Sit and Go Poker Guide
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Sit and Go poker tournaments, also known as SNG's, STT's or single table tournaments, are an extremely popular form of online poker. You buy-in with a set fee and you play until you have run out of chips and are out of the tournament. The player left standing wins. A standard full-table SNG tournament (9 or 10 seats) will usually pay the top three finishers, giving 50% to 1st place, 30% to 2nd place, and 20% to3rd. For example in a $10 tournament with 10 players, 1st place would get $50, 2nd place $30, and 3rd place $20. A shorthanded tournament (usually 5 or 6 seats will pay the top 2 finishers (1st wins 65%, 2nd wins 35%).
If you enjoy the thrills and spills of large field multi-table tournaments you shouldn't ignore single table tournaments, they're great for practising your final table strategy and tactics - it's a final table you can play as often as you like! We hope that whether you're looking for the the highest or lowest stakes, longest or fastest blind level increments or just somewhere to play a freeroll Sit and Go, this page will help you to compare and choose the best poker sites to find the best Sit and Go's for you. Remember to check out our Sit and go Poker - the right choice article for extra tips on making the right choice for you. |
Sit and Go Tournament Comparison |
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Know exactly what you want from a Sit and Go tournament? The table above should help you find the Sit n Go format that suits your style best. Whether you prefer fast and frenetic turbos, or more skill based deep stack or extended sit n go's, you should be able to find what you're looking for here... compare the starting chips / stack against blind level increments that each room offers to find the SNG that best suits your style. The higher on the table a SNG is, the faster the pace. The lower SNG's have longer intervals between blind level increments, increasing the time of the SNG allowing for more skill based play. Another factor to be considered is the starting stack (number of chips) you are given at the beginning to play with. More chips means a longer SNG which favours a tight style, less chips make for a faster SNG where you will be made to make decisions earlier and have less time to wait for a good hand - although they can be much more fun! Combine these two factors and if you're looking for the extremes you'll find the fastest SNG's in the top left, and the slowest SNG's in the bottom and right hand columns.
Looking for a poker site with low stakes buy-ins for Sit n Go's? Does your poker room not offer sit n go's at the high stake buy-in level you need? If you're looking a online poker room with the lowest or highest buy-in entry levels then use this sit and go buy-in comparison table to find the best SNG for you. You may even have a preferred number of seats for the SNG's you play, whether you are looking for 10 seater or 5 seater SNG's, this list of all our poker sites giives you all the info you need to make your decision on which is the best poker site for you....
Sit and Go (SNG, STT, Single Table Tournament) Comparison |
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Tournament Fee / Rake explained
Every time you enter an online poker tournament the 'house' will add a fee as payment for hosting the game. Some sites have this fee included in the buy-in displayed and others will list the two items separately. Some poker rooms have different rake structures for different buy-ins - usually the higher the buy-in the lower the % fee. This can make it difficult to make direct comparisons between poker rooms, but in general anything above 10% is high for the industry and anything below 10% is low and good value.
Turbo Sit n Go: A Sit n Go with an accelerated blind structure. Blinds increase much more quickly than in a standard Sit n Go.
6-handed: A shorthanded Sit and Go that typically pays the top two finishers, usually first receives 65% and second receives 35% of the prizepool.
Heads Up (HU): A winner-take all tournament that begins when two players have registered. You will also find four-player Sit n Go's with two HU tables. The first two winners play for the entire prize pool.
Multi-table Sit n Go's: As Sit n Go tournaments have become more and more popular, many sites have added multi-table Sit n Go tournaments, ranging from two to twenty tables. When a designated amount of players have registered, the tournament begins. These tournaments offer the on-demand aspect of a Sit n Go, but have larger prize pools and allow for more play like a standard Multi-table tournament.
'Step', 'Rounders' or 'Ladders' Sit and Go's: Some poker rooms offer 'steps', 'rounders' and 'ladders' tournaments where the player competes in a series of Sit n Go's, typically starting at around $5, the player moves up through a series of tournaments by finishing in one of the top places (usually top 2 or 3 players), which then gives them a coupon to move on to the next level of the series. Generally you can buy in at any level of the series. There are also series of Sit n Go tournaments that are run as satellites to larger tournaments. Players can buy in at the lowest level, and each time they win, they win an entry to the next 'step.' This type of Sit n Go's allows for a player to eventually compete in a large buy-in tournament for a much smaller initial investment. More Prima Rounders, Ladbrokes Ladders and Party Poker Steps info here.
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