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Poker Video: MTT/SNG by AMT (Micro/Small Stakes)

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Hi,

this video series is going to cover shorthanded SNG?

Thanks.

Possibly. We're trying to cover a wide range of buyins and tourney structures. If there's enough demand I'll certainly do my best to get at least 1 6 max vid in there.

Possibly. We're trying to cover a wide range of buyins and tourney structures. If there's enough demand I'll certainly do my best to get at least 1 6 max vid in there.

Thank you.

I have a HH from my last shorthanded SNG. I made 1st place if you want I can email to any of you guys.

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A8s shoving here for 50% of your stack seems kinda crazy

A8s shoving here for 50% of your stack seems kinda crazy

A8s should be good enough vs. a lot of the hands that people continue to limp with 5-10+bb stacks in the middle game. These types of basically- value shoves that are still intended to just take down the pot as is but can be ahead even when called/aren't complete garbage hands are very valuable in SNGs and contribute a lot to maintaining your stack and attacking dead money in the middle game when the stacks start shrinking drastically. If he was in slightly later position or had just slightly more chips (1 or 2bb's), I'd go so far as to say that it'd be a pretty big leak not to be making these types of shoves over limpers when the money in the pot becomes significant and the opposition is failing to adjust their actions and ranges appropriately for the situation (Of course, I do still think it's a good play here). I'd say in the old days we had a lot more freedom with how wide we'd be able to shove over limpers in similar situations due to less trapping and even wider limping ranges + higher fold equity, but A8s certainly still fits the bill IMO.

Hey guys, I was always wondering about simple stuff off the poker table, some of them you already covered here in the first episode. I played 1$ and than 2$ sng, crashed them and now I am at 5$ really having problems. After I had 20% ROI in like 1500 games, I now have 0% ROI after 700 games. I learned some stuff about sngs before, but simple questions keep pumping into my mind like: What kind of music do you listen playing poker? How do you manage to play such many tables? I play 10 max turbo 3 min blind, how do you organize when you play a session? I open like 4 tables and wait to increase to the 50/100 blind level and than open another 3 tables tiled (bought a 23" monitor) and if I lose on a table I open another, is there any better way to play this becouse I cant stay focused too many time, you mentioned in the video like to play a 4-6 hours session, that blew my mind because I can only manage to play 1 or 2 max hours a session because It's so exhausting. My goal is to play 100 sngs a day and that means to me to play poker to spread poker sessions all over the day. I would really like to play a 4-6 hour session, or like 2 sessions a day, but still some things doesn't have sense for me. How many sngs you usually play on a day? or u used to play...
I got Poker Tracker and start using he HUD, I'm not sure if there is any video about how to use HUD properly for playing STT, I will be great if you guys can point me out or make some stuff like that.
Is that normal to have sessions with like 20 streak out of money? or even more? to drop like 40 buyins in a single day? How do you handle such stuff? I had a week full of that kind of swings, I almost feel like I have no power in my games, even than it's full of losing players here.
I think there is valuable information you can provide for new sng players, stuff that maybe look so normal or obvious to you that don't get to mention.
I feel excited about joining at DC, there is a good information about SNG and a great community. I will come along with more questions.

I would be glad to hear/see some more stuff about TURBO FR STTs, which would include a lot of desperate -$EV shoves.

moldovan,

Thanks for your questions. Apologies if we didn't hit on everything in this episode. Bones and I are considering touching on these questions and opening up the floor for other questions for a future episode in the series. If we don't end up doing this, we'll be sure to come back and touch on these for you.

urinpain,

There will definitely be more of standard structure turbo STT videos on the site in the future (though I can't quote you any specific dates or timeframes). Not specifically sure what you mean by including a lot of desperate -$EV shoves though. On purpose?

There will definitely be more of standard structure turbo STT videos on the site in the future (though I can't quote you any specific dates or timeframes). Not specifically sure what you mean by including a lot of desperate -$EV shoves though. On purpose?

