Where to start? SNG?

The only freerolls worth playing are those with 1st place finish being 500$+ (preferably more). If you DO happen to win it, you want to win 'big'.

For example, idk if they're still going on but party poker had daily 5k freerolls, with first place finish at $1.2k iirc. Played a few of them, got to final table in one, first or second hand I shove AI preflop with AK against JJ and lose. Still made 64$ or something.

Also some satellites are worth playing while playing cash games if the player field is small. Got into a $200k+ tourney through 50 seat frenzy once in party (ticket alone worth 220€ or something), lost to a runner-runner straight with aces before ITM though.

As and 9 man SnG player i'd also recommend starting on cash games. SnG tend to be more unforgiving to begginers, because what it boils down to IMO is the ability to exploit opponents weaknesses on higher blind limits through blind steals and resteals and you cant really expect a begginer to follow opponents playing pattern closely to be able capitalize on their mistakes.

Cash games have identical blind limits every time you play them, so you can get by by having the same strategy all the time, so it's much more forgiving to begginers mistakes IMO than SnGs.

I myself started playing online one week ago, and decided to play 18man sng`s. Its fun and fast.
Cash games in my opinion are too risky, so took SNG`s as main.

Originally posted by KnowHung
I myself started playing online one week ago, and decided to play 18man sng`s. Its fun and fast.
Cash games in my opinion are too risky, so took SNG`s as main.

Hmmmm,
You make a good point.
With SnGs you limit your losses to the BI amount, whereas in Cash Games, you can reload very easily.

Even so, I think that with cash games, the ability to just "get up and leave any time you want to" makes cash games much safer -- I've you're clever, you don't even lose the amount of an SnG BI

Cheers,
--VS

But if u sit down for SNG`s session and buyin only for like 4 sng`s and decided to play just them 4. No metter how u do, u cant lose more than 4BI.
But in cash games, you can rebuy and lose alot more than that.
So iam going to say : sng 4 life.

Originally posted by KnowHung
But if u sit down for SNG`s session and buyin only for like 4 sng`s and decided to play just them 4. No metter how u do, u cant lose more than 4BI.
But in cash games, you can rebuy and lose alot more than that.
So iam going to say : sng 4 life.

I agree with you on the cash games.

Only because I found my best play coming out in MTT where we all start at the same level and how much info/tips/ tells etc. , I take in and learn just by watching the run of play when I've folded keeps me focused on the long term. I just keep trying my best to always be playing my A game.
Anyway, that's just me, thought I would share.

But your last sentence is pretty strong, no matter how long you have played for learning something new and testing it out is IMO what makes tournament poker so inspiring and such a passion for me.

SL

Iam now only playing sng`s, and seems like gona play all micromilions tornaments on PS.
Hope to get some firstys there

Originally posted by KnowHung
Iam now only playing sng`s, and seems like gona play all micromilions tornaments on PS.
Hope to get some firstys there

I hope you do!

If you can really play all MM events, you deserve a medal! Though that would also mean you would need loads and loads of caffeine

Originally posted by boboistina
As and 9 man SnG player i'd also recommend starting on cash games. SnG tend to be more unforgiving to begginers, because what it boils down to IMO is the ability to exploit opponents weaknesses on higher blind limits through blind steals and resteals and you cant really expect a begginer to follow opponents playing pattern closely to be able capitalize on their mistakes.

If your thinking about cash games it is best to play the short/mid stack strategy (SSS/MSS) as a beginner.

If your thinking about playing SNG it is best to play DONs as a beginner. You can win 8 out 10 of them and build a bankroll.

The micromillion tournaments are good for beginners; small buy-in for a huge prize pool. Not to mention you can satellite your way there.

I can tell you how you can get a free ticket to play in the Micro Million ♦

For beginners I would suggest NLH 1 table 9/10max TURBO SnGs.
There's not much complicated PostFlop play there, mosty push or fold.
A bit of a variance there - which is good - the sooner you will learn how to deal with it the better

i wouldnt consider myself a beginner but probably more intermediate player (i know all the basics at bronze level) but unfortunately i cant unlock silver content as i am playing on PS with an account that wasnt registered trough here. Anyhow, any videos or articles i should read to go a step further than basic sngs strategy.

Hey chuckdeg,

You can unlock Silver status and more by purchasing a subscription package!

For more information on that please see this link

Best regards,
Gary.

Hey chuckdeg,

If you would like to start earning StrategyPoints, why not sign up with one of our other partner rooms? You can find a list of available rooms here: http://www.pokerstrategy.com/online-poker-rooms/

If you're having trouble choosing a different poker room, this is the right thread for you: Choosing the right Poker Room for you!

As far as content is concerned, if you have already read and understood all the Basic and Bronze articles, there's not many articles I can suggest for you. However, repeating what you already know is never a bad idea, so re-reading the articles is certainly a good option.

You can find an overview of all our Basic and Bronze videos for SNGs here: http://www.pokerstrategy.com/video/#contenttype=0&gametype=7&tablesize=0&languages=en&levels=basic,bronze&lowerlimit=0&upperlimit=100&ob=date&od=desc&page=2&rpp=10

Please note that this also includes videos for MT SNGs, which may not be what you're looking for.

Since the content for Bronze users is highly limited though, I can definitely recommend playing on a different poker room and trying to get a higher status

Hopefully this helps!

Kind regards,
Tino

sng are easier, but takes a bit more patience then cash imo

I haven't read the complete tread, but what about Fixed Limit if you don't want to play SnG. When I started up I started with fixed limit, there are some nice videos here at PS on how to play them, unsure about the status you need.

I have also played some Double or Nothing, if you only play at Stars you have fifty - fifty. It is easier to get in the money, and that is a bit more motivating at the beginning.

Thanks so much for the great tips guys.

Originally posted by inoimbluffingdou
Thanks so much for the great tips guys.

+1

Def. mix it up to see what you feel is right but be aware that there will be better players at micro stakes cash games vs. micro SnGs and you can lose a lot faster playing cash than the more time consuming SnGs.

Good luck

I wouldn't advise touching Fixed-Limit. That would be necromancy.

SNGs are fine, but an even easier (imho) option which I would particularly recommend to a beginner would be Double or Nothing (or Fifty-Fifty on PokerStars) SNGs. You won't develop your hand-reading or postflop skills this way, that's for sure. But you'll grow your bankroll steadily and that's the #1 priority. Plus you will get ready for other SNG formats.