Early SNG Strategy:

Well almost poker yers y sit and go's at some point in their online or live y and often of the most discussed aspects of these sit and go tnams is the early stages. In a sit and go ey starts h the same amount of chips and the blinds are usuy quite sm giving each yer somewhere in the region of 50 to 75 times the big blind. This means t y early on yers are quite deep stacked.

So its y important not to blow y deep stack by making a huge preflop mistake as you are in no trouble w so e in terms of blind pressure. Howe t does not mean t you should turn down situations which you deem to be profitable even if it does mean ting the my in preflop h a hand like AK. You must remember especiy when ying online t if you do lose you can just jump straight into another sit and go tnam if you knocked out.

If you don't know anything about y oppnts at the table then a good starting point is to y y tight from early position but look for spots t you can into the pot cheaply h hands such as suited connectors and sm pocket pairs. Y aim is to catch some h a big top pair type hand out h a disguised holding and force them into a big mistake for their chips. Look to make nut hands early on as opposed to top pair but if you have a good read on some t's no reason not to be ting in h y top pair. It will always be yer depend.

Another important point to remember is do not tempted into cing off y ire stack if you do in the pot cheaply h a suited connector hand. Even if you have an open ended straight draw and a flush draw you are at best often have around a 50 perc chance of winning the hand. When you have 50 to 75 big blinds this is not a good spot to be ting the my in. So remember in the pot cheaply and only draw when the pot odds ow it.

So to summarize when the blinds are low and the stacks are deep there is no reason to oly involved hout good reason. Premium hands from early position only but keep an eye out for spots to into pots cheaply h speculative holdings such as 56 suited or pocket sevens. For the most part sit tight and wait for people to make big mistakes around you. You can't win the tnam in the early levels but you can definitely lose it!