The below list of STT "essentials" was first created by Karpanen - thanks!

~ Please post software questions/reviews HERE ~

Network Threads:
[*] Official Party Poker SNG Thread
[*] Official IPoker SNG Thread
[*] Official Ongame SNG Thread
[*] Official Merge SNG Thread
[*] Official Yatahay SNG Thread

Information/Strategy threads:
These threads are posted here to provide resources for both new and old SNG players, please do not post in them in if you're going to make them harder to read or derail them.
[*] Official Steps Strategy Thread
[*] Official DoN strategy thread (Closed)
[*] Overview of STT Strategy
[*] Discussion of HUD use in SNGs
[*] Basic Hands Thread

User Strategy Threads:
These threads were created by our awesome posters and are many of the best threads you can find on SNGs.
[*] CastleBravo79's "New posters guide to the (hopefully) successful use of STTF"
[*] AMT's "OMG Random Strat Post" (Lots of good stuff)
[*] Pudge714 on Hand Reading
[*] Pudge714's "Long Strat Post about Variance"
[*] Pudge714's "Manipulating Pot Size in Mid-Game"
[*] Hood's "How To Learn Good Them SNGs"
[*] Hood's "Using Stox EV to model Slim's AQo bet/fold line"
[*] spamz0r's "Finishing an opponent heads-up"
[*] Admiral's "Guide to SNGs"
[*] Glitlr's "Is an Edge Really an Edge?"
[*] Overall Strategy Areas by Drzen
[*] IFoldPktOnes' "Tilt Control" (ICM & more)
[*] IFoldPktOnes' "ICM-101" (Calling Shoves)
[*] Jurrasstoil's "Game Selection in SNGs"
[*] Jurrasstoil's "The Limp/Stab"
[*] CastleBravo79's "Rethinking the end game with Future Game Modeling"
[*] Slim Picken's "Open-shoving 15 BBs from the SB for fun and profit" (one of the best)
[*] Slim Picken's "7.5k post: raise/folding AQo for fun and profit" (Awesome)
[*] CJSaunders' "Game selection and how much regs hurt your ROI"
[*] Pifhluk's "A Post On Variance 12k $27s ROI & ITM Breakdown"
[*] Gobao's "Playing LP early" with insight from Kamel
[*] Nicktheone's "Hands with sd value, turning them into a bluff"
[*] Cry Me A River on "Drift"

Other External Links:
There are some very useful websites and pieces of software, and some that have debatable value. Two Plus Two Publishing LLC is not affiliated with any of these sites, or other pages not hosted at www.twoplustwo.com, nor does it endorse them. Here's a few:

ICM software:
[*] SNGPT Software that allows the user to run an EV calculation that takes into account the ICM, folding equity, and more.
[*] SitNGo Wizard Another ICM tool with tournie import, bubble quiz and more...
[*] SNGWiz Paster AHK for copying stack sizes from the forum to SNGWiz for use
[*] SNGEGT Another ICM calculator with the controversial real-time option. Please check with your poker site's TOS to determine if you can use it.
[*] Pokerstove Helps you run simulations and EV calculations. (Mirror download location HERE)
[*] ICM calculator Calculations by hand. Freeware. There's an alternative online version HERE. And finally, poster New York Jet has offered an alternative HERE that you can download.
[*] IPhone & ITouch HU Poker Trainer v2.0: Quizzes you on Nash Equilibrium shoving and calling ranges. Now has NE charts, history of your quizzes, and other features - Created by gulon
[*] Stox EV - Can calculate the EV of exotic post-flop situations. Matching tutorial by Hood

Tracking tools:
[*] Hold Em Manager Reports and analyzes tournament stats as well as ring stats.
[*] Poker Tracker Poker evaluating software. Tracks your play by position, staring hands, results, etc.
[*] PokerOffice Another hold'em evaluating software. Has a built in table overlay.
[*] Tourney Manager Reports and analyzes tournament stats. Best tracking software for STTs.

Multitabling software:
[*] Card and table mods Modify your tables and cards. Makes multitabling easier. Freeware.
[*] PartyAHKPlanner - Table organizer for Party
[*] PartyPlanner Allows you to predesign where each table loads. Freeware.
[*] Multi Table Helper: - Table arrengement, keyboard control and more. For Party and Stars
[*] Wickss' AHKs - Considered the best hotkey program with TONS of features to help multitable PS sngs.
[*] FT Shortcuts
[*] Stars Filtered SNG Opener - Created by Everlong
[*] Stars Debustifer: Closes ended tournaments - Created by Entropic
[*] AHK for checking to see if registered tournaments have opened(Pokerstars problem) - Created by Hood
[*] Table Ninja: Software for many types of hotkeys and table automation features

Other Software:
[*] SNG Luck Analyzer: Determines your all-in luck in SNGs - Created by Juk
[*] Popopop Universal Replayer is a downloadable hand history replayer that works with most major poker sites.

Web sites for STTs:
[*] Sharkscope - The largest tournament result database. Know your enemies. Review your site's TOS before use.
[*] twodimes.net - is a web based utility to evaluate hand match-up equities in various poker games.
[*] www.tworags.com - provides detailed comparisons of SnG's at most every site.

~ Please post instructional site questions/reviews HERE ~

STTF BBV Thread:
STTF BBV Thread

Book Threads:
Moshman SNG Book Review & Theory Discussion Thread - Also contains link to the great original review thread.

STT Videos:
Official STT Video Thread

Digest Threads:
Longy's Digest: February 2009
ReXWoo's Digest: February 2008

STT Chat:
STT Chat thread

ALReturnsLOL's Interview Series:
Interview with Citanul
Interview with Daliman
Interview with Newt Buggs
Interview with Apathy

Study group threads:
Official Study Buddy Thread

STTF Werewolf Game History:
STTF Werewolf I
STTF Werewolf II
STTF Werewolf III
STTF Werewolf IV
STTF Werewolf V
STTF Werewolf VI: Find the Superusers
STTF Werewolf VII
STTF Werewolf VIII


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