I tried to search this site with "SSS" but for me the search didn't work. On the right down corner on Forum page there are certain key words, and I noticed that there was not much mentioned about SSS in these.

So I thought I would write a short story here. If someone has already written this or better here, I apologize.

- The idea of SSS is that you should have the best hand preflop

- When you get this hand, you will raise about 4xBB and hope that someone would re-raise you

- Then you go allin

- The most know SSS strategy(ies) also suggest that you should choose a table with at least 7 players, where there are not many more SSS players. (Think the max was either 1 or 2 other).

- If you have only 15 BB left you buy more to 20 BB

- You leave the table immediately when you have got 25 BBs.

Example: NL10 (0.05/0.10) your buy-in should be $2, but in most sites the min is around $4-5

Nobody has raised before you:

Early position playable only: JJ+, AK.

Middle position: 99+, AK, AQ

Late position or blind: 77+, AK, AQ, AJ, KQ

One player has raised before you: allin with JJ+, AK

More than one players raised before you: allin with AA, KK only.

After your bet and you are re-raised: allin with TT+, AK

If your hand is not listed above, you through it away.

Now the problem will be that most of the times the min buy-in is more than 20BB. So you cannot follow exactly the guidelines above.

When I like much more short handed tables, and the buy-in is more like 40BB, I need to modify the list above if I want to play a little like SSS.

With $50 starting roll you should start playing 0.05/0.10. This you continue until you have got $150.

Then you move up to 0.10/0.25. The next move up when $300. If your roll goes to $60 (30xt he min buy-in for previous level) you return to the previous level.

Notice again that you need to modify these when the min buy-in is more than 20BB.

There are also other situations where you end-up, like in blinds.

Which hands can you keep when seeing the flop?

Top-pair with min J as a kicker, Overpair, 2 pair, or better. Open ended straight draw and flush draw.

With these hands if nobody has bet before you - you bet 2/3 of the pot and if that is more than half of your stack you go allin. If somebody has already bet you go allin. And if someone raises after your 2/3 bet you go allin.

When the real buy-in is more like 40BB instead of 20BB your should raise the bankroll requirements for the levels. So my guess is that you need $100-120 for 0.05/01.0, and $300 for 0.10/0.25, and the next $600.

I am sorry if I am wrong, but here players might be suggested to go faster to higher levels, which would result sub-optimal total results. These are the guidelines I have got for SSS and if I have received wrong guidelines, I need to blame someone else :)

Good luck !

And any comments and corrections VERY welcome.

 BTW Beanies link to Great Article of Short Stacking did not work when I clicked it.

Summary: you need to have 30x min buy-in to go up. Down you go if you have only 30 x min buy-in for the previous level !