded skills are a must and you will no doubt develop them quickly playing sit-n-go's so don't worry if at first you don't succeed because we are dealing another one as you bust out of this one Ok? Seriously though you will need to develop the skills to work fastest of all here. I want you to remember these guidelines as you play, these are all the types of hands in which you want to raise with and also position now is as always important but not as important as earlier in the game, there will be many pushes now with the big stack and that is just the way it is until you get to heads-up and even then it isn't much different except you 2 will have a ton of chips to pay with! : ) A-suited, K-suited, A-anything and KQ along with any pair are pushing hands to me, you see there will be a ton of blind stealing and waitng on the final kill but whether the game is 3 handed or heads up these are what I use to play until the final gun. I imagine that many could argue that you now have enough chips to wait one good hand and I will admit yes there is but I am not saying to just throw them all-in pre-flop here I am saying that if it comes to it and he pushes and I feel that I may have the best starting hand then I am calling and again as I stated earlier I have great respect for pairs, they are tough to beat and the few times you will flop trips they become monsters........ As an afterthough I will add an article that will help you here, I wish I would have written down where I got it from because I would like to thank the author and give him the credit for his writing but I guess I grabbed it thinking only of reading it myself at the time and so I apologize to anyone who has written this, the following is NOT my work and belongs to the anonymous author and we all thank him
1. Getting involved for all of your chips early with non-premium hands. If you just want to gamble it up, fine — push all in with A-8 offsuit, J-10 suited, or 6-6 at the first or second blind level. If you're jamming with those hands when the blinds are $10-$20 and everybody has $1,500 in chips, one of two things is going to happen: You'll win $30 in blinds by risking $1,500, or you'll run into a real hand and probably be out of the event. If you're calling with those hands, it's even worse. At least if you're the first one to get your chips in, you've got significant "fold equity" when somebody doesn't wake up with a big hand. If you're calling with something like 5-5, your S&G experience is going to be painful.
2. Chasing draws for which you're not getting the right price. This isn't limit hold'em; you can't commit yourself to calling a draw (even a big one) to the river. The most frequent mistake I see of this form is players going after flush draws when they aren't getting the odds they need to catch their flush card. Let's review the numbers: You flop a four-flush. What are your chances of turning the flush? Let's see, two cards here in front of me, three of 'em out there in the middle. Five cards. That leaves 47 unaccounted for and I've nine outs. That's 38 bad, nine good — 4.2-to-1. Particularly in big-bet hold'em, you can't count on seeing two more cards for the price of one. So, if you're not getting better than 4-to-1 on that flush draw on the flop, it's probably not correct to call (more on the exceptions in a bit — perhaps in a different column). If you or your opponent is going all in on the flop, you're going to see two cards, and you're about a 2.2-to-1 underdog. So, if you're getting 5-to-2 or so, you can make the call. Now, you have to decide if you're willing to make a call (even one with a positive expected value) for all of your chips in a tournament situation, but at least know what has positive expected value and what doesn't.
3. Giving your opponent the right price to catch a card and bust you. This is the flip side of No. 2. If you offer your opponent the right pot odds to hit his draw and it gets there, you have nobody but yourself to blame. You've heard limit hold'em players say, "You can't protect your good hands." This is what they're talking about (or should be talking about, anyway). In no-limit (or pot-limit) hold'em, you can generally put enough money in the pot that your opponent is making a mistake if she calls. I will never forget watching one of the first S&Gs that my wife played. She was in the big blind with a terrible hand, 5-3 offsuit, in the early going of the tournament; everybody still had $1,000 in chips. There was only one caller before the flop, which came A-9-4 rainbow (three different suits). She checked, and her opponent bet about $40. She said to me, "I'm gonna call. If I hit that deuce on the turn, he's going to regret it highly!
Well there is always more to learn but I promise you if you combine this with good basic starting hands and a slightly tight-aggressive style and stay within the rules of making those blind raises 4-5 times the big blind and overcoming the tough hands then you are well on your way to becoming an excellent SNG player and with that nobody can argue. Thanx for taking the time to read this and heres hopin they push the pot your way! Unless of course I am in it you sexy devil you! Please post any comment's or let me know what you would further like explained or an area of poker giving you trouble. "