Marcotte
09-01-2004, 01:16 PM
Well, I played in a home game, 8 person SNG the other night. It was quite different from what I’m used to online. I’m going to be attending another tournament (this time 3-table, 21 people) in a couple weeks which should have a lot of the same people (and styles). I was wondering if anyone had some tips on how to beat this game.
The biggest difference is the blind structure. We each started with 100 chips with blinds at 1-2. Instead of increasing on a time schedule, they increased whenever someone got knocked out (2-4, 3-6, 5-10, 10-20). If two got knocked out on the same hand, the blind still only increased one level.
The other major difference is the LAGiness of the players. I was getting short-stacked, so I pushed all in with A9 and got called by T3 (this was 4-handed). Other players were making big bets and all-ins with next to nothing (45os, Q3os, etc.). In the early rounds, most pots were raised to at least 10-15, and sometimes as much as 30 or 50 (with a BB of 2 or 4!!).
So is the best strategy to play super tight and hope someone pays you off when you make a hand? I did notice that some of the players could be bluffed out of the pot on the flop if they didn’t have a hand. (My buddy went all in on the flop in one hand and everyone folded to a guy who thought for about 2 minutes then folded. My friend told me afterwards that all he had was an OESD.) Should I try to see some flops with marginal hand (suited one gap-ers, high unsuited connectors) in late position if I think I can get in cheap? With the 3-table, 21 person set-up I will have to be a little looser than normal just because of the 7 person table, but how loose is too loose?
(Btw, I’m not sure of the payout structure, but I think it is top two, with 2nd only getting one or two buyins, so basically winner take all).
The biggest difference is the blind structure. We each started with 100 chips with blinds at 1-2. Instead of increasing on a time schedule, they increased whenever someone got knocked out (2-4, 3-6, 5-10, 10-20). If two got knocked out on the same hand, the blind still only increased one level.
The other major difference is the LAGiness of the players. I was getting short-stacked, so I pushed all in with A9 and got called by T3 (this was 4-handed). Other players were making big bets and all-ins with next to nothing (45os, Q3os, etc.). In the early rounds, most pots were raised to at least 10-15, and sometimes as much as 30 or 50 (with a BB of 2 or 4!!).
So is the best strategy to play super tight and hope someone pays you off when you make a hand? I did notice that some of the players could be bluffed out of the pot on the flop if they didn’t have a hand. (My buddy went all in on the flop in one hand and everyone folded to a guy who thought for about 2 minutes then folded. My friend told me afterwards that all he had was an OESD.) Should I try to see some flops with marginal hand (suited one gap-ers, high unsuited connectors) in late position if I think I can get in cheap? With the 3-table, 21 person set-up I will have to be a little looser than normal just because of the 7 person table, but how loose is too loose?
(Btw, I’m not sure of the payout structure, but I think it is top two, with 2nd only getting one or two buyins, so basically winner take all).