Party Poker SNGs
A Complete Guide to Sit and Go Tournaments at Party Poker

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Party Poker SNGs, And More!

This article is a comprehensive guide to Sit n Go tournaments at Party Poker. This is the second in a series that will look at different factors that go into making an informed decision for thinking SNG players about which poker rooms are right for them.

Party poker was the dominant poker room until late 2006 – when they abruptly (and perhaps prematurely) pulled out of the US Market. However Party Poker’s focus on the non-US markets means that they are still the second largest online poker room in terms of player base.

5 Reasons to Play SNGs at Party Poker

1. Traffic – There is always a SNG available at your chosen level at Party Poker. With buy-ins ranging from $3 to $530 the sheer number of players mean you will never have to wait more than a few minutes for any reasonably priced SNG to start.
   
   
2. Poker Bonuses and Promotions – While the initial sign-up bonus of 20% up to $100 appears less generous than some, it both surprisingly fast to clear and regularly topped up with additional reload bonuses. The Party Bonus is an equivalent of a 50% reduction in SNG and tournament fees. Check out our detailed comparison of the Best Sit N Go Bonus Information for more.
   
   
3. Party Poker Steps SNGs – Steps Sit and Go Tournaments give you the opportunity to win a (very) big prize for a tiny investment! You start on one of the bottom levels ($3 for example) and work your way up to a $500 SNG by winning or placing in the lower level games. More on these below.
   
   
4. Game Choice – While NL Holdem SNGs are going off every minute of every day there is also a wide choice of other poker games to play in SNG format. This includes Omaha (+ PLO8) in both Limit and Pot Limit format and 7-Card Stud SNGs too.
   
   
5. Satellites – Party have a huge number of SNG Satellites available, both to their larger buy-in Multi-Table Tournaments and to qualifiers for events such as the world series of poker. The buy-ins for these start at around $3 meaning every player has the chance of a big score.

Party Poker Single Table SNG Tournament Overview

This section will look at the single table SNGs – full table (10-handed on Party Poker) and 6-max SNGs. Buy-ins are structured in the following format at Party, note that at the lowest levels the rake (fee) is a larger percentage of the buy-in than for the higher levels.

Both Turbo and ‘Speed’ SNGs are available. The standard Sit n Goes have 10 minute and the speed feature 5 minute levels. Both variations start with large 2000 chip stacks.

Blinds start off at 40/20 and by level 4 are 200/100 from here the increases are steep – going to 400/200 next then 600/300. This leads to bubble scenarios faster than at many sites – 20 to 25 minutes for Speed SNG Tournaments is the norm. This is particularly well suited to a ‘pushbot’ style using ICM and Push / Fold ranges.

Many game types and variations are available including 7 Card Stud SNGs, 7 Card Stid Hi-low, Pot Limit Omaha SNGs (again including Pot Limit Omaha High-Low) and Limit + Pot Limit Holdem Sit and Goes. As with most rooms the busiest games of all are the NL Holdem SNGs.

Party Poker 1-Table SNG Tournament payout structures are 50%/ 30%/ 20% for full ring games and 65% / 35% for the 6-max games. In addition there are many Satellite SNG Tournaments to a variety of MTTs and larger Satellite qualifiers.

Party Poker Steps SNG Tournaments

Steps are single-table SNG tournaments with a twist! Instead of a normal prize structure, placing in a Steps Sit and Go will get you to the next buy-in level (or a re-run at the current level in some cases). The idea is that you move up over time to the top rung of the steps ladder where you have a chance to play in a $500 SNG for a really big prize.

Here is an overview of the prizes for the different levels:

Steps have 2 great advantages, firstly the chance to turn a small investment into a very big payout. Secondly those new to SNG play will gain some good experience with a limited outlay by playing Party Poker Steps SNGs. The large number of prizes which allow you to stay on the Steps ladder make this possible.

Party Poker Multi-Table SNG Tournament Overview

Party Poker features 20, 30 and 50 player SNGs at a select range of buy-in levels. These are exclusively Texas Holdem. The 3 betting varieties are included (Limit, Pot-Limit and no-Limit). Smaller field Multi-Table Tournaments are available for the other game types such as Pot-limit Omaha and 7 Card Stud.

The buy-in levels available are -: $6, $11, $22, $33 and $55. The number of places paid are as follows – 20 Players = 4 places paid. 30 Players = 5 places paid. 50 Players = 7 places paid.

Heads-Up SNGs at Party Poker

Heads-up sit and goes are available at a variety of buy-in levels from $6 upwards. These feature the ‘regular’ 10 minute blind levels. Unlike many sites Party does not reduce its fee for HU SNGs.

Summary / Final thoughts on Party Poker SNG Tournaments

It seems apparent that Party Poker would still be the number one poker room, were it not for Politics and Corporate Decisions. The big traffic, poor opposition and features such as resizable tables together mean that it might well be time to return to the Party!!

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