Hello!

[Pokernub]

Hi

I looked over the forums a year ago and played a few SnG's. Played badly, when i was on tilt played to reclaim the loss with bigger stakes etc, you know the losers story.

Realised that i played when i came in from the pub mostly, and that when i played sober i did much better, and didnt tilt so bad.

A year later, with some free time over Christmas, the top four books reccomended on the forums waiting for me at home and a new tee-total status, i am back to play some poker with a view to improving my game and in the long term making some money.

I will be playing SnG's exclucivly and i have some questions regarding it. Is it appropriate to post here since i am a beginner or in the SnG section?

Nice to finaly be here :>

[Xanadu]

Either forum is appropriate, but you may get more response from SNG players in that forum. Welcome.

[donkbee]

taipan answers every sng question in this forum too, though, so yeah, either section = good

i'll read it if it's in this forum though

welcome to ftr!

[Pokernub]

well thanks guys

To get the best responce i will post my questions there aswell... if this is unaceptable then my apologies and plz delete my posts

My questions: Please dont feel like you have to answer all. I would be really happy if anyone who answered focused on one question i asked so i get the best experience in each area please excuse my noobisness.

1] The minimum bankroll that i understand to be viable as i have seen reccomneded is 50 times the buy-in of your particular level. If i aim to play £1.20 buy in 10 handed SnG, the minimum roll i should invest is £60 - correct?

2] I am begining to understand both the value of position and the kind of table you are playing at and vary my play accordingly. However, i would still say i am a weak/aggresive player who respects all bets, and as such can to too easily scared off betting on the flops where i dont have the nuts or a good chance (1/3 or more) of catching something (where the amount to see another card is outweighed by my draws)

i] At my beginner level, is it better to play it tight and bet into weak players before i advance, or should i practice a more agressive style of play that invites more calls when i have a top pair?

ii] Whats to be said to playing anything, X2/3 BB raises with middle connectors, and two suited cards above 7 in the first round of blinds, especialy in the first ten hands, where, folding to raises and hoping to see the flop the most i can lose is about 1/5 or 1/4 of my stack even if i played every hand? Would the aggresive style be noticed at my level? Is it even aggresive? Would playing this way then rocking it till i hit be a viable strat?

3] I am going for SnG's as i enjoy the change of pace, and as the players drop out i find the game easier - since i loosen up as the players drop out, im usualy playing in such a way toward the end to attract calls to my weaker (trap) bets and folds to my strong (Bluff/okay hand) bets. And i know how muck KK and AA are worth and dont let hands limp in unless the player likes hands like Aanything.

My question here is should i widen my experience to include cash games so i learn more overall, or should i focus on SnG's for a while first?

[salsa4ever]

have you read HOH1 and HOH2 yet? It explains the answers to your questions much better than I ever could

[Pokernub]

A year later, with some free time over Christmas, the top four books reccomended on the forums waiting for me at home and a new tee-total status, i am back to play some poker with a view to improving my game and in the long term making some money.

i will be reading it tomorrow!

[taipan168]

I replied to your post in the SNG forum. Guess I had to since courtie promised that I would!