NL holdem heads up sng's

NL holdem heads up sit and go’s are the purest form of heads up poker today. Playing heads up sit and go’s can help boost a bankroll or can cripple a poker bonus amount and bankroll in one session. The best way to go about playing heads up sit and go’s and the best way to be profitable is to have a focused mind. If you have a focused mind you have the most powerful thing relating to online poker. Many players go in to playing heads ups without any real strategy and can get torn apart by stronger players. If you are a novice player a good strategy for playing this form of heads up is that of a multi table tournament; stay with me now. The best way to approach them is by playing tighter at the beginning as you would in a tournament whether you are just limping in to hands or folding before the flop when you have weak hands.

After the first blind level passes by you should pick up your aggression and open more hands up for raises. After the middle levels pass and the blinds are now 25/50; you started the heads up with 1,500 chips, and approaching 50/100, depending on your stack size you should be limping, minimum raising, or three times the blind raising from the button. If you are in the big blind you should be shoving a wider range with hopes to double through. If you are under 600 chips you should be moving all-in more times than not with two cards above an 8 or hands like K6 or Q7 suited. If you can then pick up a big hand and double up you will be right back in the match. However, if you are on the upper hand of the heads up and you have 2000-2500 in chips you should be looking for a hand to go in for the kill with. If you can take all of your opponent’s chips in one swift movement then that is what you want. When you are playing with 2,500 chips to 500 you should not be raising unless you are calling an all-in. If you get a big pair it is best to minimum raise rather than shove it in. When the blinds get up to 50/100 it is time to gamble as it would be later in a tournament. It is like playing the bubble in a tournament when blinds are high. Every hand is critical at this point. If you are even in chips or if the stacks are close you want to be shoving all-in with a wide range, but one that is under control. Going all-in with a hand like 56 is simply not a good play; you should just be folding it before the flop. If you do get hands like J9 or Q10, any hands that you feel can hit the flop you should be going all-in with.

The reason for the all-in move at this point is because it applies the maximum pressure and avoids you from having to make big decisions with marginal hands. You will get a lot of folds from better hands when using the all-in move. You can still limp into pots though if you feel you like you are going to be beat or don’t have a strong hand. Folding at this point isn’t the best play before the flop unless you have a hand that you cannot make. When you move in for a win you need to be gambling and forcing your opponent to make a tough call. They will fold more often than call and you are collecting a lot of fold equity for every hand they lay down. When you start to build some confidence and win a couple heads ups in a row you can build some confidence and also build your bankroll.