Man, these $100 HU SNG guys are good!

[Talking Poker]

This guy was in a league of his own:

Full Tilt Poker Game #3550562978: $100 + $5 Heads Up Sit & Go (27112654), Table 1 - 10/20 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:39:50 ET - 2007/09/13
Seat 1: Troll Pie (1,020)
Seat 2: HuLkEwAgEr (1,980)
Troll Pie posts the small blind of 10
HuLkEwAgEr posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Troll Pie [Ad Ac]
Troll Pie raises to 60
HuLkEwAgEr raises to 200
Troll Pie calls 140
*** FLOP *** [3h Qs 6s]
HuLkEwAgEr checks
Troll Pie bets 240
HuLkEwAgEr calls 240
*** TURN *** [3h Qs 6s] [Kd]
HuLkEwAgEr checks
Troll Pie bets 580, and is all in
HuLkEwAgEr calls 580
Troll Pie shows [Ad Ac]
HuLkEwAgEr shows [Ah Jc]
*** RIVER *** [3h Qs 6s Kd] [Th]
Troll Pie shows a pair of Aces
HuLkEwAgEr shows a straight, Ace high
HuLkEwAgEr wins the pot (2,040) with a straight, Ace high
Troll Pie: hahahaha
Troll Pie stands up
HuLkEwAgEr stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,040 | Rake 0
Board: [3h Qs 6s Kd Th]
Seat 1: Troll Pie (small blind) showed [Ad Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: HuLkEwAgEr (big blind) showed [Ah Jc] and won (2,040) with a straight, Ace high


Second hand of this match:

Full Tilt Poker Game #3550575414: $100 + $5 Heads Up Sit & Go (27112752), Table 1 - 10/20 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:41:33 ET - 2007/09/13
Seat 1: Troll Pie (1,520)
Seat 2: 10notell (1,480)
Troll Pie posts the small blind of 10
10notell posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Troll Pie [6h As]
Troll Pie raises to 60
10notell calls 40
*** FLOP *** [6s Ac Ad]
10notell bets 120
Troll Pie calls 120
*** TURN *** [6s Ac Ad] [3d]
10notell bets 360
Troll Pie calls 360 <-- At this point, it should have been pretty obvious I had an Ace, so I only expected to make more money if he had a big Ace.
*** RIVER *** [6s Ac Ad 3d] [8d]
10notell bets 940, and is all in
Troll Pie calls 940
*** SHOW DOWN ***
10notell shows [Qd 5s] a pair of Aces
Silly me.
Troll Pie shows [6h As] a full house, Aces full of Sixes
Troll Pie wins the pot (2,960) with a full house, Aces full of Sixes
10notell stands up
Troll Pie stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,960 | Rake 0
Board: [6s Ac Ad 3d 8d]
Seat 1: Troll Pie (small blind) showed [6h As] and won (2,960) with a full house, Aces full of Sixes
Seat 2: 10notell (big blind) showed [Qd 5s] and lost with a pair of Aces

[de-coder]

At work we have a saying for things like this:

"Quality like that is hard to find."

[Zybomb]

Nah -- you CLEARLY had 45 (wait flush completed on river --- make that 62o!!)

In all seriousness I can see how Adrian (friend from WSOP) plays exclusively HU SNGs online and has the online roll that he does

[Talking Poker]

The variance can be annoying (not nearly as much as HU cash though), but I've found the play at anything under $200 to be horrific. At $200, you start to see some solid players mixed in with the idiots, but below that - and especially under $100, it's crazy.

I'm not sure what level you need to play at for it to be worthwhile though. Like (just making up numbers here), say you have a 10% ROI and play 10 $100 HU SNGs per hour... You'll be making $100 per hour. But how much could you be making in cash games instead?

I haven't run the numbers on my own data, but it "feels" like cash games are a lot more profitable.