Monday, January 21, 2008

Never give away value.

I'm sure you all know the importance of the value bet in cash games and regular tournaments, but I cannot stress enough how vital getting every ounce of value out of each hand is in the turbo SnG. Because the blinds are raised so quickly, you cannot afford to give away the opportunity to amass chips, ever. The goal is simple, if you believe you are ahead, make as big a bet as you can that you realistically expect your opponent to call (i.e. no pushing all in with an over-bet hoping your opponent is dumb enough to call). Now obviously your villain may draw out on you, but over the course of 100 SnG's the math will even out.

Never miss an opportunity to value bet!

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