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now, so you can find a place to play just
about everywhere. You can think of these games as being very similar to
small "satellite" tournament games that surround the bigger
poker tournaments at traditional poker tournament venues. They also
somewhat resemble play at a final table in a regular tournament, with one
key exception - nobody at this table earned their way to this tournament
table - they simply paid their entry-fee to play there. Because of this,
the broad range of players and skill levels you're likely to encounter
varies wildly - one of many challenges you'll face in Sit and Go play.
Generally, there are two types of Sit and
Go tournaments offered. Single table and multi-table tournaments. Nowadays,
there is also a faster game, sometimes referred to as "Turbo"
mode SNG tournaments. In these games, the tempo of the tournament is much
faster (blinds go up every 5 minutes instead of 15 minutes), with the
blinds increasing much faster and less time allowed to make your decisions.
This is a very challenging game format, but it does move along much faster
than a traditional Sit and Go tournament.
You can also get into 4-player and
heads-up (2 player) games, which just effectively puts you into the poker
tournament final table, short-handed mode of operation immediately, so you
can play the end-game out from there. I don't really prefer these games,
though, since there are far fewer players and therefore the pool size
available to win is much smaller and not as worthwhile.
In general, two-table Sit and Go's are
much more profitable, since they begin with more players (18 to 20),
making the prize pool larger and more ... » read more |
