Sklansky's system

[mart_ph]

First of all, sorry if this has been posted before, but a search returned so many postings (due to the terms used probably!) I thought I'd start a new thread.

I'm currently reading Sklansky's Tournament Poker for Advanced Players and wondered if anyone had applied the System or Improved system to SNG's?

I have been using the Party$10 strategy, and they do appear similar in essence, but i was really wondering if anyone had applied the 'key number' principle outlined in the book.

If not, why not, etc, etc?

Regards (and a happy new year!),
Mart

[lacky]

I played a few $11's with it just for kicks when I read it. Basically It might be ok for a person that has no idea how to play, but a good player should always do better outplaying his opponents. The system was designed for major tourniments where your fold equity is huge compared to sng's. I am far more likely to fold QQ or JJ to an all in at the wsop than at a $109 sng when I have 6 going. I don't really care about that one game much and will take a chance every time if I think I'm ahead. Without the fold equity the system doesn't do as well.

Steve

[mart_ph]

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Without the fold equity the system doesn't do as well.

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A very obvious point that I had completely overlooked!

I suppose online the only place to use successfully would be a multitable tourney at say the 100/200 levels upwards?

[CardSharpCook]

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I suppose online the only place to use successfully would be a multitable tourney at say the 100/200 levels upwards?

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I think that would be the time where you could employ "the system", but I still believe, as Lacky does, that a skilled player should be able to do better without that system.

[skipperbob]

I played 50 $20 SNG's at PP using "system"; sometimes very hard to adhere to completely;....small winner

[binions]

For example, take a look at these rankings of hands heads up all-in versus random hands, and hands that might call.

http://rwa.homelinux.net/poker/hand-rankings.html

You'll notice that as you move down the scale, Sklansky has you playing different hands than this scale might suggest.

[Absolution]

That's a nice summary of hands. It would be a good read for anybody who likes to overvalue hands like AJo or KQs and undervalue medium poket pairs.

[mart_ph]

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For example, take a look at these rankings of hands heads up all-in versus random hands, and hands that might call.

http://rwa.homelinux.net/poker/hand-rankings.html

You'll notice that as you move down the scale, Sklansky has you playing different hands than this scale might suggest.


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Excellent post. Thanks.