| The author of this book, Phil Shaw is a high stakes | | | | the difference between these stages, and how |
| online sit and go expert, regularly contributing to well | | | | differently they should be played. |
| known poker magazines and training sites. In this | | | | All scenarios are covered at each stage, from deep |
| book he introduces the format, and covers the | | | | to short stack, and the structure of these sections |
| important aspects of winning at them consistently. | | | | reads very well, with important considerations about |
| "Secrets of sit'n'gos" is nicely written and well | | | | ICM and other concepts thrown in for good measure. |
| structured, after an initial brief introduction to the | | | | The 'in the money' and heads up sections are |
| format, the first section covers a few things that | | | | particularly good, and most players will realise how |
| many other books and guides gloss over, namely | | | | tight they play in comparison to what the author |
| pre-game preparation. | | | | thinks is optimal, with the shove/call/fold tables for |
| This section looks at game selection, blind levels, | | | | heads up play being particularly interesting. |
| opponents, formats, and multitabling, among others. | | | | A couple of short sections follow, on non-standard sit |
| The next section contains a brief introduction to | | | | and goes, and other miscellaneous topics, and then |
| some of the concepts that come up throughout the | | | | the largest section by far, taking up around 2/5 of |
| book, including EV and ICM. | | | | the book, is the quiz section. These questions range |
| Although these first two sections aren't that long, it's | | | | from the first hand of a sng to the last, are well |
| good to see these topics being mentioned before | | | | thought out and clearly presented, and will be |
| the author dives into the games! | | | | invaluable in terms of learning the concepts |
| The next 6 sections are split between the different | | | | throughout the book. |
| stages of sit and go play, with a section each for | | | | Overall the book covers all aspects of sit and go's, |
| early, middle, and late game, bubble, in the money, | | | | explaining things simply enough for beginners, but |
| and heads up. | | | | going deep enough that almost all players will gain |
| Sectioning it like this helps the reader to understand | | | | something from reading this book. Recommended. |