Time to play again

jimmym · #1 11-13-06, 11:50 AM

Apart from a day in October when I played in the TP forum comp and then a couple of little SNGs, Today or now to be exact I have purchased chips on PStars, I hope Ive learned something from my few months reading poker.

Now lets see if I can turn 100 into 1k. Ill keep you posted.

Van_Broke · #2 11-13-06, 07:48 PM

Nice, what are going to be playing?
Just a heads up, the $4 180 man SNGs are total donkfests, you might want to check those out.

BrianSwa · #3 11-13-06, 08:03 PM

If you play tight aggressive poker you can cash in almost every one you play in and final table over 50% of the time. I know that sounds unbelievable but its true these players are absolutely terrible. At least half will be gone by the time 1st break gets there and they will pay you off when you have a big hand.

johnp158 · #4 11-13-06, 08:07 PM

Durrr 50%! Give me a break. I don't care how bad these players are, we all know that's not true. I know of plenty of solid micro grinders who go on long streaks of not cashing in these, just like any good MTT player in any donkfest.

BrianSwa · #5 11-13-06, 08:15 PM

no its pretty true at least it has been in my case, maybe I dont have enough of a sample size. I have about 15-25 logged, but yes I think a solid player can cash in these 50% of the time. Hell after 3rd blind level you are down to about 80 players, and if you double up a couple times you are there. The average chip stack that makes it to 18 is about 15k.

they also let you in with any hand very cheap, I usually run and suited connectors or gapped connectors from ANY POSITOIN becuase they think raising blind 2x is a good raise with AA or KK when the blinds are 10/20. And they will push all in on flop regardless of what it is thinking they have you trapped. Again my sample size may not be enough but from the ones I have played I have won 4, final tabled about 8 and maybe just cashed 4. I wouldnt play them if I didnt feel they are profitable, I havent played many latley except for last week when I took one down, I want to work on big MTT's and single table playing MTT's.

edit: I just realized what I wrote in origional post, what I meant was you could cash in 50% not final table. sorry for confusion.

I think if you played 1k of these a solid player could be expected to cash in at least 500 of them, which I dont believe to be true for MTT's but these I think are different.

eejit101 · #6 11-13-06, 08:33 PM

lets test it.

JD, play 1000 of these, well all chip in for the buying if you cant cover it

If your setting the over/under at 500 brian, ill take the under every damn time

Van_Broke · #7 11-13-06, 08:38 PM

Agree with Brian, I don't know about 50% but I really think these are great tournies for someone on a limited roll. Like Brian said, just play a solid game, people just give you their chips if you make a hand. Another thing I have found is that the money tables play suprisingly passive. Very rarely do I encounter an aggressive big stack. What about you Brian, have you found that to be true?