Party Poker Steps SINGLE Table style

[Penguinfan]

Actually ChipFish I was referring to the SINGLE table version they now offer and how much better these are than the 2-table game, just my opinion.

[ChipFish]

Single table is worse in my opinion.
Not as many chips in play. Have to finish higher... 2nd vs 4rth.
Although this is the same when you divide by number of players, it is not.
Since there are less chips in play, there is less room for error.

Look at it this way.
Single table 5 left 2 make the money.
Multi-table 5 left 4 make the money.

[PShabi]

I've played in a few of the MTT steps: beat step 1 1st try, got a "requalifying spot" for step 2 first try there, then I busted out of step 2 in my second attempt.

I played 2 mroe step 1s but no luck.

I've also played in one STT step tourney. I really didn't like it at all. I think I had the misfortune of having probably 6-7 solid players at the table with me. I doubled up on the first hand, yes first hand. By the time we got to 4/5 handed, the blinds were pretty high and everyone had equal stacks.

From that point on, it was a crapshoot. I mean when there 8k in chips at the table, roughly evenly divided between 4 or 5 of you, what can you do at $400 big blinds.

I'm not liking my chances with the structure if things become a crap shoot at 3 out of 5 levels or worse.

I'm going to be an occasional player of the 2 table versiions.

[ChipFish]

another reason to play the multi-steps vs the single-steps is the timed levels vs. the 10 hands per level.... you definitely want timed levels....

Pshabi, how do you do in Single-table- Sit-n-gos?
I would imagine you could do all right, or are you strictly a limit-ring game player? Nothing wrong with that, just curious.

[PShabi]

Last month I played 20 sit and goes. All of them were $20+2 buy-in single tables at Party. It was sort of a trial for me because I am mostly a limit player, but I love No Limit Tourney style.

My breakdown:

1st - 3
2nd - 3
3rd - 1


Out of money finishes

4th - 3
5th - 3
other-7

So, I profited only $80. I had fun, but I don't particularly like the results. Being honest with myself, out of the 13 non-money finishes, I probably got busted going in with the best 2-3 times minimum.

So, if I have a little better luck, and get one more money finish out of those "bad beats," and I could improve my heads up win percentage and get one more 1st, I may be able to be a decent "winner" here. That coupled with the fact that I'm improving my game as well.

Just read TJ and McEvoy (the championship series book) for the first time. I usually absorb better the 2nd time through so here goes the second read.

[nflchad]

Is it possible to work your way up to step 5 in the 2 table and then at step 5 go to the single table since it pays out better 40% as opposed to 20%. I made it to step 5 but busted out 12th I didnt find it to be particurally difficult to get to level 5 but at that point the competition improved signifigantly.

[omahilo]

alot of the "online sharks" buyin directly to step 5 since it is a 1K SNG for them so thats why step 5 is tougher.