A type of tournament that begins when a specified number of players have registered. These tournaments come in two forms: single-table and multi-table.
Questions tagged [sit-and-go]
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Talking during a hand
I am a newbie and would like clarification on something if that is possible. It relates to a "house SNG".
There were 3 players left and since the first 2 would get paid, it meant we were on the bubble. I was the short stack on the button with less…
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What is the minimum raise after an all-in?
I am hosting a home game (NL Texas Hold'em sit N go), and would like to make sure we get all the rules right, but there is one situation that I'm having trouble with. What is the minimum raise after an all-in?
I think that there are three cases for…
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Preflop game in 50/50 sit'n'go
I tried to explain a friend of mine, that there happened several mistakes or bad play in this preflop situation:
6 Players left
Blinds 100/200
UTG (355) with 9♥9⋄ moves allin
UTG +1 folds
UTG +2 (1,300) calls with A♣8♠
BTN (2.800) folds
SB…
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Is Colin Moshmans Book Still A Relevant Micro SNG Reference
I am looking for a book specifically about micro SnG games.
Everywhere I look people are saying that I must get Colin Moshmans book SnG strategy but this book was written in 2008. Given that poker is changing at such a fast pace at the moment is…
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How many SnG tournaments do I need to play to be relatively sure I'm a profitable player?
A couple weeks ago I started playing 1$ SnGs on a popular online poker room(poker site?). I've now played 90 of theses SnGs and I am up 12$. That's not bad considering it took me 15-20 tournaments to adapt to the SnGs format during which time I lost…
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To steal the pot, how much should I bet if first to act post-flop?
Let's say we went to the flop. Damn, no hit. I'm first to act.
I decided to 'steal' the pot, by raising high enough that people fold but not too high so I don't lose too much if somebody got a monster and called.
What is the correct bet?
Usually I…
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Bully short stacks later on or try knock them out?
So i had 25BB late on in a tournament when I find myself in the BB with 88 and the SB who has 5BB limps to 1BB, this time around I elected to just shove it and make him fold, but afterwards I wasn't sure if I had done the right thing.
Is it better…
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A free online room with long/no time controls
Me and my friends want to play some Sit-n-goes or tournaments with play money (not real money). We want to create private rooms, without people from the outside. The best option would bee MTTs with rebuys.
We played on the “World poker Club”…
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What is your maximum stack size when shoving?
Is there a general rule when shoving in a sit-and-go? in short stacked situations, how many big blinds would you put in the middle and why?
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Why Collin Moshman 3-bet that high?
Taken from Sit'N Go strategy by Collin Moshman:
blinds: t20/t40; 10 handed
Hero: Q♠Q♣ with t1940 in MP1.
UTG: (t1820) opened with t100
2 player fold.
What would you do?
The best move according to the book is to raise by t350. The reasoning is to…
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SNG or cash games, what is the best type of games for regular income
I am not asking about the differences between sng and cash games.
But suppose that you want to make a regular income from playing online poker. Should you play let's say 3 - 4 cash game tables or 2 - 3 equivalent SNG tournaments.
In short which one…
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Estimate (online) tournament expected duration?
Given the entrants and the speed (e.g. 45 Players Turbo), is there any formula out there to estimate a tournament duration?
Even better, any formula to estimate times for each finish position?
As an alternative, is there a time-detailed dataset…
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Multiple Table Online Play
When playing online, I have tried a few sessions of 9 or 6 player SnG where I will join about 10 - 15 tournaments at the same time.
It's hard to keep up and sometimes I even get sat out (could be a blessing though because sometimes I come back and…
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Should I use Effective M on 9-Max Tournaments?
In Tourneys I'm using Harrington M-ratio to determine actions and opponent ranges.
My question is should I use Effective M with 9-Max full ring tables (using a 9/10 factor), or I should just use raw M instead?
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Reasoning behind assumptions in Independent Chip Model
The Independent Chip Model is a model that output's a player's overall equity in a tournament, given the stack sizes of players at the table.
An assumption underlying the calculations in the model is that the probability of a player coming 1st is…
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