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Our guide for players new to Sit n Go tournaments covers all the basics of what games are available, winning strategies and growing your poker bankroll quickly – using the ‘cash-cow’ that is SNG tournaments! This page was created to break out the articles and information aimed at newer players from our main Sit N Go Strategy page – where you will find the largest quality collection of articles for Sit N Go fans anywhere online. |
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SNG Tournaments
Frequently Asked Questions
What Are Sit N Go Tournaments?
The definition of a Sit N Go tournament is simply a tournament with no scheduled start time and a fixed number of participants. The most common form of online Sit N Go is a 1-table tournament of 9 or 10 players with 3 places paid. You can find Sit N Goes ranging from 2-players up to 180 players – and everything between.
Why Play Sit N Goes?
There are many reasons why Sit N Go tournaments are hugely popular online. These games involve only a small commitment in time (40 minutes+) and a fixed buy-in amount at levels to suit all bankrolls. SNG tournaments are a fast and enjoyable way to profit from online poker, successfully adjusting your strategy to the ‘stages’ of each Sit N Go bringing rewards of 5 (or more) times your initial investment.
Where Will My Profits Come From In SNGs?
Your profits in all forms of poker come from mistakes – those of your opponents! Fortunately the dynamics of SNG tournaments with shrinking fields and rising blind levels make it possible for opponents to make many mistakes. Grab a copy of the SNG Planet acclaimed SNG Strategy Poker eBook ‘A Comedy Of Errors’ today. This step-by-step guide to the errors your opponents will make playing Sit N Go Tournaments will have you profiting from the tables in no time!
Are SNG Tournaments At All Poker Sites the Same?
Not at all! The larger sites in particular see many ‘SNG professionals’ at the mid-levels and above – players who grind out 100’s of Sit N Go tournaments each week for a regular profit. There are also differences in the blind levels, starting chip-stacks and the bonuses and incentives on offer. Finding the most profitable SNGs for your personal requirements can repay the effort many times over.
Check our detailed guide to the best SNG sites for more information on how to make this critical (yet often overlooked) decision, or check out the Sit N Go specific reviews for the leading poker sites from the list below.
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Key Articles List |
 Best Site For SNG Tournaments: More than just a ‘top list’ this article assesses sites for different player types to help you find the best for your personal requirements.
Basic SNG Strategy: Here we go through a Sit N Go stage by stage showing you the adjustments required to be a consistent winner.
Best Games To Build A Sit N Go Bankroll: Pros and Cons of different sized games for bankroll building purposes, compares 1, 2, 5 and 180 SNGs along with Double Or Nothing SNG tournaments.
Why All In? This article explains why you will see so many all-in pushes in the mid to late stages of SNGs by explaining the relationship between pot-odds and hand ranges.
Beating The Micro Limits: Adjusting for the inexperienced opponents you will find at the micro-limit games can be profitable.
Double or Nothing SNG Tournaments: With half the field paid these are great ways to quickly build yourself a bankroll, as long as you know how to correctly adjust.
180 Player SNGs: These Sit N Goes play more like miniature multi-table tournaments, and are very popular among players looking to improve their game.
Best SNG Bonuses: Looks beyond the headline rates and compares how fast bonuses will clear at different sites, in addition to looking at other benefits of each poker room. |
 Once you spot the common mistakes it is possible to start adjusting your own SNG Strategy to maximize your gains - after all if everyone played 'perfect poker' then we would just swap buy-ins between ourselves while the house took their fee. Grab yourself a copy of 'A Comedy Of Errors' and you'll receive our monthly newsletter too!
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Our acclaimed
SNG strategy eBook
'A Comedy Of Errors' takes a unique view of beating 1-table Sit N Go tournaments. While solid play is highlighted, we focus on your opponents - and the mistakes they make at the tables.
Preview of our SNG Strategy ebook also available |
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The Importance Of Your SNG Poker Bankroll
Why Does Every Poker Player Need To Use Bankroll Management?
Poker is a game of skill– however the outcome of a single hand or session is very easily influenced by the chance dealing of cards. That is to say that poker can best be described as a game of skill over time.
To ensure that this random element does not lead to ‘gamblers ruin’, experienced players employ good poker tournament bankroll management. The number of SNG buy-ins required to play profitably will vary depending on many factors – however playing too far above your bankroll is a sure-fire way of going quickly broke!
Should I Choose Turbo Or Regular Sit N Goes?
Turbo SNGs allow you to play more games per hour, at the same time the faster blinds mean that there is less time for skill differences to become apparent – reducing your expected return from each game. Whether to choose turbo or regular Sit N Go tournaments depends on whether maximizing your ‘hourly rate’ is important to you. Our Introduction to hourly rates and ROI for SNG tournaments explains in more detail.
Why Is Learning To Multi-Table Important To SNG Profits?
Over time it is difficult to maintain a high enough ROI in SNG tournaments to make playing only a single table at a time a profitable use of your time. Most Sit N Go Players learn to play several tables at once – usually between 4 and 10. Adding more tables will reduce your profit from each game, at the same time as increasing your overall hourly rates. Read our detailed, 2-part guide on How To Multi-table SNG tournaments for more information.
What ROI Is Possible In SNG Tournament Play?
How Many Games Are Needed To Show An Accurate ROI Figure? Our SNG Survey of more than 2.5 million games showed the median return on investment (ROI) figure for high-volume SNG players at the various buy-in levels. ROI figures of 15% to 20% are possible at the lowest levels, while single figure ROI scores are expected at the middle to higher levels. Sample sizes of 1000+ are considered necessary before we can be confident that chance is no longer affecting ROI. |
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