Hi.

I just started to play SnGs at Pacific. I've played about dozen Multitables(1+.5 and 2.5+.5s got to start somewhere). Won a couple of them and stayed to the last table on most, but haven't been profitable. I have been (well at least trying to) following NashVegas's/CactusJacks guidelines.

Here are some things I've noticed in my play:
-Falling on a "dry run" affects my play seriously (e.g. 38o/27o for 20 hands). In the end I get a what feels like a decent hand (this is only compared to the earlier), I play too aggressively. I should work on my patience
-I get what I call "Flush blindness" (e.g. A2 and the flop gives me 4card flush) and start to make mistakes betting too much on the flop. Should learn from my mistakes (thats hard, I say)
-Even though I'm a Nb I'm fairly good at reading other peoples hands. This has helped me most in the end games, but the problem is to get to the final 4 or 3.
-I use the Average stack size as a guideline to figure out my standings in the big picture. When I'm alot below the average I try to be more aggressive. This has worked somewhat.

Here's a small question:
When is the best time to play sngs? As the time here is GMT+2, it makes it quite hard to hit the US late hours as they are close to working hours (or night time) here.


I have to say: I love the game and at the moment I'm happy to play it as long as I stay even. Hopefully I'll start to build up the bankroll someday.


Hlululu.
a Finn

Welcome to BTP.

I don't think time of day really matters. Fish and donkeys don't seem to punch a clock.

You have to play draws very carefully. For the most part, you'll make them 1 out of 3 times. Just make sure you don't go broke the 2 out of 3 times you don't.

In every tournament, you're going to experience good runs and bad runs. We just hope the bad run comes at the beginning.

Glad you found us helpful.

CJ

i work from home...so i've played different times of day.

and i've played on pacific - $5 SNG, $5 / $10 short table SNGs. not high stakes, i know ,but...

i've found that the players are better in the morning my time (GST -5 or 6; east coast USA). or, rather, there are less really bad ones at the table.

i've found most to be passive, and it's hard to get all ppl out before the flop unless it's 5* BB - and not even then all the time. i actually got my AK busted because an A3o and an 79s cold called my 5* (!) raise.

but i can't complain badly; one time, i hadn't played out of the blinds the first 20 or so hands. got pocket As, 3 times the blind, some guy comes over the top of me, i reraise more (NOT all-in), he goes all-in, i call. he's got K7suited.

no, he didn't crack me.

also, on a more relevant area...i've found that some of pacific's worse players have left the 6-player SNGs and gone to the super turbo short table ones, where hitting the board with top pair is reason to go all-in on the first or second hand.

"Mornin' Fred."
"Mornin' Stan."

You can win whether they are tight/passive or loose/aggressive. You have to adjust to the table, but you have to do that anyway. The tight/passive calling stations that play during the day at least are predictable. If you've got the best hand, you win. Later in the tourney, they'll start folding to pressure, trust me. If you've got an image of showing down good hands, they'll fold up like a cheap suitcase until they think you've stolen enough.

LAGs are often more difficult to beat because you can't trust them to be playing hands they should have folded. Watching what people are playing, how often they come in, and staying tight in the early rounds makes it a lot easier.

CJ