As we know, Turbo Sit and Go tournaments are the same as your standard SNG, except for the fact that the time it takes for the blinds to move up is shorter. So aside from the fact that these games run a lot quicker than your average tournament, are there any other differences in the overall game play and strategy? When it comes to strategy, the fact that the games run more quickly should make quite a big difference in your approach to the game. A lot less time is spent deep stacked, and so a lot of the tournament [ Read More ]
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Short Handed Turbo SNG
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Short Stack Turbo SNG
In some of the turbo sit and go tournaments that you play you’re going to get burned in a hand in the early stages and you’re going to be the short stack at the table. Now if you’re playing at Poker Stars everyone starts with 1500 chips, so I consider myself to be short stacked when I’m around 800 chips. Once you get to 800 chips or less you need to start sitting and not playing any cards until you get an all-in hand. The short stack isn’t where you want to be early in a tournament, but the good [ Read More ]