Six Handed S&G Strategy

If you play six player sit and go tournaments online at poker.net then you already know how fast they are and that you have no time for messing around. If you’re someone who hasn’t played any six player sit and go tournaments, but would like to then you’re reading the right article. We’ll be talking about the basic strategy you need to implement when playing such a small tournament.

Typically when you play a six player sit and go tournament the top two players are paid money so you need to at least finish in the top two. There is a 33% chance that you’ll finish in the top two when you start a tournament which means there are good odds you’ll win some money.

With only six players starting the internet poker tournament you can bet that every tournament will be fierce and start with tons of loose betting. Almost everyone will make loose calls in the early stages trying to hit a hand and take the lead. Usually the action won’t die down until one or two players are gone which usually doesn’t take very long. The blinds come around very quickly so once someone is short-stacked then there basically going to go all-in on there next marginal hand so you need to watch for this. You can’t always play conservatively in these small tournaments because only two people move onto the money. So unless only one player wins all the chips then you’ll be in third place by playing too conservatively.

You need to open up your game in these small tournaments and hope for a bit of luck. You can’t always wait for the high pocket pairs and suited A-K too come as in some tournaments you might not ever see a hand like that. Another thing to take note on is that with six players the hand quality is down quite a bit from a nine player table. This means that everyone won’t be seeing the monster hands you see at a nine player table and everyone will be betting with marginal hands.

If you double up early then you can begin playing safely and tightening up your full tilt poker game. Another option you have is raising the pots and stealing the blinds because not many players will call you as there trying to come in the top two. A chip stack is very intimidating and you need to utilize it when you can. Avoid raising short-stacks unless you know you’re going to call them when they go all-in. If you’re winning then try avoiding calling all-ins from other players as well unless you have an excellent hand and feel there bluffing. You don’t want to risk your chips for the most part once you’re in the lead until it’s down to only you and one opponent. Your goal is to consistently finish in the top two in six player tournaments and then once you do finishing first is just a bonus.