This is the first section of a four-part series, the average poker player provides the necessary knowledge, from one fish at a SnG SNG Shark to be. Part 1 deals with the game at low blinds.
A-table tournaments, Sit & Go general or STT (single-table tournament) called, are one of the most popular poker has become.
Online poker rooms offer them uninterrupted. Once enough players have signed in, it starts, so you have to wait a long time never.
SnG tournaments differ dramatically from cash game. It rather resembles the game in multi-table tournaments, as the number of your chips is also limited. There are no rebuys, and if your chips are gone, you're gone. So you must protect your chip stack.
During this series of articles I will train you from a beginner to a SnG SNG Shark.
Basics
As long as the blinds are low, you should choose a conservative strategy. There is no reason to be drawn at low blinds in uncertain situations and a lot to risk chips.
Do you have anything in the budget to do? Register for one or for several SnG and wipe had to cross in the kitchen, soak up the stairs or push a bun in the oven. When you're done, you go into the tournament.
Of course this is a bit exaggerated, but still better than in the early stages of a SnG right to act aggressively.
Avoid early confrontations
In the initial phase of a tournament , you should pot out of the way to go big. Do not start big bluff and not play marginal hands. They will later have enough opportunities to play ultra-aggressive, so do not worry.
So we try to us at first to stay out of the action. Although I advise you to play tight, but also to address strong hands aggressively. If you hold a strong hand, be sure to increase. I would advise you never otherwise.
My point is rather that you should go down in marginal situations not too many risks. For example:
The stacks are at $ 1500. You thought 9 
9 
in the Big Blind. The blinds are at $ 20 / $ 40 Four players limp to you.
9 in the Big Blind. The blinds are at $ 20 / $ 40 Four players limp to you.In the cash game is a clear raise. In a SnG, I would argue for a check. If you want to raise this hand, you must wager at least five or six times the BB, because you do not have a position and sit four limper in front of you.
If we continue the example: Increase to $ 240th Limper two fold, but cut-off button and call. The flop is Q 
4 2 .
4 2 .This is pretty good flop for you. There is only one over card, you were the aggressor and can now schedule a continuation bet.
You bet 2 / 3 of the pot, than about $ 500 The cut-off and calling the button folds.
Now look at your situation. They have already put half of your stack into the pot. What do you do on the turn? The pot is $ 1800. If you wish to place on the turn again, you have to go all-in. How well do you now your hand?
Probably not very good. A check or fold, of course, is also not a good move, because half of your stack is already in the pot. I therefore plead with low blinds for the check before the flop. You can avoid problematic situations like this.
There are many such situations. With speculative hands, which may have some good, but no big favorites, you should not try to play one advantage that you might not.
You have to risk much more limited your chip stack to find out if you're ahead, justified as mathematically. Instead of an early push to small advantages, you should save your chips better for the higher blind levels.
Positional play
As in the cash game you should play in a SnG very tight from early position. Tight Pre-flop play makes your decision on the flop. Avoid at all costs, to the beginning of a SnG getting into risky situations.
Risks often lead to you losing chips, do so as little as possible. One possibility is extremely tight play from early position. Beware of your chips, because if they're gone, they're gone. Do not play weak hands from early position. You burn your chips.
From early position you should fold all potentially dominated hands. AT, AJ. KQ, etc. are clear Folds. These hands may look good, but for most players a chance. If you want to protect your CHPS, you play it safe.
However, you must raise your premium hands. This is TAG (tight-aggressive) game after textbook. Tight play, but aggressive use of premium hands. Do not be afraid, AA-JJ, AK, AQ, etc. to increase. When the table is very passive, you can also use medium pairs (TT-66) limp.
From middle position you should play a similar tight. Also in this position, you should avoid playing with marginal hands out of position. Premium hands are still naturally increases or value.
Add AJo, AJ, and KQs to Raise hands added. You can now loosen your play something and limp with pocket pairs, suited connectors or good, but you continue avoiding to be drawn in big pots with marginal hands.
From late position and on the button to play a little more open than in middle position. You now have more freedom, but you should not raise any ace or still like J-Ts.
Instead, add the list of your limp hands some added. If you watch a multiway flop with a pocket pair or suited connectors can be cheap, this is a very good position.
Find occasions to see flops cheaply to flop a monster and double. The sooner you can do this, the easier it is for you later.
Keep up the whole time the gap theory in mind. This is summarized as follows: If the pot is raised to you already, you will need for a call for a better hand than your own Raise a hand not increased.
If you play from middle position, you can raise with AJ, but call any raise. In short, hold back, when the action was opened in front of you.
