Jerrod Ankenman ([info]hgfalling) wrote,
@ 2005-03-16 18:45:00
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How funny...
Had a great day at sit-n-goes today... it's amazing how much more abuse you get when you win. No fewer than half a dozen people asserted that I was a horrible player, would never win at poker playing that way, was the reason that they were cleaning up on $200 sit-n-goes, etc....

Including....wait for it.... the guy who wanted me to pick up his girlfriend (see couple entries down) after he jammed 750 from the small blind at 100-200 blinds and I called him with K2. He had 85 and I won. It was his position that I made a terrible call, that what I had was my best scenario, that I was a 55% favorite at best and that I was a big dog to LOTS of hands.

teehee....

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[info]whipartist
2005-03-17 02:43 am UTC (link)
"Sorry, dude. I wouldn't have called, but you have a tell."

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[info]tahoemph
2005-03-17 04:42 pm UTC (link)
Don't you love to hear how bad you are? On the down side this type of talk at the table is rarely good for a ring game. I'm guessing it has little effect on a SnG. Have you spent any time looking at the FullTitle SnGs? The larger stack, fast levels, slower blind escalation look like a value to me. But then the few times I've looked in the largest one going was a $50+5.

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[info]hgfalling
2005-03-17 07:10 pm UTC (link)
From a profit perspective, I think that faster levels, less chips, and quick blind escalations are more profitable because they take less time and though your edge is decreased, it's probably not decreased by enough to impact your profit/time unit rate.

Somebody asked Andy Bloch what he thought the best sit-n-go structure was and he said "One hand per limit." This is probably an exaggeration because you have to beat the juice, but if your edge is .3 buyins on an average 60 minute tournament, or .2 on an average 30 minute one and you have no bankroll considerations, then the choice is clear. In multis, however, I do enjoy playing with good structures, as you have a lot more time to allow your skill to come through. A sit-n-go that really emphasized skill, though, would just be unplayably long, I think.

On the first topic, I was in a $30-60 Stud8 game where one player was literally just taunting another relentlessly. Based on what I saw, the player who was being taunted was the weakest player in the game, and this guy just kept going on and on. The player never seemed to leave, so that worked out, but y'know, that's just bad business.

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[info]entrager
2005-03-18 05:08 pm UTC (link)
Not to pimp my own blog, but I recently posted this entry asking what others thought about the Turbo SNGs on Stars.

This comment answers my question perfectly. The Turbo SNGs on Stars typically have approximately 7 hands per level. The only problem I have with them in the size of the jumps in the levels. Full Tilt does a much better job.

In retrospect, it seems like I do indeed have a better win ratio in the regular SNGs, but the fact that I can play 2 turbos in the time it takes me to play one regular more than makes up for the difference.

That being said, I'm a small stakes player. I would assume that things sure change when you're spending $200 on an SNG. But then again, the more things change the more they stay the same. In blogs like yours I often read about the antics of online players and then I am hugely surprised when I find out you're playing high stakes and they still act like that. You'd think a player that's good enough to risk $200 on a SNG would know that you are hurting EV by pointing out other players' mistakes (even if they aren't truly mistakes).

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[info]jacksup
2005-03-17 05:09 pm UTC (link)
What an awful best scenario--having 55% equity when you only need 37. And it's clearly an EXTREMELY rare best case if the guy's range includes 85o. Why can't these people just shut up and play poker? Seriously, what compels them to start typing into the chat window after they lose?

Oh well, God bless them.

Matt

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