Sit N Go Poker Tournaments
I have mentioned before my love of sit n go style tournaments. They are really fun, and if you don’t have an entire afternoon to devote to an online poker tournament, they can be a good way to brush up on your tournament skills while hopefully winning some money in the process. One of my favorite type of sit n go tournaments is the “turbo” style. Now the name may differ from online poker room to online poker room (though most are called turbo) but the basic idea is that it’s a sit n go, but the blinds go up at very rapid speeds. It’s a very good style of play to practice playing aggressively and making quick decisions. In a turbo style of sit n go, you can’t sit there and fold 20 hands in a row waiting for kinds or aces. The sheer fact that you will be blinded to death very quickly forces you to make decisions, quickly, and it serves for good practice.
Now of course in a regular tournament you have to pace yourself as they last for many hours (if you’re lucky enough to last long) but you also have to amass chips, and you have to strike when the time is right. I all too often see people basically sit there during tournaments and watch their stack dwindle away, before finally having to make a move out of desperation. Turbo style sit n go’s are good because they force you to make decisions and not sit back and watch, which can help you greatly during the big money tournaments.
