The Official " Characteristics Of A Winning SNG Player" Thread

[Desdia72]

list the characteristics you think a winning SNG player possesses (meaning he already has them and is profiting from them), regardless of the buy-in level. what are the characteristics of this type player that distances him/her from other players?

*NL SNGs*

[mrbill22]

Patience.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Beat me too it. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

I think one of the downsides of playing mainly SNGs is that your MTT game suffers because you tend to play tighter than is optimal in a MTT.

[WC64]

I agree with both of those comments lol

[Cleveland Guy]

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I think one of the downsides of playing mainly SNGs is that your MTT game suffers because you tend to play tighter than is optimal in a MTT.

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My problem is the opposite.

I am used to being in a much looser mode when blinds get to like 300/600. In a SnG - its down to like 2-4 players by then, and in a MTT, you are still at many tables.

This is probably my biggest MTT leak as I loosen up early based on experience from SnGs.

But patience is the key. That and remembering - you can only lose a tournament in the first level, never win one.

[mistrpug]

Play super tight and then aggresively stealing blinds when it gets shorthanded.

[zephyr]

Adjustments: blinds, number of players, buy in, stack sizes, site, players, cards, etc. etc.

Always be adjusting!

Zephyr

[Dominic]

don't limp with hands like K-10, Q-10, K-J...especially early in the tournament...they are utterly useless hands...now when it's down to 3 or 4 players, if you're gonna play these hands - bring it in for a raise! At least you might steal the blinds. Same goes for suited connectors in the later rounds...if you're gonna play 'e, might as well raise with 'em...you get folding equity as well as decption on the flop. No one will be able to figure out what you have.

Also...there's no point to stealing the blinds with less than optimal hands in the early rounds...not enough chips to justify diluting your stack yet.

[Cleveland Guy]

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Also...there's no point to stealing the blinds with less than optimal hands in the early rounds...not enough chips to justify diluting your stack yet.

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Not sure I always agree with this one. If it's just the blinds yes - but if I'm in a LP, or on the button, and its a BB of t30. If 5 or 6 people have limped, I can make a nice bet of like 200 and usually take down the pot right there. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems to work more often than not.

Now, before I get flamed. I usualy do this with at least a fairly decent hand - so that if i get called, I can at least make some decent outs. If I get re-raised it's usually a fold.

[gergery]

I think you need all 6 of these to be considered good.

1. Reading other players
2. Patience/Discipline
3. Adjusting to …well, everything. Players, stack size mainly.
4. Selective Aggressiveness
5. Being able to fold well
6. Reasonable math skills ( percentages, outs, etc.)