Tip #5: Two approaches to beat Sit and Gos

There are two main approaches to win Sit ‘n Go Tournaments. You can either play aggressively and try to build a big stack early on, or you can sit back, avoiding most confrontations and wait until the blinds go up to make some moves. Both approaches can be used successfully if exerted properly. Now let’s take a closer look at them:

The passive approach

Players that use this approach argue that the blinds are very low at the beginning and it’s not worth to steal blinds or fight for pots. And that’s why you should just sit back, wait for good hands and becoming active when the blinds and pots are higher.

If you’re usually a tight player you’ll have great success with this approach. Just sit back the first three blind levels and wait for big hands like aces, kings, queens and ace king. If you get some of these hands play them aggressively and try to double up! If you can’t find some playable hands it’s not that bad.

After the first three levels when the blinds increase again you have to become active. You can’t play just premium hands but you have to play worse hands too. You have to attack the blinds and bluff in some spots. The reason why this will work often times is that you created a tight image and your opponents will believe you when you tell them that you have a strong hand.

The aggressive approach

This approach is interesting for players that get bored if they have to wait for good hands. Players that use an aggressive approach try to win big pots early on and build a big stack to bully their opponents.

But you must not play like a maniac! Play many but upgradable hands. K2 isn’t playable but 54 may be! Try a lot of small attempts to steal pots if you smell weakness. Abuse when in good position and limp in multi-way pots. But be cautious not to try to play wild and risk all of your chips with a weak hand! If you pay attention to that you’ll become a successful player with an aggressive approach.

Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages. It depends on your prefered style and experience. And it also depends on the version of the sit’n go whether it’s standard, turbo, winner takes it all or a double or nothing sit’n go.