Sit and Go Strategy Basics

The following guides to Sit n Go strategy was professionally prepared by an expert player from Compatiblepoker.com.

Easy for All Levels with a Little Guidance

Sit n Go tournaments have many advantages both for beginner and experienced poker players. Depending on your skills you can use the sit n go as a great tool to build your bank roll and no matter how well you play you will be able to reach even higher levels through many and fast games. If you are up to it you could be playing several sit n go games at the same time and you can easily find a buy-in that suits your bankroll and temperament.

Knowing Where to Play

If you are a beginner player you will want to find a poker room that offers sit n go games with low buy-ins and preferably a table with as few players as possible. Skilled players looking to build their bankroll will better benefit from more players around the table assuming that they will be fish contributing to the pot but not doing much to raise the level of the game. Before you decide where to play it is a good strategy to read up on some reviews of the best poker rooms. You want to make sure to play in a place with good traffic and many sit n go games starting at tight intervals.

Making Wise Buy-ins

You can find sit n go tournaments with a buy-in as low as $5 and it is also possible to enter with over $5,000. When you decide how much you should allow for buy-ins you need to understand how to use your bankroll. Even if you are a very good poker player you need to make sure to have a bankroll that can support bad games. Calculate how much you can afford loosing and don’t make bigger buy-ins than what can fit into the budget you make up. If you win that’s great but stick to your original plan and you will benefit better from the successful games.

Use the Tools available

When you join a poker room you will immediately be informed about all the great tools that are available to you during your gaming. You might think that they are all just technical nonsense but don’t be too fast to disregard what could indeed improve your gaming. With a tool like the note function you can take notes on how the other players are acting. If you see a pattern to certain player’s game you will have an advantage by remembering this when you meet them again. Likewise, records of your own games will give you a chance to review and improve it.

Playing at many Tables

During the early stages of a sit n go most players should be able to manage more than two tables at the same time. Make use of the multi-table function but don’t overdo it. If you are active at 2-3 tables at once that should be enough to keep you busy without getting confused and there is no shame in sticking to just one game at a time.

Continue reading part two in this series; Early Game Sit and Go Strategy.