Sit 'n Go Strategy [Paperback]

Collin Moshman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 281 pages
• Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC; 1 edition (July 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880685396
• ISBN-13: 978-1880685396
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Poker

More About the Author

Collin Moshman graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2003 with an honors degree in theoretical mathematics. After depositing $50 onto an online poker site, he studied the game extensively, soon turning professional through his math background.

Collin wrote strategy books on the first two game types he specialized in, "Sit 'n Go Strategy" and "Heads-Up No-Limit Hold 'Em," both of which became instant poker bestsellers. He recently co-authored "The Math of Hold 'Em" with Douglas Zare. His latest project is the poker thriller "The Superuser" which he co-authored with his wife, professional poker player Katie Dozier.

Collin produces poker training videos for Cardrunners and heads Team Moshman, one of the most renowned teams of staked and coached players worldwide. He has personally coached hundreds of students into beating their games through his math-based approach to hold 'em, and spends much of his time playing many different poker variations. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife, yellow lab Wilbur, and cat Mr. Ed.

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68 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, September 11, 2007

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masterbill "masterbill" (Long Island, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sit 'n Go Strategy (Paperback)

I have mixed emotions about this book, because if every poker player were to read it, online Sit `n Go tournaments would become much more difficult to beat. It is appropriate for SNGs with an entry fee of $10 through medium stakes, although many advanced, higher stake players will probably benefit from reading this book. Many of the topics presented are too advanced for the beginning player, who should first gain some tournament experience, and an understanding of basic concepts before purchasing this book.

Sit `N Go Strategy is one of the best poker manuscripts ever published, and a major contribution to poker, as there has been relatively little literature on SNG tournament strategy. It is a well written, fairly comprehensive guide to playing low and medium buy in, one table tournaments. Sit 'n Go Strategy is logically divided into sections on Low Blind Play, Medium Blind Play, and High Blind Play, as well as a chapter, titled Sit `N Go Career Play which covers some additional concepts.

For low blind play the author teaches a very tight aggressive style of play, although he acknowledges, that other playing styles can also be successful, if the players are skilled at post flop play. In the medium blind section, Mr. Moshman also advocates tight aggressive play. However, he demonstrates how an extremely aggressive play can be the optimum strategy when the blinds increase, and table conditions are right.

Part Three, High Blind Play is an outstanding section, and is the highlight of the book. A systematic analysis of table conditions, individual player styles, stack sizes, blind sizes, payouts, and chip values, and how they effect optimum strategy is provided. A wealth of valuable information is provided for the intermediate player, and advanced players should also benefit from reading this section. Concepts such as steals, resteals, stop `n go, and continuation bets are well explained and the concepts are reinforced by a large number of hand examples provided to reinforce the learning of each concept.

This is not just another poker book. Many readers will be surprised at the strategies Mr. Moshman teaches for mid blind and high blind play. It is a very interesting and informative book for the online player who wants to improve his play at one table Sit `N Go tournaments. This book may be as valuable for the SNG player as The Harrington No Limit Series is to the Multi-table tournament player.

57 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for poker players., July 25, 2007

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Ari Krause "Mr. Boston" (Brooklyn) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sit 'n Go Strategy (Paperback)

This is an amazing poker book.

After you read the theory part each chapter where Colin describes how to play in different situations and why, you get to see actual hands and the reasoning behind each play. This book and the Harrington on Hold Em books are my favorite because of how many detailed hand examples they give.

For example, Colin describes "SNG Equity," and it's a good description, but I learn better through concrete examples. I was very happy he went right on to a hand:
Two guys go all-in against each other in the 1st hand of a Sit N Go with 2 2 versus Ace-King suited, and Colin explains how both these guys are losing money and how everyone else is gaining SNG Equity in the long run.

After reading it I understood the idea of equity (even the term in general) so much better than before.

I was also very surprised how aggressive you should be during high blinds ... Not just when you have under 10 blinds, but during the bubble, and Very Important, before you get blinded down to nothing. He says how it's better to push all-in with trash than not be able to steal pots in the future, then explains why and gives examples. It doesn't matter even when you're getting constant bad hands so long as you make your move at the right time.

I finished the book in two days and immediately put another $250 in my PStars account. I am now very confident I will be profiting from SNG's and highly recommend this book to any player.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Informative Book on Beating SNG's, July 31, 2007

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Horse Trader (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sit 'n Go Strategy (Paperback)

I really like how the book is geared toward online SNG play. There are so many players just doing it for fun, and Moshman goes into detail on exploiting such weak players. He discusses how to use software to monitor multiple tables, how/when to force a play as short stack, and coming over top of HBLs (weak recreational players who treat the blinds as an ante and limp even into high blinds).

Preliminary concepts such as pot odds, expectation versus equity, etc. are also treated in full for newer players. I rate the section on manual reading very highly, and the discussion of buy-in differences and bankroll decisions are likewise very useful for many forms of poker, live or online.

Highly recommended.