Note: This article was written by member "MuLiTiAx."  Hello there fellow HUSnG grinders. I’ve decided to go ahead and make a little video guide for those beginners out there who are either completely new to HUSnGs or have just a basic understanding of the game. First things first, I’ll provide you with a brief table of contents containing everything you should expect from this guide. Some topics that will be covered will be the best videos for beginners, which stakes to play and which site(s) to play and why. I will then conclude this article with extra tips to help you get the most value out of your videos. I hope you enjoy!   TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.    The very best beginner videos 2.    Which games to start with? 3.    Putting it all together The Very Best Beginner Videos The following videos are what have helped me the most as a beginner when I came to this site. I signed up for HUSNG.com knowing very minimal strategy and insight into the game based on old 2+2 threads and some brief IM sessions with Cog Dissonance. When I started playing HUSnGs I ran -45% ROI, and since studying and taking extensive notes on the following videos I’ve been running at a hot 29% ROI in the $5 games under a different username.   *NOTE: I only chose the videos available to Standard Membership members only as most beginners will not be purchasing Premium Membership(yet)   Now for the videos:   PrimordialAA Heads Up SNG From Scratch Parts 1 & 2 – These videos are essential to any beginner HUSNG player. Topics covered include opening ranges, calling ranges, staying aggressive and effective stacks. Primo finishes up with games going over these concepts. Heads Up SNG From Scratch (Intermediate) Parts 1 & 2 – Topics covered are analyzing opponent types, flop textures, basic hand reading and Endgame play. Like the previous series, Primo finishes up with games going over these concepts. Reinforcing Fundamentals – Primo 2 tables small stakes HUSnGs on Stars while touching on everything he discusses from the previous videos I’ve suggested. 5 Games vs Student Parts 1 & 2: As the title says, primo plays 5 games against a student and shows how to adapt to certain player styles and exploit them. Part 2 goes into further analysis. RyPac13 Video 01, 02, 04, 05 – All small stakes games reinforcing fundamentals you’ve learned from Primo’s first videos. RyPac adds his own little twist to the game which has helped me tremendously when facing tough situations. Introduction to the End Game – This video is worth it’s weight in gold. Ryan breaks down the endgame into an understandable format that beginners will understand right from the start. This video will definitely put you on the right path to finishing off your opponent. Reading Strength and Weakness – Ryan plays several games ‘blind’ (can’t see cards) and takes advantage of his opponents based on his reads and flop textures. Another video worth it’s weight in gold as it will be a huge eye opener to a lot of newbies. Playing Tight Players – Ryan gives a presentation on tips to defeat tight players and then goes over a student’s game and analyzes the game. As you move from the $5 games to the $10 games you’re going to see a few more TAG opponents and TP(tight passive) making this video a must see. Regular Speed Series Parts 1-3 – These videos are a little out of the norm as they are non-turbo games(which I suggest beginners start with, more on that later). Ryan starts Part 1 at the $5.25 level and ends the series at the $21 games. Again, RyPac covers fundamentals and tricky situations. Skates Videos 01-04 – Skates plays small stakes turbo games on Stars and covers polarization of opponents hands and taking advantage of small edges. Topics are a bit more advanced which is why I’m putting them after all the other video suggestions.   $23 Turbos on PokerStars Parts 1 & 2 – Skates and RyPac both give commentary on these videos. You get value out of what they both have to say while skates is playing. Just think, two heads are better than one ;)   Board Texture Part One – Title says it all. Skates goes over user submitted hands on the subject of board texture. I cannot stress enough how important board texture is when playing HU. Cog Dissonance ALL VIDEOS – Paul plays a very limp/passive style which differs tremendously from every other video you see on the site, however this style has suited him well in the $52.50-$105 regular speed games with an ROI of 15% while 2-tabling over 1000’s of games. His videos cover adjusting to different player types in depth. Each video covers a different type of opponent and how to exploit them. If you’re serious about getting good at HUSnGs then you will watch all his videos after watching all the others I’ve suggested. The value you get from his videos is not necessarily playing as passive as him, but what you learn about adapting to opponents and exploitative play is going to bring you in more profits than you can imagine. Fydor_8 ALL VIDEOS – Fydor specializes in finding leaks in your game and shows you how to plug them. The value you get from these is quite simple, you’ll forever know how to find leaks in your own games when you go over HHs after sessions(which I highly suggest you do). More advanced videos for beginners PrimordialAA - Learning to Multitable: This video covers the math involved in multitabling and why it’s beneficial to winning players. I don’t suggest this video to beginners just yet, focus on the fundamentals and once you’ve got 500+ games under your belt with a decent ROI then I’d try this video out.   Mersenneary - End Game Review: Mersenneary uses student footage to introduce basic endgame theory, including how c-bet sizing from the SB and flatting ranges from the BB change when shortstacked. This video should be watched once you have a full grasp of all the information presented in RyPac13’s Endgame video. Which games to start with? I see this question tossed up a lot on forums and chats. I personally believe all beginners should start at the $5.25 regular speed games on PokerStars while they learn the fundamentals of the game. There’s a high volume of games there and you can easily get in 30 games a night single tabling and the thought of any regs grinding here is absurd for these stakes. Everything you learn from above will be more than enough to beat these games and more. Once you have a firm grasp of the fundamentals(I’d say 200-500 games with decent ROI) then switch to the $6.25 turbos and see how you like it. Keep in mind that turbos take a real good understanding of mid-endgame play to master and the variance is much higher so keep that in mind while you make the transition. Putting it all together I’ve given quite a bit of video suggestions here but I feel each video is absolutely necessary for beginners. You can’t get this kind of value out of books or standard website advice anywhere. Personally what I like to do when studying a video is take extensive notes, then watch it again maybe an hour or two later with a fresh mind and add to my notes when necessary. After I do this I go play some games  putting to good use the knowledge I just gained from the video(s) and then I’ll review HHs after the session to see how I could possibly make it better the next time(no matter the result). After about a week I’ll go back to that video with my notes open and see if I can pick up anything else I may have missed the first two times. This ensures you’re getting the most value from your videos. Also I’d suggest getting into the habit of posting in the forums, there’s tons of value to be gained from other people’s strategy and HH questions. Pay particularly close attention to most of what RyPac13 has to say when he responds to people’s threads as his responses are typically long and full of extremely useful information. Also talking to other HU players over chat programs like MSN or AIM will help tremendously. I’ll gladly talk HU with anybody over AIM and you can message me with your s/n if you’d like. That’s really all I have to say. I hope this guide has helped tremendously as following this advice on my own terms has made me understand the game on a whole new level than I thought possible before. Good luck at the tables and I hope to see you all in profit soon!