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Double Your Money Sit and Go's
Spikelad
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Hi Tikay,i would like to know your opinion on the skill factor involved in playing DDYM Sit and Go's compared to cash,tournaments or deepstacks.
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Great way to learn the game when your starting out though
As AcesOver suggests, they need a very specilised skillset, though it's not a difficult skillset, it's wholly formulaic.
Many, if not most, Online players built their original Bankrolls from SNG's, I certainly did, back in the late 90's, on 'Stars. I also learned how to lose a complete Bankroll in the same SNG's, but that's another story, & all added to my "education". (I ran $100 up to $27,000 in 3 months, then lost the lot, oh the pain..... Then I ran it back up to $15k!).
It's MUCH tougher these days (or so "The Boyz" tell me), & they use stuff like ICM extensively.
If you don't know what ICM is, ask please. If you plan to get serious about SNG's, then you would be well-advised to learn & underatand ICM. Many players I know make a full-time living from SNG's, & they ALL use ICM-based tactics.
Last week, one of them, a good friend of mine, published the best article on how ICM works that I've ever seen - it's magnificent. He wrote it for another Community with which I am associated, & if anyone is much interested, I'll try to arrange to Post it on this Community. It's stunning.
Please do not confuse regular SNG's with DYM's though. Technically, they are both SNG's, but they play very different. It's very possible to make a living at regular SNG's, but it'd be a big ask in DYM's, unless you could play 10 or 15 at a time.
EDITED - I said I'd run my BR back up to "$125k" - typo city, I meant $15k!
I tend not to play normal SNGs now because too many DYMs has completely screwed my SNG game. Strangely though, my MTT game has improved a lot.
As Sir Kendall says, entirely different skillset required.
Speaking of DYMs - I've played them almost exclusively since joining Sky Poker in Jan 09, working my way up from the £2.25s to the £22s as BR increased, and used to enjoy them, but over the last week or so I've started to despise them for some reason! lol Dunno why, they've served me well giving me significant BR growth & a bit of profit.
I think I'm going to try the more traditional SnGs where I can actually play for the win, rather than sitting with five others who are also trying to come 3rd.
I'm guessing the regular SnGs are not as popular though (?) ... anyway, I'll be taking a look.