A bet-shy opponent

The fewer opponents you have at a table, the less shy you should be about betting. What this means in sit and gos is that you should get less shy as the tournament goes on. When you get to heads up play, you shouldn't be shy at all. Last night, the opponent I faced heads up didn't follow this maxim. When I noticed this, I knew I had little risk of losing :-)

Here's a breakdown of the decisions I made during heads up play:

fold   29 check  144 call   50 bet   39 raise    5

Here's a breakdown of the decisions my opponent made during heads up play:

fold   57 check  151 call   41 bet   24 raise    6

He had almost double the number of folds, and I had 50% more bets. After a certain point, the outcome was never in doubt.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

SNG   8-Game  45000  5000       6   203     1   175500

delta: $125,500
Sit and go 8-game balance: $695,210
balance: $10,368,539