Straight
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Metrowest Massachusetts
Posts: 131
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Just discovered this, and I'm looking forward to getting back to my book and perhaps more specifically talk about elements. I keep a bookmark to the summary of the zones when playing SNGs, just to keep reminding myself.
I think that at the stakes I play ($5.50 SNG 1 to 5 tables) failing to pay attention to this is a common mistake. People get into the M<10 and yet won't get aggressive. This may be because they're gotten to the final table of a multi-table SNG and are desperately hoping to cruise into the money.
I use a little Excel sheet in the corner of my screen that I update so I can see my M and Q. I play at FullTilt, and since it has 9 players per table I also have it show me the Effective M. You may well drift down to 5 or 6 players at a non-final table for multiple orbits before tables consolidate - I sometimes wonder how much I should react to the substantial difference between M and Effective M in these cases.
I agree that I do see a first-in advantage (I tend to think of it as "first mover" advantage from game theory / business / warfare). Position EP1 suddenly has a power all of its own - those blinds are about to hit you, but if your Q is decent and your hand is decent, you can make some good space and help promote an aggressive image.
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