Single-table tournaments are the perfect learning ground for players new to the game.

They can be very cheap to enter and take you from the early stages of a tournament, past the bubble and into the money spots – all in 60 minutes or less. By playing sit-and-gos you get to appreciate the shifting worth of hand values and the importance of chip stack sizes, position and aggression. We’ve learnt the hard way, so you don’t have to. Just follow our 15-step guide and sitand- go glory won’t be far away.

STEP 1 KEEP IT TIGHT

In the early stages when the blinds are small in comparison to the chip stacks, keep it tight.