SNG Strategy I

[Kurn]

The problem with blind stealing in the early and middle stages of a SNG is that you're laying between 5:3 and 3:1 and the stacks are still big enough for the blinds to defend with a wide range and exploit your cb when they think you miss. That's less a concern in a MTT because the money is way off in the distance and you need to make chip accumulation plays on later streets. While in both cases (STT vs MTT) $EV + CEV in the early stages, the theoretical downside of a lower chip count is magnified in the STT.

Now, once you hit that 15 bb or less stack, blind stealing becomes more important, but then there's no raise-fold option. You assess the blinds' calling ranges and push or fold.