As I have often stated, I am a big fan of the sit and go format of poker tournaments. For those of you who don’t know, they are single table tournaments, usually with ten people at a table, and generally the three remaining players win money, with the player who finishes in first winning the most.
I think sit and go’s are a unique type of game that allows a player to hone their tournament skills, and particularly their late-game tournament skills. If you are playing in a large online poker tournament, say one with 300 players, the way you play at the beginning and the way you play with a few players left, if you’re lucky enough to make it that far, is quite different.
In a sit and go, as with a regular tournament, if I make it down to the final three people, or final two, I like to open it up and play aggressive. A lot of players will tend to get cautious then, and you can end up winning a lot of chips which is good when you go in for the kill. Also, playing more aggressively when it comes down to the final two in a poker online tournament will allow you to dictate the pace of play; often your opponent will fold his small blind if it’s not that great for fear you will raise again. That will allow you to pick up some blinds even when you’re not holding that great of cards.




