ICM in HU tourneys: it doesn't apply, amirite?

[jay_shark]

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Both combined add up to 1 ( or 100%) which is the total prize pool . This is one of the reasons why Sage only applies to heads up sng's since there is only one winner and one loser whereas in a 9 player sng , the final two contestant are battling for two itm positions .

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I was pretty sure SAGE applied in normal SNG's. First, it's called the [S]it [A]nd [G]o [E]ndgame system. It's designed to aid tournament players when they get down to HU.

Second, the 'itm'-ness doesn't matter, right? It's just a [near-]optimal jam/fold strategy with low stack/BB ratios.

The only case where SAGE is irrelevant in a HU tourney with large blinds is when the payouts for both spots are equal, so nobody cares who wins (or perhaps in a bizarre world where the loser gets paid more, in which case SAGE is a bad idea).

In other words, in a 9man SNG that's down to the final 2 players with Stack/BB ratios<8BB, SAGE applies, and ICM is irrelevant.

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Right , SAGE does apply to 9 player sng's at the end of the tournament since $Ev=Cev .