$50 +2.50 HU sit-n-go experiment- 205 games played.......

[Goldmund]

Winning 60% of your HU-sng's is pretty decent, not top-notch, but yes, very okay. So you're gonna lose 40% of the games you play. If you play high volume you better stay cool. Tilt control is THE biggest non-technical quality to nurture. Goldmund

[dboy23]

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Thanks for the welcome jay.

- You know you are going to lose 4 out of every 10 games, so go into each game knowing there's a good chance you will lose, regardless of how bad the opponent is. Don't get all pissed off and throw stuff when you get outdrawn or they make a bad call and catch (I know, easier said than done).

Lee

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Is this really true?

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Yes, that is around how many games you will lose per 10. I think it is a good tip.

[MicroBob]

Really liked your thoughts. Nice post.


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- Most players will not risk all of their chips on a bluff on the river. Remember this when you have top pair and a bad kicker or 2nd pair with a good kicker.

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Not sure I completely agree with this.
But my heads-up experience has come in my SNG's at the $25 level and sometimes the blinds are large and sometimes they aren't.
Just recalling a few 2nd pair type bluffs I have picked-off but obviously this can be situation-dependant as well.


It's probably a safer default to go with this line of thinking unless you have some specific reason why you think you should go against it (you've been pushing him around somewhat and you think he is smelling that you are full of it...or you've made a couple of folds to his bigger bets already and you suspect he might be pushing you out again).

[XxPenguinxX]

Welcome to the forum.

Based on what you posted as tips, I think you're going to do pretty well at these games. You hit the nail on the head with all of them (believe me, I went through them looking for something to disagree with!).

As you allude to, the key to these (IMO) is flexibility. You need to be able to play a totally different game against each of the three heads of players (weak/tight; calling station; maniac), and fine tune your game depending on exactly how each person plays. I genuinely don't think I have a style I could call my own, because I adjust within the first 5 hands to what I perceive my opponents weaknesses to be. I think if you attain a good level of flexibility, you're going to be well set up to make a good profit.

Also, from what I know, the 50s are very similar to the 100s - although if Nichomacheo posts in this thread, he should be able to give you a better idea, since he plays a hell of a lot at those levels.

[Goldmund]

Freaksex, does this mean you never sit in first in a heads-up sng? At Stars I dont think you have the time to check out an oppt after a seat fills. They only have one 'empty' table at a time and by the time you 'sharkscope' your foe, the seat will be taken like always. So how do you do it, I'm curious? I agree that playing the weakies is preferable, but havent been able to devise a system. The 'rematch' option would be a great new gadget though. Goldmund

[Psy_Mike]

Goldmund for the $52.5+ you usually have 30 secs at least to check out someones stats. Click register and pre-enter the buy-in button, and as soon as you see red at sharkscope, take your seat [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]