As the blinds rise faster in a turbo than in a regular SNG, you'll be really short really soon and if so, you don't have the chance to wait for a big hand, because the next blind increase is just to come, so we have to make some desparation shoves (with stacksizes like 4BB or less).
That's what I meant.

+1 I agree with urinpain.
If possible to have a video to show some strategy in playing late stage on a SNG, it will be very helpfull, some push/fold expertise.

Ok, we definitely have videos that address these spots in-game in varying structures, but we'll certainly take note of this for future videos. Thanks for your comments guys.

+1 I agree with urinpain.
If possible to have a video to show some strategy in playing late stage on a SNG, it will be very helpfull, some push/fold expertise.

hey guys I have a great idea lets write to vandweller to cover in an episode of HEY VAN this stuff, I already wrote to him this, just write, because he will definetly cover this stuff in an episode if is such a demand
At which site do you guys play? I don't see ppl to play on other sites than stars and full tilt

I suggest you guys take plans that you have for Vandweller directly to him. Probably more efficient than via this thread

I really need to stress that these spots come up a lot in-game and I'm sure are covered in previous videos (I go into this idea in my "Last Man Standing" series), but again, we will certainly make it a point to address blind equity loss more specifically in a future video(s). Content can only feasibly be produced so fast, and we put in a lot of hours for you guys. Enjoy the content that's always coming out and the continually progressing community, and I'm sure you'll continue to see the results that you hope for. We *do* see when you guys make requests and take all of them seriously.

Is it possibly to cover 90 players SNG strategy?

Is it possibly to cover 90 players SNG strategy?

90s will be basically the same as 180 man strat and we'll be doing one of those.

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What happens when people are limping AA KK or other dominating hands? At least in my experience i find many people at this level love to limp their made hands.

Great first vid focusing on tilt issues and being prepared to play when we play our best, yet not letting the game define who we are away from the tables. This is something I am getting better at and this vid has helped. thanks guys

Question guys: you recommend SNG wizard for serious SNG players. I use Poker Tracker 3 with a customized HUD. Can you explain the benefits of using SNGW instead/as well? New to that software. Thx

Question guys: you recommend SNG wizard for serious SNG players. I use Poker Tracker 3 with a customized HUD. Can you explain the benefits of using SNGW instead/as well? New to that software. Thx

You'll be using SNG Wiz away from the table, as opposed to a HUD which is primarily used in-game. Using the HUD to filter certain situations (3-5 handed, Unopened, -vpip, etc.) and using it with SNG Wiz will benefit your understanding/play of ICM. Try out SNGWiz's trial (http://www.sngwiz.com/tiki/tiki-index.php) and/or SNG End-Game Tools.

OIC. Thx for the info. I have a mac; are there comparable versions?

thanks for the post

Major props with the health talk!

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In the QQ hand if you 3bet to a standard 3.5x and he 4bets all in are you folding? I personally would from an UTG raiser am I wrong there? Also I think it changes if its say a CO raise and ur in the BB and u 3bet then he 4bets all in I would be calling.

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In the A8s hand say he does call with pockets 99-22, broadways, and Ax hands. Isnt that bad for us considering were fliping against all those inless he has a worse Ax hand. To lose 50% of our stack for 375 chips just seems to risky. What about checking here and attempting to outplay him post? If hes limping UTG+1 hes probably pretty passive and wont give us to much trouble post flop, what are your thoughts on that play?

In the QQ hand if you 3bet to a standard 3.5x and he 4bets all in are you folding? I personally would from an UTG raiser am I wrong there? Also I think it changes if its say a CO raise and ur in the BB and u 3bet then he 4bets all in I would be calling.

As it's a micro stakes SNG I'll definitely call if he limp/shoves on us, although he's in UTG, because his range has the be really tight to make it a non-profit call for us and I think the standard player at this level should be loose enough to have a profitable call.