Looking to make my first deposit on Stars
I'll end up with $100 ($50 deposit + 100%)..
I'm thinking $1 SNG's might be a good place to start since I like the 9 player 'play money' games...
Any other advice for me in terms of games I should be playing etc??
I'm thinking $1 SNG's might be a good place to start since I like the 9 player 'play money' games...
Any other advice for me in terms of games I should be playing etc??
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You'd be better off playing the $5 SnGs...the bad beats in the $1s are just gross.
I'll watch a few of the $5 games and see which I feel more comfortable with.
You can pm me if you haven't gone through them before and I can provide more info.
The $3.40's would give you almost a 15 BI cushion and should really be a great place to start. Move to $5.50's when you hit 80 bucks.
15BI should be a ton of cushion at these stakes. These play pretty formulaic. So start em tight and pushbot late.
Good luck
i think 27% on FTP is alot better then anything pokerstar have to offer
FTP has deposite bonus too.
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i think 27% on FTP is alot better then anything pokerstar have to offer
FTP has deposite bonus too.
if you got no PT
then cake 33% rakeback with deposite bonus are even better.
Pinhead is right, the softness seems to be pretty much the same at both these levels.
I've been playing for about a week (maybe average 5 hours a day) and I have 486 FPPs.
So TAG play the way to go here?
weak tight is best option.
Jam it when you have it, check fold when you don't have it.
$1-$5 SNG, don't bluff
wrong wrong wrong
Watch this video if you have a chance:
sng bankroll building challenge. - pokertube.com
I play like that and most of the time because of it find myself heads up...
Care to provide me with some other advice?
Chuckie is generalizing ALL low limit tables. I find that the true donks are usually eliminated with the first two blind levels.
Every table is different. You must observe what is going on. Watch for betting patterns and put each player in a box of skill or non-skill. But be prepared to adapt when the blinds soar late in a tournament.
If you play weak tight, others observant players will see this and pick on you. Show a couple of good hands early to get respect. It IS possible to bluff, but you have to know your spots. Bluffing early and often will get you no respect, and lead to disaster.
maybe that is why i'm not a winner at $5 & $10 SNG. I lost $145 after 410 games.....i can't beat that rake. yes, i'm gerneralizing it big time
i guess it's personal exprience lead to difference.
i'm a super rock when comes to tourment (maybe that is why i don't win)
when you got a chance to get all money in preflop with AA or KK in mid or late stage
don't be suprise that J5s called vs your AA
or K8 called vs your KK
you can search for my earliest thread...i cry, i cry, and i cry some more.
but i haven't play any SNG in like 4 month.
i play more HU SNG now.
i'll fire up, and see if anything change.
I rarely see this happen unless one of the stacks has an M < 3.
I usually don't get paid with a premium hand late, because the blinds fold, and a limper will fold to a re-raise.
Chuckie- Try a $5 PokerStars non-turbo SnG. You might be surprised. If you want I'll play with you, just send me a PM.
Again forgive the ignorance but I'm assuming non-turbo games are less push/fold and allow for a little more play post-flop right?
Correct. I prefer to play poker, not BINGO.
sngs are pretty much all about push/fold poker... the non turbos just take longer to get to that stage so they have a little more play but still very little post flop play. If you are looking for post flop play i suggest not playing sngs
this would make FTP SNG softer then PS
i play non turbo SNG as well
did really bad at 9 Players SNG
sort of breakeven on 18 players SNG
make money on 45 players SNG (my sweet spot)
make tiny tiny profit on 90 player SNG.
recent i try 2 player HU SNG. and been killing it
but i haven't play any SNG except HU for 4 month.
thing may have change.
i have been working hard on my cash game
and result were good, so i have no plan to sidetrack it.
when i get more solid on my cash game, i'll start working on my tourny games.
*EDIT* make that 4 of the first 8.. Am up $20
i went and fire out some tournments
$6.5 HU tournment-> kill it, easy money
i take the money i won from HU tourny to signup 9 player non tubo $5.5 SNG.
I got reminder why i don't play SNG any more.......
burst out on the Bubble again.
Blind level 100/200
chip leader has hugh chip lead (luckbox, he play every hand)
3 players (including me) are having smilliar stacked
starting at JJ on BB
CO, limp
BTN raise to 600
SB fold,
I push allin with my JJ for 2100 total (i want push CO out, and try and take this down here, is this my mistake?)
CO, Fold
BTN SNAP CALL with K2 sooted
WISH ME LUCK Torromow, i'm plyaing Free roll for WSOP ME package.