The cheaper buy-ins have 1000 in chips and the levels are 15 mins. I would stay away from these just because the structure is pretty bad which results in less of an advantage for us. Play the mid buy-in ($235-$635) satties which have more room for play. They have 1500-2000 chips and the levels are 20 mins long. I still would suggest playing tight early on, especially OOP. You can open your range early IP but I wouldn't get too crazy when the blinds are small… you'll quickly find out that people don't like to fold. A vast majority of the players won't be shoving enough when they should be when it gets down to 3-4 handed so you can take advantage of this. Also from experience, you can “hustle” people on chop deals and always get more than they suggest. Hope this helps. Good luck sir!

I played these the last time I was out there, 2 or 3 yrs ago, and I did very well in the 165-235 sats.  Most players get involved in hands early when they shouldn't and not often enough when the blinds get higher. If you play your position well and use your push fold advantage you will kill these.  When you get above the $300 buy ins the competition tends to get more knowledgeable/capable, which is to be expected.

One last thing,  if it gets down to heads up offer a chop unless you have a 4:1 chip lead or feel you have a huge advantage over your opponent.