Beginner's Guide to HU SNG (Pooh-Bah post)

[Austiger]

Tilt control, man it's so big heads-up. Going on a downswing at a full table is one thing, but getting pwned by a single opponent for an extended period of time really tests your mettle. Patience and perservearance are as important as hand-reading and bet-sizing when it comes to HU.

[2461Badugi]

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And just play 50 - 100 HU sngs to get your feet wet.

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Will think about giving this a shot when I'm out of other games in July. (Or if I ever get a FT reload.) Where do you think the best place to start is if bankroll is a non-issue? $22s? I played a lot of shorthanded SnGs in the distant past, so I hope not to be totally clueless, and I figure playing $5s is likely to teach me more bad habits than good.

[Dulce Liquido]

Great post.

I like to see more info on part 4. 14 - 25BB effective stacks as It's an area I seem to be struggling in.

[ChicagoRy]

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And just play 50 - 100 HU sngs to get your feet wet.

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Will think about giving this a shot when I'm out of other games in July. (Or if I ever get a FT reload.) Where do you think the best place to start is if bankroll is a non-issue? $22s? I played a lot of shorthanded SnGs in the distant past, so I hope not to be totally clueless, and I figure playing $5s is likely to teach me more bad habits than good.

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22s seem like a good place to start if br is not really an issue.

[Fliff]

cwar nice post, could you please expand on why you choose to play turbo over regular? Is it purely because you 1-table, and want to get more games in, or do you consider yourself to have a greater edge with higher blinds?

[Austiger]

Fliff,

Good players will almost always have a better edge at the regulars, but a better hourly rate at the turbos.

[cwar]

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cwar nice post, could you please expand on why you choose to play turbo over regular? Is it purely because you 1-table, and want to get more games in, or do you consider yourself to have a greater edge with higher blinds?

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High blinds often create a bigger edge as well as more games per hour.

[bozzer]

question re. bet sizing. should I be looking to make tournament style cbets of 1/2 to 2/3 pot?

for three betting pf, is hammering the pot button ok?

[cwar]

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question re. bet sizing. should I be looking to make tournament style cbets of 1/2 to 2/3 pot?

for three betting pf, is hammering the pot button ok?

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I never hammer the pot button, in fact most matches I never use a PSB at all. I do however tend to bet bigger than 1/2 to 2/3 the pot on average especially with cbets because so many of the villains in the games we play (or at least that I play) are super floaty so betting bigger is going to punish them on average.

[Dulce Liquido]

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I never hammer the pot button, in fact most matches I never use a PSB at all. I do however tend to bet bigger than 1/2 to 2/3 the pot on average especially with cbets because so many of the villains in the games we play (or at least that I play) are super floaty so betting bigger is going to punish them on average.

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Regarding PFR's, in my limited sample I've adopted the strategy of making my PFR 3-bets OOP 4x or slightly more than pot (depending on stacks sizes, sometimes shoving is better so I just do that) with the intention of open shoving or CR-ing AI on most boards (I'm usually only 3 betting with pretty good hands).

Do you think it would be wiser to size my pfr 3 bets OOP to 2.5x or 3x?

Also, my standard opening raise is 2.5x the BB after the first level, but when ppl limp the button I usually pop it 4 or 5x the Big blind. Sound? or questionable?