Crushing the six seat SNG
Having trouble building your bankroll? Grinding it out becoming too boring?
The six seat SNG will build your bankroll faster than any other game on the planet. Just be prepared to take the game seriously!
In a ten handed SNG we have nine other players to beat to take down the top prize. However in a six seat we have only five other players to beat.
The drawback in the six seat is that only the top two get paid.
However as a percentage of the total prize pool the six seat is better value for money with a pro rata payout of $7 against $5 in the ten seat for each player in the $10 buy in game.
So why is the six seat such a value proposition?
First of all it’s teeming with fish. There are plenty of action junkies here looking for a quick fix and many of them are looking to bluff their way to the prize money.
Playing solid poker against these players will always have you looking up their trash hands.
Secondly there are very few players who specialise in the game format. Most players have given it a go but very few take the game seriously and that is why it is so easy to beat.
Of all the different formats available you should stay away from the turbo and super turbo versions of the game. The blinds rise too quickly for you to be able to fold a hand and it’s more a case of push shove poker.
However the standard game is an absolute goldmine to any reasonable No limit player and you will have great success by following some simple straight forward rules.
Tight is Right!
In fact tighter is righter. Because of so many action players when you get a hand to play with you always get paid off big time when you do play so there’s no need to play many pots.
Bubble play is a more important skill
Very often two players will bust out in the first couple of blind levels and the third will go when the blinds are still 50/100. You have plenty of time to play measured and patient poker and wait for your opponents to make the false moves.
Heads up play
Because players tend to bust out earlier than they should relative to the blinds you often get to play extended heads up. If you are a good heads up player then you get to win the tourney more times than coming second.
Build your bankroll
The six seat SNG lasts for around forty minutes depending on how quickly the fish bust out. If you play one table at a time and avoid races, looking for spots to take down the blinds you can win this game very easily.
Article contributed by sixhanded.com
Renee said
Hey, I really like this article about six seat SNG. I enjoy changing up the playing styles, and this could be a great change. Great blog, keep the postings coming!
jmorrow55 said
Great article on the six seat SNG. I cound’t agree with you more about the six seat SNG which is my favorite on-line game. I invariably start off ’super tight’ wich allows me to get a good read of players at the table. The first thing that I am aware of is how agressive the player to my left is. This is key–if he’s super tight, you can rob him blind later on in SB/BB pots–and if he’s aggressive it can make playing pretty challenging when your ‘card dead.’
I find the next most important thing is to quickly sort out the tight ‘bluffable’ players from the ‘calling stations’ and the ‘maniacs.’ Early on, I try to avoid big chip confrontations and focus on taking down smaller pots. However, there’s nothing worse though than being seated with 5 calling stations when you’re running card dead. If you’re interested in a blog roll link exhange let me know–Canadian Aces Poker Blog: http://canadianaces.wordpress.com
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