Turbos have taken off lately due to their reputation as a quick and exciting way to play tournament poker. In this two-part article, I’ll explain how to adapt your game as you move through the blind levels of a Turbo SNG. The first part will explore early and middle play, and the second part will focus on bubble and heads-up play. My SNG of choice is the Stars NL 2-Table Turbo, so the blind levels illustrated below directly correspond to it.

When I first started out online, I deposited $50, played for a while and lost it. A few months later, did the same thing. A few times I would cash out but no real winnings to speak of. This went on for a while and during this time I was playing in live games here and there and doing well. What I couldn’t understand was that I was winning thousands in home games, but losing at $1/$2 online. My wife kept letting me play online though, after all, I was playing with money I had won in the home games. However, I was finding out just how expensive it could be to learn how to play poker.