Your typical sit and go tournament involves 9 or 10 players with all of the action taking place on one table. That being said, a lot of players like to branch out and play multi-table sit and go tournaments these days. But one thing to keep in mind with multi-table SNG’s is that they require a different strategy from both single table sit and go’s as well as regular multi-table tourneys.
Surviving the Early Going
Just like any multi-table tournament, a multi-table SNG will have plenty of maniac players in the beginning. This means you’ll have a lot of people trying to double up their chip stack through risky all-in moves in the beginning.
Some will double their stack while others will bust out; the key is that you don’t want to be in their way in either circumstance. The best strategy for surviving the early part of a MTT SNG is tightening up your starting hand requirements. However, if you can find an overly aggressive player who overplays their hand while you’ve got the nuts, don’t be afraid to call.
Concentrate on Yourself
Until you’ve made it to the final table, don’t worry about what is going on at the other tables. Just concentrate on what you need to do to increase your chip stack and move on to the next table. Of course, it’s perfectly fine to look at general things like how many players are left and the average stack size. Just make sure that you’re not getting carried away with looking.
Final Table Strategy
If you do manage to make it to the final table, there’s a good chance you will be starting behind some other players in terms of chips. Assuming you are a smaller stack, you’ll want to look for a great opportunity to double up (on a weaker player), and put yourself back in the hunt. If you’re a bigger stack, you can sit back and take advantage of the smaller, more desperate stacks. As a middle stack, you still have the luxury of not sitting on the verge of being blinded out. But you need to be looking for ways to increase your chip stack at some point.
