Sit And Go BEginner Strategy

More than 12 big blinds: Before the flop

Your cards

A Ace K King

Q Queen J Jack

T Ten 9 Nine

Your position

Blinds The 2 players who paid the blinds.

Late The 2 players counter-clockwise of the blinds.

Middle The next 3 players counter-clockwise.

Early The next 3 players counter-clockwise.

Your action when you have more than 12 big blinds

Your cards Early Middle Late and Blinds

AA, KK, QQ Raise / All-in
AK Raise / All-in
JJ Raise / Fold Raise / All-in
TT, 99, 88 Fold Raise / Fold
77 Fold Raise / Fold
AQ Fold Raise / Fold
AJ, AT Fold Raise / Fold
KQ, KJ Fold Raise / Fold
All other cards Fold

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 You hold Community cards Description

One of your cards makes a pair with the highest

Top pair
community card.

Your cards are a pair which is higher than the highest

Overpair
community card.

Two pairs Both your cards make a pair with a community card.

Monster Any even better poker hand: 3 of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, straight flush.

Poker hands in the category „Strong draws“

Poker hand You hold Community cards Description

Strong 2-card Your cards are suited and two community cards
flush draw match the suit.

Strong 1-card You have an ace or king that matches the suit of 3
flush draw community cards.

Strong straight Your cards and the community cards give you 4 cards
draw in a row.

Your action after the flop

You hold Flop Turn River

Top pair or better Bet / Raise Bet / Raise Bet / Raise
Strong draw Bet / Raise Bet / Raise Check / Fold
Any other cards Check / Fold Check / Fold Check / Fold

If you paid the big blind and checked before the flop, play „Check / Fold“ with top
Exception
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

Your action before the flop when you have 12 big blinds or less and everybody folded before you

Your position Your big blinds Offsuit cards Suited cards Pairs
12-10 AK-AQ AK-AT AA-66
9-6 AK-AT AK-A2 AA-22
KQ-KT KQ-K4
QJ-QT QJ-Q8
JT JT-J7
T9-T7
98
Early and Middle 5 or less AK-A2 AK-A2 AA-22
KQ-K8 KQ-K4
QJ-QT QJ-Q6
JT JT-J7
T9-T6
98-96
87-86
76-75
65
12-1 AK-A2 AK-A2 AA-22
KQ-K4 KQ-K2
QJ-Q9 QJ-Q2
JT-J9 JT-J7
Late and Blinds T9 T9-T6
98-96
87-86
76-75
65

Your action before the flop when you have 12 big blinds or less and somebody called, raised, bet before you

Opponent position Your big blinds Offsuit cards Suited cards Pairs
12-7 AK-AQ AK-AQ AA-TT
Early
6 or less AK-AQ AK-AQ AA-88

12-7 AK-AQ AK-AQ AA-77

Middle
6 or less AK-AJ AK-AJ AA-77

AK-AT AK-A7 AA-55

12-7 KQ KQ
Late AK-A5 AK-A5 AA-55
6 or less KQ-KT KQ-KT
QJ QJ
AK-A8 AK-A2 AA-22
12-7
KQ KQ

Blinds AK-A2 AK-A2 AA-22

KQ-KT KQ-KT
6 or less
QJ QJ
JT JT

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