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For players wishing for success in a Sit N Go (SNG) poker tournament, it may be important to note that these tournaments have separate stages. SNG's do have a beginning, middle and end.

SNG Introduction

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A Sit n Go (SNG) poker tournament may be split into separate stages from a strategy point of view. This article looks at strategy for the opening part of the SNG - stage 1..

Basics of the SNG early stage …

Some expert SNG tournament players believe that the main aim of the stage 1 section of the SNG is to build on the number of chips for a later stage of the tournament. The name of the game therefore in the early stages of the SNG poker tournament appears to be tight play.

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SNG, a shortened form of the term Sit n Go, is the name of a style of poker tournament. The main element that characterizes the SNG is that it has no scheduled start time and the action begins once there are enough interested participants.

SNG Basics