Tip #12: Double of Nothing Strategy – Part 2

Double or Nothing Sit n Go’s Late Stages

In our previous article we went over the needed strategies necessary in order to survive and make it to the money playing Double or Nothing sit n go’s. The whole strategy simply revolves around you playing super tight and avoiding situations such as coin flips, being dominated with better kickers and just avoiding any form of aggression whatsoever.

By following this strategy most times often then not, you should find yourself in the last 6 to 7 players with only 2 more needed to bust out to make the money. This is where your strategy should shift slightly.

DON Late Stages

It is still important to note that you will want to be playing extremely tight. But at the same time, it will be necessary to pick good spots for blind steals, as the blinds will be pretty high in relation to your chip stack.

So with that in mind, you will want to be sure that you are picking fights with players who do not want any confrontation. These players are the ones who are sitting tight and will have medium to low chip stacks who figure they can squeak by not confronting anyone. These are the players that you will want to raise and try to get fold time after time. By doing this, you will be replenishing your stack from the ever revolving blinds.

This can be attempted against bigger stacks with some success as they will not want to risk doubling anyone up. However, they may be able to afford to take the risk so be sure to have something more solid when trying to raise these players.

The players that you will want to try to avoid are the short stacks. They are more likely to push with a much wider range and as we mentioned above, you still do not want to be in any coin flip situations. Leave that for the other players.

Short Stack

Now, if you happen to be the short stack at the table the strategy is pretty simple. SHOVE. And then shove some more. The only time that you will more than likely not shove pre-flop is if there is a raise in front of you are if you have utter garbage like J-4, 2-9 or 7-3. Everything else that is suited, connected or paired is worthy of having all of your chips put into the middle.

Aside from stealing blinds or in the case that you are short stacked and are shoving, you will just simply be folding everything else and just waiting for other players to bust each other in a race. If you are at an aggressive table, let the others do the work for you.

Double or Nothing Strategy Final Words

As easy as Double or Nothings may seem, especially if you are a sit n go regular, you are sure to find quickly that DON’s will take a slightly different approach when attempting to beat them. Above all, players will need to be sure that they are extremely patient and very selective in their hand requirements. Aside from that, just be sure to keep solid notes on your opponents so that at later stages you can pick and choose the right players to steal blinds from to keep your own stack afloat.

By following our Double or Nothing tips players are sure to find Double or Nothing sit n go’s much easier to play and quite profitable once you have the game and the structure down to a science.