Hi guys, i am a college student who would like to try his hand in SNGS.
I want to put alot of time and effort in these but i dont know where to start:
So my questions are these:
What site should i play as a beginner? What stakes? Which type of games are better for noobs?
And what reading material and videos should get me started on my journey?

Thank you in advance!

I would play at Pokerstars because they've the most traffic. I would start from the micros and work my way up. I am not sure what to read as I've only been playing. Playing is key so play a lot.

Find a game you're interested in. Play. Post. Learn.

Read the stickies.

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Play poker for supplemental income, but don't make it your full-time job unless you can comfortably make six figures a year. And not from a bink.

Have fun.

Get a coach so you can discuss poker strategy in-depth.

I would play on PokerStars if you think you are capable of playing more than 5 games at once. If you just want to one table for a while, I would play on a different site like FullTilt or iPoker. The volume will be lower, but due to that, there will be fewer regs grinding.

Play whatever stakes you're comfortable with. If you have a little bit of money to get started, I would start at the $3 level. It's plenty soft to where you shouldn't lose money, but it's a more realistic playing environment than the $1 SNGs.

Have fun.

This is good advice, and make sure you krep having fun while playing. Read some threads here at the forum and after playing a bit post a few hands and use the feedback. Get back to the tables and repeat.

And dont forget keeping the fun factor alive, gl

Thanks for the advice. I can play 6 tables comfortably so i guess pokerstars.
Could you elaborate about coaching? They seem a little expensive... I`ve been considering coaching or a video pack or something. Whats best?

And you won't make 6 figures a year unless it is your full time job.

I would really like to make it a full time job but first i got to have a few cashes and know im good enough...

Horrible advice to say start at the $3 level, what games are you even referring to lol.

Download pokerstars and play 50c 45mans, 50c 90mans and 50c 180s and read posts here, contribute to the forums, get a free trial of Deuces cracked (download as much as you can to watch for later).

You could also even start out with 25c 45man reg speeds on stars if you really want to get a feel for the game with a bit of play rather then the fast nature of the above turbos i mentioned.

Nah I agree with starting at the $3 level...still easy to beat and even if you fail the first time you will have gained useful experience. Playing for 50cents in 9 way allins doesn't seem that useful progression wise.

That was my point. If money is very tight, and you can't load more than $100, then yea, I guess you gotta play the <$1 games. But if you have a little poker budget set aside, up to 1 K, I think playing the $3.50 45 mans and the $2.50 180 mans is the best place to start. Out of the MTT SNGs, that is.

IIRC the $1 45 mans aren't too ridiculous, either.

EDIT: You're going to want a coach or at least an experienced player to go over some stuff with you. Especially the late game play. I learned from about a year of trial and error back in the day. You can learn push/fold in a fraction of the time if you get someone to go over hands with.

Coaching is expensive, but imo it's the best and most efficient way to learn poker. Watching videos can be useful - especially at the beginning of your poker education because you have so much to learn and anything the guy on the video says will probably be new to you. But beyond learning the very basics, getting a coach is the best way to learn because he/she can quickly spot the leaks in your game and teach you how to plug them.

It's like learning anything in life: 1-on-1 is going to be a much more efficient way of learning. But I understand not everyone can afford that luxury. So alternatives would be to get a poker friend that you can ask for free advice. Preferably a real friend that you make chili for and wingman at bars and watch his dog while he's on vacation in New Zealand so that you aren't just taking advantage of him. If you don't have any irl poker friends, use the forums to post hands. Read other people's threads, and you can glean some solid, free advice that way.

There may be some good, free videos out there somewhere. I don't know of them, but I've never really looked, either. Maybe someone else on this forum can share some insight.

The play in 50c sngs is no where near as bad as it was 1 2 or 3 years ago although its still bad, your lucky to see a 5 way all in situation early let alone a 9 way all in so maybe you guys should go play some before commenting on how bad they are for a beginner to play.

What you guys are saying does have merit, I just don't see why a beginner shouldn't first beat the 50c ones before moving up.

Good post vegas. Its ridic to play 3 dollars instead of just starting super low and learn the basics. You want to move up slow and steady. Get some confidence and try stuff out. I would start with reg 9max or 6max sng. Learn the basics. Learn icm. Learn push/fold. Review every session and every spot where you got doubts, post the hand here. Be humble and find a coach. Preferably me. GL at the tables!

Agree with what 'set4vegas' has said.

Also, even if the play in $0.50's is so bad that there are 9-way all-ins (it's no way near that bad, and it'd ignorant to say so), you should still start at around that level imo so you can actually get used to the format. You don't need everyone in the game you're playing to be decent in order to learn and progress (especially as a new player).

play non turbo stt. learn the game and then move onto another format

This might be a ******ed question but here it goes...
Where can i learn the basics of push/fold is there a chart or something?

Look up jennifear push fold charts.

I`ve found many refferences to jennifear`s push fold charts but can`t seem to fiind the actual thing.
I would be infinitely gratefull if someone could tell me where i can get them and how to use them if they`re complicated as i am kinda new at this...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...VZk5EMFE&pli=1

But please learn to play without a chart. Chart is good for a start- and learningpoint. But then they are no better.

Thanks alot man for the chart and tip.

I want to thank you all for the advice and support!!
I`ve made up my mind: Im going to buy Glitlrs 180 man video then loadu up 50-70 bucks on pokerstars and start grinding the 0.50 180mans.
The only thing im not sure of is that all the 0.50 are turbos and idk how that will affect the way i play, hopefully not to much....
So thank you all again for your tips and advice and hope to talk to you guys again on these forums.

PS: Feel free to scold me if you dont think this is a good way to start

Seems like a good choice.

good luck man