PLO8 Sngs medium stakes($60 upwards)what would you say are the top 5 attributes for being a successful profitable player.
I will start the ball rolling.

No1. Full understanding of ICM and applying it at all times.

No. 2 - Does not get wood every time he sees A2xx or AA9J.

No. 3 Run good. Also If you play on FTP try playing the higher stakes sng's when a certain pro signs up. Hes nooo good

No. 4... Don't sign up for a FTP sng when you see the following lineup

ABJ
Pirahna
BumpSetScoop
Pred
Whothedonk
Bowser
Kingmack
QQJJKK
CrazyLogic
________________ < if this is you, I would cry

No 5- dont play sngs, cash games are 100 times more profitable

No 6 - Don't take candy from strangers, or bait from trolls.

having the stones to shove solid, non-nut two way hands to make the other guy play a one way hand for his tournament life.

fyp

No1. Full understanding of ICM and applying it at all times.

I'm skeptical. Though I'm familiar with ICM, I don't think you need to be hyper-aware of it to succeed; I think there are probably highly succesful SNG players who have never heard of it; and I think it may actually cause you to play in an excessively weak-tight fashion under some circumstances.

True, says Captain Weak-Tight. Maybe change it to:

Has a general idea of how the ICM value works and how it colors the effective pushing ranges in any given situation. Still never folds AA23.

I have been a successful SNG player over the years and have done very well at PL08 SNG's and would consider the following important;

1)Patience.
2)Value your chips at all stages.
3)Understand when it becomes necessary and profitable to be blind stealing or more so in PLO8 when it changes from a limp game to a raise game preflop.
4)Fearless play when you get 4-5 handed. Nothing reckless but you must put the heat on your opponents here as this is when the real "stress" of a SNG takes place. First goal is always to cash and then go from there but this is the time where you can pick up a lot of chips and turn a lot of would be 3rd's into 1st's and 2nd's
5)A general TAG approach with playing to and betting the nuts.

I am not sure what the ICM approach is that you mention in your original post.

Run at triple your ROI at the $330s, and you should be fine.

See for example:

http://www.sitandgoplanet.com/sitand..._to%20ICM.html