BigTuna

Short Handed Sit n Go Strategy

I need help with my short handed sit n go strategy, I think. But the help I need might mean nothing more than not drawing too many conclusions from too small a sample size. And when I say "short handed sit n go strategy", I'm specifically talking about the 6 person sit n go's at Full Tilt Poker with the $22 buy-in. (And this post is only marginally related to my post yesterday about a beginner sit n go strategy.)

Here are the current results of my own personal short handed sit n go strategies:

89 Sit and Go's
Total Buy-In $1958
Total win/loss -$476
ROI -24.31%
1st place 11 times out of 89, or 12.36%
2nd place 13 times out of 89, or 14.61%
ITM 24 times out of 89, or 26.97%.

Assuming everything else were equal, I should have placed in the money 33% of the time instead of the roughly 27% of the time I've placed in the money. But having talked with some other poker players who know a thing or two about shorthanded sit n go strategy, I shouldn't really draw any conclusions about my play until I have about 500 sit n go results under my belt.

I can't help but feel that my numbers are far enough off from what they should be that I've got a problem other than just a run of bad cards here though, even though the sample size is small. Any thoughts about this?

And my second question. What strategic differences do you make in a short handed sit n go compared to a full table? Do you play a much more aggressive six person sit n go strategy? Do you loosen up? I would think that with only six players at the table, the appropriate short handed strategy would be to play at least a few more pots, and try to steal a few more with continuation bets on the flop.

I'd appreciate any input anyone has about short handed sit n go strategy.

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Big Tuna

"To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top." - Robert Pirsig

sfustsh

Consider 1/3 ITM rate would yield 29 ITM places and you have 24.

I do not consider those numbers significant.

Anyway in short handed games I tend to be a little less aggressive on the bubble than in full rings. The reason is that if you get ITM you are immediately HU, in which I feel I usually have a big advantage.

That's not to say aggressive bubble play isn't important: it is. But headsup play is most important. Consider you have to beat 4 other people just to make the money, but only 1 more person to get first prize.

Also, I would seriously, seriously consider moving down if I were you, unless you can honestly tell me you have $10,000 in your poker accounts just for SNGs

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johnny350h: that was in his range yes yes

Randy

Back when I played Sit and Go's, Short Handed play was my specialty. I think a big mistake beginners make is thinking that its is easier to make money or win. In truth, it is a very different game than any other SNG form.

Some of the things you need to look at to discover why you are losing money at these are:

• Your VPIP % (Are you playing too many hands?)
• Your Aggression Factor (Are you being aggressive enough?)
• Actions in the Blinds (Are you defending too much? Limping too much?)
• Position stats (even though position is demised somewhat in Shorthanded SNG's)

Also, you may look at some advice offer in this thread: Beginner Sit and Go Strategy


It's 3am here, so I'll let some other folks add some things to consider.

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