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SIT AND GO BEGINNER STRATEGY

More than 12 big blinds: Before the flop

Blinds

Your position

Late

Middle

Early

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.

Your cards

A

Q

T

Ace

Queen

Ten

K

J

9

King

Jack

Nine

Your cards Early Middle Late and BlindsAA, KK, QQ Raise / All-inAK Raise / All-inJJ Raise / Fold Raise / All-inTT, 99, 88 Fold Raise / Fold77 Fold Raise / FoldAQ Fold Raise / Fold

AJ, AT Fold Raise / FoldKQ, KJ Fold Raise / FoldAll other cards Fold

Your action

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 hand You hold Community cards Description

Top pair One of your cards makes a pair with the high-est community card.

Overpair Your cards are a pair which is higher than the highest 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 hand You hold Community cards Description

Strong 2-card flush draw

Your cards are suited and two community cards match the suit.

Strong 1-card flush draw

You have an ace or king that matches the suit of 3 community cards.

Strong straight draw

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

You hold Flop Turn RiverTop pair or better Bet / Raise Bet / Raise Bet / RaiseStrong draw Bet / Raise Bet / Raise Check / FoldAny other cards Check / Fold Check / Fold Check / Fold

Exception 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.

Poker hands in the category „Top pair or better“

Your action

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)

Poker hands in the category „Strong draws“

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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 Offsuit cards Suited cards Pairs

Early and Middle

12-10 AK-AQ AK-AT AA-669-6 AK-AT

KQ-KTQJ-QT

JT

AK-A2KQ-K4QJ-Q8JT-J7T9-T7

98

AA-22

5 or less AK-A2KQ-K8QJ-QT

JT

AK-A2KQ-K4QJ-Q6JT-J7T9-T698-9687-8676-75

65

AA-22

Late and Blinds

12-1 AK-A2KQ-K4QJ-Q9JT-J9T9

AK-A2KQ-K2QJ-Q2JT-J7T9-T698-9687-8676-75

65

AA-22

Your position Your big blinds Offsuit cards Suited cards Pairs

Early12-7 AK-AQ AK-AQ AA-TT

6 or less AK-AQ AK-AQ AA-88

Middle12-7 AK-AQ AK-AQ AA-77

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

Late

12-7AK-AT

KQAK-A7

KQAA-55

6 or lessAK-A5KQ-KT

QJ

AK-A5KQ-KT

QJ

AA-55

Blinds

12-7 AK-A8KQ

AK-A2KQ

AA-22

6 or less

AK-A2KQ-KT

QJJT

AK-A2KQ-KT

QJJT

AA-22

All-in chart when somebody called, bet or raised before you