DON Strategy Part I - Introduction

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DON Strategy Part I - Introduction
兩倍或空氣的遊戲策略（一）-介紹

kevster
Fri, 25 Sep 2009, 12:29pm
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Disclaimer: This guide is based on my experiences of $10 DON SNGs.
聲明：以下指南是我打$10 don sng的經驗。

Introduction
This is a brief introduction to the ‘Double Or Nothing’ tournaments (DONs)
that run on PokerStars. These are 10 man SNGs but with a flat payout structure
whereby, as the name suggests, the top 5 finishers double their stake.
介紹
這是在pokerstars上double or nothing的簡單介紹。十個人的sng，平分的獎金結構，如
同遊戲的名稱，前五名可以拿到雙倍的買入金額。

The flat payout structure means that optimal play differs greatly from normal
SNGs. For example, building a stack to play for the money and a chance of
taking first place loses significance and chip preservation becomes far more
important. For this and other related reasons many people hate DONs. I
understand this but it doesn’t mean that you can’t show a nice profit
through the exploitation of others mistakes.
平分的獎金結構意謂最佳的打法會不同於一般的sng。舉例來說，累積籌碼好去爭
取第一名失去了意義，維持籌碼變得更為重要。因為這個以及其他相關原因，許多人討厭
DON。我能夠了解，但是這並不代表你不能利用其他人的錯誤來賺取優渥的利潤。

DONs have other redeeming features. For example, they are easier to
multi-table than probably any other form of NLHE. This is because there are
fewer probable outcomes in a hand (e.g. many hands don’t go beyond pre-flop)
and play becomes regimented requiring must less thought.
DON擁有其它補償性的特質。例如，比起其它遊戲DON可以開得更多桌。這是因為
一手牌沒有太多發展性（許多手牌preflop就蓋了）而且玩法變得死板，不需要太多思
考。

Currently, there are two kinds of DONs, the normal speed tournaments and the
turbo’s. In my experience the normal speed tournaments are far more
profitable.
目前，有兩種類型的DON，正常速度型以及快速型。我的經驗是正常速度的DON獲
利會比較高。

Basic Strategy & Pre-Flop
The fold button is your friend. Use it. It’s not possible to just fold your
way into the money so you still need to accumulate chips but there are very
specific spots for this – your default play at all other times is to fold.
基本策略與翻牌前
蓋牌鈕是你的朋友。蓋掉吧。只是蓋牌不可能賺到錢，所以你仍然需要累積籌碼，但只
在一些個別情況-你在其它時間的正常玩法就是一直蓋。

You need patience and discipline for this because you should be folding
almost all of the time, especially in the early stages. If you’re looking to
practice patience/discipline then DONs might be for you. People with the
ability to sit tight will naturally gain an edge over most of the table
because the number one mistake I see from other players is that they call too
much. (BTW, #2 is their inability to fold seemingly big hands, e.g. AA)
你需要耐心以及紀律來玩這個遊戲，因為大多數時間你應該要蓋牌，尤其是在比
賽初期。如果你想要練習耐心／紀律，DON是你的好選擇。人們用這些能力去打得緊一
點，基本上在大多數牌局都能獲得優勢。因為我看到其他玩家們的最大錯誤就是call太
多牌。（順帶一提，人們犯的第二大錯誤就是蓋不掉大牌，像是AA）


I don’t work to a hand chart but I have no problem open folding small-medium
pairs and stuff like AQ and KQ in the early stages. You should be playing
tighter than you ever would in any other kind of tourney structure but you
still need to accumulate chips and so big pairs are still a raise - I’m not
mucking something like JJ/QQ, AK if there’s no action in front of me
(especially in late position).
我沒有用牌值表來打，但是我在初期會毫無疑問的蓋掉中等以下的對子以及像是
AQ KQ這樣的牌。你應該玩得比其它類型的比賽還要緊一點，但是你仍然要累積籌碼，所
以大對子還是要raise-如果前面沒人有動作的話，我不會蓋掉JJ/QQ AK（尤其是在後面的
位置）。

When facing an opened pot pre-flop, I’m mucking practically everything
except AA/KK which I’m re-raising and am obviously prepared to go all the
way with. N.B. Being prepared to go all the way with a hand in DONs is a good
way of deciding what to do pre-flop. Typically, I’m looking for a solid read
or dependable stats on an opponent before I widen this range (although I
often play AK like AA/KK). Be aware that most of your opponents are tightening
their ranges so you need a stronger hand than normal to play back at them.
當面對一個raise過的pot，除了AA/KK以外的牌我都會蓋掉，而AA/KK我會
re-raise並且準備打全進。在DON裡面做好打全進準備是個preflop前的好方法。通常，在
我放寬範圍之前，我會對對手做個紮實的讀牌或者依賴數據（雖然我常把AK打得像AA/KK
）。注意你的對手會緊縮他們的手牌範圍，所以你需要強牌去play back。

Obviously, you will be forced to widen this range as the tournament progresses
(particularly when your stack gets desperate) but it’s a decent
rule of thumb for the early stages.
當然，隨著比賽進行下去，你會被迫放寬手牌範圍（尤其是當籌碼變得危險時）
但是在初期這仍然是個適當的方法

Summary
I look at DONs as magnifying the aspects of normal SNGs. Because of the flat
payout structure, you either do things a hell of a lot more (e.g. fold, bet
aggressively when you have it) or a hell of a lot less (e.g. bluff, slowplay).
Disciplined folds, waiting for a strong hand and betting hard when you have
it will give you enough of an edge over enough of your opponents to carry you
to the bubble of a DON more often than not. Do this repeatedly and you’ll
cash enough times to show a nice profit.
小結
我把DON視為強化的SNG，因為平均的獎金結構，你不用做太多大膽的事情（只要蓋牌以及
拿到好牌時bet）或者少做一些大膽的事（bluff或slow play）。有紀律的蓋牌，等待
好牌然後bet很大，當你這樣做時將會讓你比對手更有優勢，去度過bubble。重複做這些
事情你將會有個不錯的獲利。

All comments welcome.
Part II - Post-flop / Mid-Tournament play to follow.....
歡迎所有意見
之後會推出（二）-翻牌後/比賽中期打法


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