Re: 180 SNG on stars
One word: Goldmine.
Advice: Just stay patient and play solid poker.
The play is very loose for the first 90 minutes, so it is not a good idea to get fancy - your elaborate three-street semi-bluff will get called by bottom pair. The up-side of this ist hat when you do catch a hand you can really lay the whip to it - you will get paid off.
As you near the bubble, let your inner LAG out. People are terrified of busting out before the money, so you can really build a stack by raising in position, and if you have a half-decent hand, re-raising all-in. Your FE at this point is huge. This is especially true if there are a couple of stacks on life-support, so keep an eye on the standings in the lobby. The guy with 12BB will need a monster to play back at you if shorty at the next table has 2BB.
Tighten up again after the bubble bursts. Take shorty's "Whew I'm in the money, now I can bust" chips if you have a hand, but quit raising with cheese.
At the FT, LAG it up again, esp. if you have a big stack. The play is really, really tight here, and you can build a big stack whether or not you get any cards.
Good luck,
Sam
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