SIT AND GO BEGINNER STRATEGY

More than 12 big blinds: Before the flop

Your cards A Q Ace Queen K J King Jack

Ten

Nine

Your position Blinds Late Middle Early Your action Your cards AA, KK, QQ AK JJ TT, 99, 88 77 AQ AJ, AT KQ, KJ All other cards Fold Fold Fold Fold Fold Fold Raise / Fold Raise / Fold Raise / Fold Raise / Fold Raise / Fold Raise / Fold Early Middle Raise / All-in Raise / All-in Raise / All-in Late and Blinds The 2 players who paid the blinds. The 2 players counter-clockwise of the blinds. The next 3 players counter-clockwise. The next 3 players counter-clockwise.

Raise / Fold: If nobody raised before, you raise. Otherwise fold your cards. You also fold when somebody raises again after you. Raise / All-In: You always raise. If somebody raises before or after you, you raise again. Ideally you can get all your chips in (all-in) before the flop cards are dealt. Fold: You fold. The only exception is when you paid the big blind and have the option to check. Then of course you should check.

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More than 12 big blinds: After the flop

Poker hands in the category Top pair or better Poker hand Top pair You hold Community cards Description One of your cards makes a pair with the highest community card. Your cards are a pair which is higher than the highest community card. Both your cards make a pair with a community card. Any even better poker hand: 3 of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, straight flush.

Overpair

Two pairs Monster

Poker hands in the category Strong draws Poker hand Strong 2-card flush draw Strong 1-card flush draw Strong straight draw Your action You hold Top pair or better Strong draw Any other cards Exception Flop Bet / Raise Bet / Raise Check / Fold Turn Bet / Raise Bet / Raise Check / Fold River Bet / Raise Check / Fold Check / Fold You hold Community cards Description Your cards are suited and two community cards match the suit. You have an ace or king that matches the suit of 3 community cards. Your cards and the community cards give you 4 cards in a row.

If you paid the big blind and checked before the flop, play Check / Fold with top pair and strong draws. Play Bet / Raise with overpair or better.

Check / Fold: You invest no money. If possible you check. If somebody bets you fold. Bet / Raise: If nobody has bet yet, you bet around 2/3 of the pot. If somebody bets before you, raise 3 times his bet + the pot. If there was a bet and a raise before you or a raise after you, bet all your chips (All-in)

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12 big blinds or less: All-in charts

All-in chart when everybody folded before you Your position Your big blinds 12-10 9-6 Offsuit cards AK-AQ AK-AT KQ-KT QJ-QT JT Suited cards AK-AT AK-A2 KQ-K4 QJ-Q8 JT-J7 T9-T7 98 AK-A2 KQ-K4 QJ-Q6 JT-J7 T9-T6 98-96 87-86 76-75 65 AK-A2 KQ-K2 QJ-Q2 JT-J7 T9-T6 98-96 87-86 76-75 65 Pairs AA-66 AA-22

Early and Middle

5 or less

AK-A2 KQ-K8 QJ-QT JT

AA-22

12-1

Late and Blinds

AK-A2 KQ-K4 QJ-Q9 JT-J9 T9

AA-22

All-in chart when somebody called, bet or raised before you Your position Early Your big blinds 12-7 6 or less 12-7 6 or less 12-7 Late 6 or less 12-7 Blinds 6 or less Offsuit cards AK-AQ AK-AQ AK-AQ AK-AJ AK-AT KQ AK-A5 KQ-KT QJ AK-A8 KQ AK-A2 KQ-KT QJ JT Suited cards AK-AQ AK-AQ AK-AQ AK-AJ AK-A7 KQ AK-A5 KQ-KT QJ AK-A2 KQ AK-A2 KQ-KT QJ JT Pairs AA-TT AA-88 AA-77 AA-77 AA-55 AA-55

Middle

AA-22 AA-22

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