Tip #20: Another take on Double or Nothing Sit and Gos

Double up sit and go’s are a great way to build your bankroll with less effort than in normal sit n go’s. You just have to beat 50% of the field, so it is not a matter of winning but a matter of not losing. Playing tight aggressive is the only way to play double up sit and go’s.

What Hands To Play

In a double up sit and go you want to play very tight and let the loose players knock themselves out. With that being said, you need a strong hand selection and once you get these hands play them very aggressively to knock out any idiot still in the hand with you. Hands to play in any position: AA, KK, QQ. Hands to play on later positions: AK, AQ, JJ, TT, maybe AJ.

Problem hands

Problem hands are hands that look good but need some adjustments in DON tournaments. For example: AK, JJ and TT are hands that would be good to raise on normal SNGs, but are not that good in double up tourneys. The problem here is that players usually play tighter on DON, so these hands lose some value. If you raise and is called, do you c-bet on a high board? Because of these kind of doubts, some players even fold those hands while playing DONs.

What To Do During The Bubble

If you have been playing tight and aggressive, you should have a nice sized or average chip stack. This should allow you to fold most of your hands, sit back and watch other players trying to take each other out. By all means do not try to knock a player out with any cards you have in your hand because they are short stack and almost out. Don’t change your strategy, as you would on normal SNGs. The only reason to call an all-in with bad cards would be if you have a big stack and there are three or more players all-in in the hand with small-stacks.

Sit and Go Bankroll Management

It is very important to follow proper bankroll management. This is even more correct on double or nothing, since variance can be bigger than normal. To be on the safe side many players have a minimum of 40 buyins in their bankroll. For example, if you want to play the $10+$1 buyin sit and go’s you should have a minimum of $440 in your bankroll.

Rake and rakeback

Rake can also be a big issue on DONs. Prefer poker rooms that have at most 10% rake on each tournament. To reduce this problem, sign up to a good sit and go rakeback program and enjoy your extra profit.