Anyone can win big playing online poker if they take the right steps and play with the right strategy. I have been plugging away in the poker world for some time now and have discovered that the best way to make money playing online poker is in the tournament world, and more specifically, the sit n go tournament. A sit n go is defined as an unscheduled tournament that starts when all the seats have been filled. I prefer to play the 1 table tournaments, but there are tournaments that have as many as 5 tables. If you choose to play in a sit n go, here are some hard and fast rules that I have developed over my years of playing poker.

1. In the beginning stages of a sit n go, only play the premium hands. There is plenty of time to let the other players knock themselves out without the promise of a big pot. Any time you are tempted to play less than a monster in the early stages, pause, think about how many chips you stand to gain or lose and make your decision accordingly.

2. Play more than one sit n go at a time. This may seem like odd advice, but it will stop the boredom that often tempts you to play sub par hands. I always play three at a time, and that way I can still keep track of my opponents and not play hands that I shouldn?t just to help pass the time.

3. Watch your opponents? betting patterns. Whether we like it or not, we all have betting patterns unless we are very conscious not to. We want to make as many chips as we can and will usually bet our good hands, and fold our poor ones. These patterns tend to tighten up as the tournament continues.

4. This is one I got from Dan Harrington?s book and it has been invaluable. This is it; play the opposite style to the rest of the game. What this means is, if the game is tight, play loose. If the game is loose, play tight. Usually, the beginning stages are quite a bit looser than the ending stages, so that's when you need to be tight, then, as the game begins to tighten up as your opponents vie for the top three, money spots, you need to loosen up and play a lot more cards.

5. don't be afraid to push all you chips in when you are in the later stages of a tournament. Chances are, your opponents will fold their hands because they so badly want to make the money that they won't risk their chips. This is a particularly good move if your opponents check around to you. Certainly there is an element of risk to this style of play, but I will guarantee that this move will get you into the money more often than not.

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