If a book on SnG's came out, wouldn't they die?

[Iamafish]

Since SnG's are relatively easy to learn how to play, and can be multitabled easily almost without even paying attention, wouldn't they die if a SnG book came out?

Or at least become more difficult. ROI would drop significantly at each level, and everyone would play tight early levels.

Thoughts on this?

[SammyKid11]

Since SSHE is so relatively easy to play and multi-table, if a book came out teaching people how to play the game properly...wouldn't it die? Wait, there IS a definitive work on SSHE...and 95% of players can't be bothered to read it. No one studies something they think they already know (which is the case of many, many online players)...and very few people wish to "study" their pure-enjoyment hobby (which is the case of many other online players).

No, I don't think a book on SnG's would kill the game. I think it would have relatively little effect.

[Vetstadium]

With all the Poker on tv people think the stuff they see is all that happens. They forget about the hours of boredom and folding before they reach final table. Comparing final table to a SNG is a mistake many make. I agree many people feel they know enough and wouldn't even bother.

Each time a new book comes out I worry that everyone is going to become an expert and the easy games are going to dry up. But I agree, nobody wants to put the work in, most people just want to have fun playing (and there's nothing wrong with this) so I don't worry anymore when a good book comes out. The other thing about SSHE is that the strategies are not easy to apply -- IMO you have to study and re-study that book in order to make it work for you. Those who read is quickly only once become LAG IMO.

[Iamafish]

Well, I think SnG's are even easier than limit.

Im also getting paranoid, and always wonder why people even wanna put info out. I may be leaving my day job and doing this for a living, so...

I learned the basics from reading, and found thats it usless to read anymore concepts without putting them to practice, ofcourse. When people DO pick up some information, they realize the same.

Compare live play to online, you can't say those books don't change the game. Also, Im pretty sure there is almost nothing out there about SnG's, that makes a huge difference.

Whatever, Im tired. Ill fire up some games though. Thanks for your thoughts

[Bluff Daddy]

there is this book

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...6&v=glance

Thank goodness for the TV generation, who think they know it all because they saw it on the tupe.

good thread!

i have to disagree that HoH volume 1 would be excellent for SNG's. i know harrington throws some SNG type problems in there. but i'm not sure he's actually playing in too many of these actual events that we all play.

the big thing about SNG's is that the blinds get up on you really, really fast unless you double or triple up in first few rounds (and that is very "good card"-dependent). it seems like in SNG's you are almost always under some kind of pressure from blinds.

and even though i love harrington's books, i think they jump from pretty deep stacks to heads-up unbelievably quickly. i didn't think this and i started thinking it and i checked the table of contents and it's totally true. his zones are great ideas, but i think i need more guidance as to what to do in the medium zones (basically, i guess i'm saying SNG's are mostly medium zone play).

and i'd like to see more differentiation between heads up vs. 4 player vs. 6 player, because short-handed is where much of the $$$$$ is in SNG's.

and HoH pretty much assumes your opposition is good like at WSOP. we need miller or harrington to tell us how to beat the terrible SNG's most efficiently (don't get me wrong, i'm doing it already, but i'd like to maximize profits)

[Isura]

Isn't that what everyone said about party 2/4 when SSHE came out?

[Iamafish]

Meh, WHATEVER!

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