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attractive. Once you know how to play and
win in these Sit and Go tournaments and can adjust your play appropriately,
the number of tables and players really doesn't matter as much, since
you'll be able to adapt your play quickly as the situation changes around
you.
Some of my favorite places to play Sit
& Go tournaments include Party Poker, Poker Stars and PrimaPoker's
Captain Cook's poker rooms. There are many awesome poker rooms out there,
with a wide range of players frequenting each of them. They are all very
similar.
There are a number of different entry-fee
levels to choose from, typically ranging from $5 up to $5,000. There is
very little difference in playing in the lower limit games in the $5 to
$30 range. When you get above the $30 threshold, the level of players
you'll encounter improves dramatically. The poker room site typically
takes a "rake", a fee of around 10% for hosting the tournament,
and the balance of the funds go into the prize pool. In single-table SNG
tournaments, the payout goes to the top 3 finishers. In two-table games,
the top 4 places are generally paid.
In higher entry-fee games, you'll be
playing against some very good players. In these high tier games, you'll
encounter some of the best, most dangerous players around. If you're
interested in getting into these high stakes games, one way is to win
enough at the lower stake games so that you earn, or leverage, your
smaller entry-fees into the bigger games, a traditional way that satellite
games work and a good approach to take.
I play in a lot of Sit and Go tournaments
and regular tournaments, both online and in casinos and poker rooms.
Throughout all of this, I have ... » read more |
