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SIT AND GO BEGINNER STRATEGY
More than 12 big blinds: Before the fop
Blinds
Your position
Late
Middle
Early
The 2 players who paid the blinds.
The 2 players counter-clockwise of the blinds.
The next 3 players counter-clockwise.
The next 3 players counter-clockwise.
Your cards
A
Q
T
Ace
Queen
Ten
K
J
9
King
Jack
Nine
Your cards Early Middle Late and Blinds
AA, KK, QQ Raise / All-in
AK Raise / All-in
JJ Raise / Fold Raise / All-in
TT, 99, 88 Fold Raise / Fold
77 Fold Raise / Fold
AQ Fold Raise / Fold
AJ, AT Fold Raise / Fold
KQ, KJ Fold Raise / Fold
All other cards Fold
Your action when you have more than 12 big blinds
Raise / Fold: If nobody raised before, you raise. Otherwise fold your cards. You also fold when somebody raises
again after you.
Raise / All-In: You always raise. If somebody raises before or after you, you raise again. Ideally you can get all your
chips in (all-in) before the fop cards are dealt.
Fold: You fold. The only exception is when you paid the big blind and have the option to check. Then of course you
should check.
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More than 12 big blinds: After the fop
Poker hand You hold Community cards Description
Top pair

One of your cards makes a pair with the highest
community card.
Overpair

Your cards are a pair which is higher than the highest
community card.
Two pairs

Both your cards make a pair with a community card.
Monster Any even better poker hand: 3 of a kind, straight, fush, full house, four of a kind, straight fush.
Poker hand You hold Community cards Description
Strong 2-card
fush draw

Your cards are suited and two community cards
match the suit.
Strong 1-card
fush draw

You have an ace or king that matches the suit of 3
community cards.
Strong straight
draw

Your cards and the community cards give you 4 cards
in a row.
You hold Flop Turn River
Top pair or better Bet / Raise Bet / Raise Bet / Raise
Strong draw Bet / Raise Bet / Raise Check / Fold
Any other cards Check / Fold Check / Fold Check / Fold
Exception
If you paid the big blind and checked before the fop, play Check / Fold with top
pair and strong draws. Play Bet / Raise with overpair or better.
Poker hands in the category Top pair or better
Your action after the fop
Check / Fold: You invest no money. If possible you check. If somebody bets you fold.
Bet / Raise:
If nobody has bet yet, you bet around 2/3 of the pot.
If somebody bets before you, raise 3 times his bet + the pot.
If there was a bet and a raise before you or a raise after you, bet all your chips (All-in)
Poker hands in the category Strong draws
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12 big blinds or less: All-in charts
Your action before the fop when you have 12 big blinds or less and everybody folded before you
Your position Your big blinds Offsuit cards Suited cards Pairs
Early and Middle
12-10 AK-AQ AK-AT AA-66
9-6 AK-AT
KQ-KT
QJ-QT
JT
AK-A2
KQ-K4
QJ-Q8
JT-J7
T9-T7
98
AA-22
5 or less AK-A2
KQ-K8
QJ-QT
JT
AK-A2
KQ-K4
QJ-Q6
JT-J7
T9-T6
98-96
87-86
76-75
65
AA-22
Late and Blinds
12-1 AK-A2
KQ-K4
QJ-Q9
JT-J9
T9
AK-A2
KQ-K2
QJ-Q2
JT-J7
T9-T6
98-96
87-86
76-75
65
AA-22
Your position Your big blinds Offsuit cards Suited cards Pairs
Early
12-7 AK-AQ AK-AQ AA-TT
6 or less AK-AQ AK-AQ AA-88
Middle
12-7
AK-AQ AK-AQ AA-77
6 or less
AK-AJ AK-AJ AA-77
Late
12-7
AK-AT
KQ
AK-A7
KQ
AA-55
6 or less
AK-A5
KQ-KT
QJ
AK-A5
KQ-KT
QJ
AA-55
Blinds
12-7
AK-A8
KQ
AK-A2
KQ
AA-22
6 or less
AK-A2
KQ-KT
QJ
JT
AK-A2
KQ-KT
QJ
JT
AA-22
Your action before the fop when you have 12 big blinds or less and somebody called, raised, bet before you