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[richhillkc]

What do you guys think about this S&G strategy, which I got from Chris Moneymaker's site? I've been testing it in S&G's on Pokerstars for a few weeks and I'm liking my results. ____________1. Early in the tournament, don't gamble. Only play aces, kings, queens and AK in the first 3-4 blind levels. When you get AA, KK, or QQ, try to get all-in before the flop. If you get AK and don't pair on the flop, ditch.2. You can call with a lower pocket pair if what it costs you to call is less than about 1/15th of your chips. If you don't flop a set or an overpair, ditch. If you get the set, you can play aggressively, using good judgement.3. If you're the second person to put in a raise, it's usually not correct to raise the minimum amount. 4. When betting after the flop, your bet must be some reasonable fraction (perhaps not less than 1/3 or 1/2) of the pot.5. When you make a bet with what you believe to be the best hand, bet enough so that an opponent with the most obvious draw would be making a mistake to call.6. Conversely, don't call with a draw unless you can get the right pot odds.7. It is almost always better to be the bettor or raiser than the caller, particularly in all-in situations.8. If you're going to make a bet or raise, and you will be "committed" to the pot after that bet or raise, then go ahead and put all of your chips in.9. As you get near the cash, and particularly on the bubble (one more player to bust out before everybody is in the money), many players will become extremely tight and play very conservatively, unwilling to be the last one to bust out before the money. Take advantage of this - you should be able to steal blinds frequently. This will set you up with a good stack once you've gotten into the money.

[Slovak39]

sounds good to me. i like these guidelines.

[BadBeatBou]

This is correct but it seems as Chris reads Cardplayer magazine too. This article was on Cardplayer magazine around 8 months ago. I'll try to make some research tonight if I have the time. If I find it, I'll post the link.BTW, this is correct for ring tables also... only in multi-tables tourneys you have to be more creative, in my opinion.

[BadBeatBou]

Sorry, I have not find the article but I am sure it was in CardPlayer magazine and I am pretty sure it was written by Michael Cappelletti.