The Early Stages

This version of “A Comedy of Errors” is the light or preview version. To get the full version with additional chapters on reading hands / players, Unexploitable Heads-Up play

􀀹 The Early Stages: Why ‘Tight is Right but Tighter is Righter’
􀀹 Middle Stages: Opening up and Stealing Blinds
􀀹 The Bubble: Why the bubble is the most important part of a SNG.
􀀹 In The Money: Now its Time to go for 1st
􀀹 (Full Version Only) Heads Up Play: Unexploitable HU Strategy and when not to use it!
􀀹 (Full Version Only) An Introduction to the Independent Chip Model (ICM) and how this can seriously improve your results
􀀹 (Full Version Only) Reading the Table and Individuals
􀀹 (Full Version Only) Common ‘Trap Hands’ and how to play them
􀀹 Software Tools to further Improve Your Game
􀀹 Bankroll Management and the importance of Bonus clearing


The Early Stages
Ok, so you have sat down in a $10+1 SNG at your regular poker site, the blinds are tiny compared to the starting stacks and the usual collection of novice players have sat down with you. What do you look out for? Here is a quick summary of the most common early game errors… we will look at each one in more detail below and then look at the counter-strategy.
􀂾 Playing too many hands,