HU tips?

TheTactician · #1 11-25-2006, 02:27 PM

Hi, i've been playing low buy-in sngs for a few months now and seem to have a problem winning heads-up, regardless of my stack size going into it. In a large percentage of tournaments i find myself in the money but can't quite finish my opponent when it's just the two of us. Are there any basic tips you could give me or perhaps point me in the direction of some helpful articles on the subject?

Thanks in advance.

morgan180 · #2 11-25-2006, 02:41 PM

get SNGPT and read the HU tutorial. seriously.

Rook · #3 11-25-2006, 03:14 PM

SAGE

Read that article and follow Morgan's advice.

As for HU situations where you and Villain are both deeper than 10BB, just play smart poker. Deepstack HU is a difficult game to teach, and will be impossible to teach you here. Marginal hands go up in value, but you still can't play them like they are the nuts. This is where your reads have to start coming into play a lot more. You've got to be aggressive, but you can't be stupid. Finally.. Read HOH I/II/III and learn.

pokerlaw · #4 11-25-2006, 03:49 PM

post some hands and/or situations where you think you got exploited/outplayed. As a first guess, I would say you are probably too tight heads up.

dboy23 · #5 11-25-2006, 08:21 PM

We have a HU forum also. Lots of good stuff in there if you look for it. We are trying to get a digest going.