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There are two main reasons why Texas Hold’Em Sit and Go tournaments are extremely popular. First of all they are fast paced and you get to play a large number of hands in a shot amount of time. Secondly they offer skilled poker players a good chance of receiving a big payout. In a single table Sit and Go tournament 9 to 10 players can participate. But not all of them will receive a prize. The prize pool will be divided between the top 3 players in the following manner:

-� 1st place takes 50% of the prize pool;

- 2nd place takes 30% of the prize pool;

- 3rd place takes 20% of the prize pool;

Every 10 to 15 minutes the blinds are increased, making this a very fast paced game. As a consequence you must play smart unless you want to get short stacked.

You are well advised to play tight in the beginning of the Sit and Go Texas Hold’Em poker tournament. After all, you do not want to lose hands as you will surely find yourself short stacked when the blinds increase. Also you should not bluff. Just keep to playing tight and you should be able to win. Even if the pots are not as large as you would like them to be, those chips will come in handy when the blinds increase.

Most of the weaker players will be eliminated as the tournament progresses. This is when you should start to play aggressive. The other players around the table aren’t in it to win, they just want to stay in the game. You are well advised to raise as long as you believe that your opponent will fold.

Many players are not familiar with the “gap concept”. According to this concept raising and calling a raise is not the same thing. You do not need a particularly strong hand when you raise a bet. But you must have a strong poker hand when you call a raise.

The thing about playing online poker is that you do not get to see your opponents and consequently you cannot pick up on their “tells”, you cannot read them. But there are other ways of reading your competition. One way is to observe their betting patterns. If you guess their betting intentions correctly, this will give you an edge.

Keep in mind that these tournaments are fast paced, difficult and very competitive. If you want to win you must play tight and aggressive and make the most of your good poker hands. Take advantage of any situation that can give you an edge.