Weekly stats: Start bankroll was $68.90. Game is Full Tilt Poker 1 Table SNG $2+$.25. I've played 6 tourneys with ROI equal 33.33%. ITM is 66.67%. There were 2 second and 2 third places. Weekend bankroll is $73.40

Overall stats: 24 tourneys were played. ROI is 43.33%. ITM is 58.33%.

Low limit sit-and-gos are very easy to play. As you can see in my stats I have good enough ROI and ITM. But why so many peoples loose money playing SNGs? Looking trough history data I’ve found some common errors that other players do.

The first error is playing marginal hand in early stages.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t30/t60
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t2070
UTG+1: t3705
CO: t2180
Button: t1030
Hero: t3230
BB: t1285

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with :kh :ts
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to t120, CO folds, Button raises to t180, Hero folds, BB folds, UTG+1 calls t60 (pot was t390).

Flop: :js :ks :8d (t450, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets t420, Button raises to t840, UTG+1 calls t420 (pot was t1710).

Turn: :jc (t2130, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets t60, Button calls all-in t10.
Uncalled bets: t50 returned to UTG+1.

River: :9h (t2150, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t2150)

Results:
Final pot: t2150
Button showed Kc Tc
UTG+1 showed Ah Jh

What do you think about this hand? I think that KT isn’t hand to call. And of cause it isn’t hand to call min raise. After all CO has only top pair low kicker on flop. It’s very unadvisedly to go all in with this hand.

Other fatal error is calling with extremely short stack trying to see chip flop. You have to go all in or fold with short stack! In other case you loose you chips and reduce your chances to win tourney.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t40/t80
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t2295
UTG+1: t2170
Hero: t1170
Button: t315
SB: t2240
BB: t5310

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is CO with :as :6h
2 folds, Hero folds, Button raises to t160, SB folds, BB calls t80 (pot was t280).

Flop: :4s :5d :jd (t360, 2 players)
BB is all-in t5150, Button calls all-in t155.
Uncalled bets: t4995 returned to BB.

Turn: :th (t670, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t670)

River: :kd (t670, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t670)

Results:
Final pot: t670
Button showed Ks Qs
BB showed Ts 7s

Button is lucky guy. But he plays this hand wrong! Why? He should go all in on any flop because he has extremely short stack. Why do not go all-in preflop? Maybe BB fold his hand...