Crushing Online SNG's - Strategy Sheets v3
Low Blinds: Preflop
Pre-flop Hand Selection Guide Default Pre-flop Raises
Early Position: Raise TT+, AK 10/20 to 25/50: 3XBB
Middle Position: Raise 88+, AQ+ 30/60 and higher: 2.5XBB
Late (Hijack,CO): Raise 66+, AT+, KQ
Against Limpers
Button or Small Blind: Raise 44+, A2s, A7o,
Any 2 Broadways Raise Size = Normal Raise + 1BB/limper
Low Blinds: Postflop
Post-Flop Pot Control Strategy Rule of 4 and 2
Strong hand (TPTK+) = 3+ bets Flop Draw Equity = 4 (#outs)
Medium hand (MPSK-TPWK) = 2 bets or less Turn Draw Equity = 2 (#outs)
Weak hand (MPWK or worse) = 1 bet or less
Big Hand = Big Pot, Small Hand = Small Pot
*TPTK - Top pair top kicker, MPSK - Middle Pair Strong Kicker, TPWK - Top Pair Weak Kicker, MPWK - Middle Pair Weak Kicker
ICM Tax
9 Player Sit-and-Go ICM Tax
2.00
1.88
1.50
1.21 1.54 1.33
1.39
1.25 1.30
1.00 1.00
0.50
0.00
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Mid Blind Pivot Points
PBJ - V3.0
Adjustment for Ante's Shove SB vs. Good BB: Shove ~ 65%
Effective BB = 2/3 x Starting Pot 22+, K2+, Q2s+, Q4o+, J2s+, J7o+, T3s+, T7o+, 95s+,
or 97o+, 84s+, 86o+, 74s+, 76o+, 63s+, 65o+, 53s+,
Effective BB = (2/3*antes) + Big Blind 43s+
The Magic Range (Restealing)
The Magic Range with End Points
Loose End Point: ATo+, 66+
Standard: AQo+, 88+
Tight End Point: AKo, JJ+
Calling Average/Bad Players
Calling Good Players (Wide Shovers)
Calling Getting Odds
Getting at least 3:2 - Effective Stack is <5BB
Getting at least 2:1 - Effective stack is <3BB
Calling Getting 2:1
2 to 1: Call with Same Range as Shovers Range
High Blind Pivot Points
Bubble - Stack based Adjustment
Your Stack Villains Stack Adjustment
Big Big Looser Range
Big Mid Looser Range
Big Short Looser Range
Mid Big Tighter Range
Mid Mid Slightly Looser Range
Mid Short Normal Range
Short Big Normal Range
Short Mid Normal Range
Short Short Normal Range
Nash Pivots for Shoving Heads Up
Premium: As, Ks, Qs, Ao, Ko, 22+
Premium: >=5&4s (54s++)
Premium: >=7&6o (87o++)
Garbage: <=3&2s (93s- -)
Garbage: <=5&2o (T5o- -)
In Between: J2s = 8.5, T2s = 6.5
In Between: Q2o = 7.0, J2o = 4.5
Nash Pivots for Calling Heads Up
Premium: As, Ks, Ao, 22+
Premium: >=J&7s (J7s++)
Premium: >=T&9o (T9o++)
Garbage: <=T&4s (T4s- -)
Garbage: <=J&6o (J6o- -)
In Between: Q2s = 7.0, J2s = 5.5
In Between: K2o = 8.0, Q2o = 5.5