It's been a good week so far, these SNG's have been treating me pretty well. I haven't really had enough time to play $3/$6 lately, so I've just been playing a single $50 SNG before bed. It's about the same risk/reward ratio that I'm used to. I either lose $54, or I win $196, $96, or $46 depending on if I get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. I've gotten 2nd place two nights in a row, then got 1st last night. Nearly $400 for the week feels pretty good.
The $50 SNG's are a bit different than the $20 SNG's I usually play. You start out with $2000 chips instead of $1500. And the blinds only go up every 10 minutes instead of every 8. It doesn't sound like that big of a change, but it makes a huge difference. Since my stack/blind ratio is so high, I'm not forced to take too many risks early. I just let the weaker players implode, hoping one of them will make a key mistake when I'm in with a real hand. Then I turn up the aggression once the blinds get high enough, trying to roll over any of the tight players still hanging on.
But the most benefit I'm seeing in that structure is that since the game takes so long, I can really get a good read on everyone else. By the time we're down to 4 or 5 players, I've got a battle plan for each one left. I ended up playing differently in each session, trying to tune my game to my opponents.
I still had to get lucky here & there, hitting a lucky card when I was behind. But no more than once per game, at least. I hope I can keep up the wins, so that I can easily lose my $1500 event next month without my bankroll taking a massive hit. But at least I'm getting some great final table practice.