How to Tread Carefully in No Limit Poker by Playing in Sit N Gos
Read about Money management., Choose what type of sit n go you will be playing in., Use these criteria in choosing a game: 1) availability of the game, 2) the amount of rake, 3) the complexity of the game and whether there learning materials...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Read about Money management.
Decide what your buy-in will be.
Read books and articles on the internet.
Read many articles and when you see a repetition in advice, accept the advice as reliable.
Bankroll guidelines depends on what type of player you are, the level you are playing at, your profit margin, your financial situation and many other factors. -
Step 2: Choose what type of sit n go you will be playing in.
There are: 1) games with 6 players maximum, 9-10 players, and more than 10 players, 2) games that pay only one, the top two, the top three to five, 3) double or nothing, 4) all in or fold, 5) bounty, 6) heads-up etc. ,, This is the gist of this article.
In your recording have, at the bare minimum: 1) the date, 2) the buy-in which should have the rake known, 3) the result 4) a running balance, 5) the total number of games played and 6) comments. ,, For example, in a 10 player sit n go, the average player will come in first 1/10 of the time, second 1/10 of the time, third 1/10 and so on.
However to break-even or show a profit, the win percentage has to be greater than 10%. , You will require more trials if the type of sit no go you are playing in will cause bankroll variance.
Two extremes are winner take all and double or nothing, and where the double or nothing would have smaller bankroll swings.
Know your capabilities, if a high variance game is the most profitable, are you able to weather the ups and downs. ,, Learn the different strategy for ring games and start at the lowest level. -
Step 3: Use these criteria in choosing a game: 1) availability of the game
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Step 4: 2) the amount of rake
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Step 5: 3) the complexity of the game and whether there learning materials available
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Step 6: 4) the buy-in amount
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Step 7: 5) whether the game suits your tendencies
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Step 8: and 6) your expected profitability.
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Step 9: Keep records.
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Step 10: Do a monthly
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Step 11: annual and lifetime record keeping system.
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Step 12: Determine the win rate for: 1) an average player
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Step 13: 2) a break even player
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Step 14: and 3) a winning player.
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Step 15: Read statistics
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Step 16: and know what experts say
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Step 17: on what is the amount of sit n gos you need to play to get a reliable figure of your win rate.
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Step 18: Move on to higher buy-in sit n go tournaments.
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Step 19: Build your confidence and bankroll
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Step 20: then move on to playing in no-limit rings games
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Step 21: this is where the money is and where the rake is the lowest.
Detailed Guide
Decide what your buy-in will be.
Read books and articles on the internet.
Read many articles and when you see a repetition in advice, accept the advice as reliable.
Bankroll guidelines depends on what type of player you are, the level you are playing at, your profit margin, your financial situation and many other factors.
There are: 1) games with 6 players maximum, 9-10 players, and more than 10 players, 2) games that pay only one, the top two, the top three to five, 3) double or nothing, 4) all in or fold, 5) bounty, 6) heads-up etc. ,, This is the gist of this article.
In your recording have, at the bare minimum: 1) the date, 2) the buy-in which should have the rake known, 3) the result 4) a running balance, 5) the total number of games played and 6) comments. ,, For example, in a 10 player sit n go, the average player will come in first 1/10 of the time, second 1/10 of the time, third 1/10 and so on.
However to break-even or show a profit, the win percentage has to be greater than 10%. , You will require more trials if the type of sit no go you are playing in will cause bankroll variance.
Two extremes are winner take all and double or nothing, and where the double or nothing would have smaller bankroll swings.
Know your capabilities, if a high variance game is the most profitable, are you able to weather the ups and downs. ,, Learn the different strategy for ring games and start at the lowest level.
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