Double or Nothing SNGs.....

[lukybugur]

Played 3,cashed 3,bored sh**less.

Blatant brag / "these games are beneath me" post! A poor one MickyP

[Swinebag]

played 13 won 8 lost 5, tried playing 9 tables at once and this may have contributed to losing the first 3. ROI is a reasonable 12%. 87 to go

[HaworthBantam]

Blimey Rob, 9 tables as once ? I have problems walking and talking at the same time  

Good luck with your experiment.

[Chipaccrual]

played 13 won 8 lost 5, tried playing 9 tables at once and this may have contributed to losing the first 3. ROI is a reasonable 12%. 87 to go

Rob has become the APAT experimental guinea pig.  If the ROI is good, I"ll half it to take into account he"s a much better player than me and might invest some bankroll myself.

Obviously I"ll need to see official graphical evidence before committing to anything.

To clear up the other issue, ways to stop boredom whilst playing these games.

1. Watch a film
2. I-Tunes
3. Surf the web

Any more ?

[AMRN]

OK, played 5 on Titan and 5 on Stars..... won 5/5 on titan but only 3/5 on Stars. Much easier on Titan, although both losses on stars were when I was all in preflop with AA and was outdrawn by KJ and 99.....    the understanding of the other players on stars is so much higher than titan.

Loads of time spent for not a great deal of profit - I can make much more playing proper SNGs, but these are very low risk..... think I will try and grind a few more tomorrow on Titan.

Did worry about them spoiling my game.... but just made FT in The Sky Open (came 4th), so not too bad  (sorry, brag post)

[tumblet]

Do u get any rakeback AMRM?

[Swinebag]

For anyone playing these, BSQ charge the standard 10% fee for these. However, on stars they are 8% and 4%   for turbos.

Come on ipoker/BSQ, pull yer fngers out!

[AMRN]

For anyone playing these, BSQ charge the standard 10% fee for these. However, on stars they are 8% and 4%   for turbos.

Come on ipoker/BSQ, pull yer fngers out!

Looks like Stars have changed their fee for these today - I now see a $50+$2 game.... but yesterday I was playing $30+$3..... and that one has disappearead off the list now.  

  Do u get any rakeback AMRM?

No I play mainly on Stars and collect the FPPs

[LongshanksED]

virgin do these now too but the blind levels are 8 mins long

would think in these style of games then a turbo would be better suited

[AMRN]

virgin do these now too but the blind levels are 8 mins long

would think in these style of games then a turbo would be better suited

most definitely. played one with 10 min blinds, and it was ridiculously slow and boring. 5 mins on stars is good.... but 4 mins on iPoker is better

[CrizzyConnor]

For anyone playing these, BSQ charge the standard 10% fee for these. However, on stars they are 8% and 4%   for turbos.

Come on ipoker/BSQ, pull yer fngers out!

Looks like Stars have changed their fee for these today - I now see a $50+$2 game.... but yesterday I was playing $30+$3..... and that one has disappearead off the list now.  

Think a bunch of folk from Pocketfives contacted Pokerstars to get this changed:

http://www.pocketfives.com/poker-forums/7/just-noticed-on-stars_2E002E002E00_-3403722

[Swinebag]

not read the thread, but would imagine there is some maths in there that shows how difficult it is for the average punter to make a profit in these and that they get killed by the 10% rake. Come on ipoker SORT IT OUT!!

My 100 game challenge is going disasterously. I am nearly half way through and have an ROI of 2%. I am playing tighter than a ducks arse and would like to report that my ROI is affected by a string of major donkey suckouts, but this simply isn"t the case! I am struggling with situations where the blinds are big, I am short stacked (<5BB) and the game is still 7/8 handed. I am finding myself trying to fold into the money, sticking my chips in with a weak hand (when this is not going to be possible) and no fold equity, getting called by a better hand that invariably holds up. If this was a normal 3 places paid STT, I would have been pushing much earlier and am wondering if a bit more short stacked aggression earlier would help?

[Jon MW]

... If this was a normal 3 places paid STT, I would have been pushing much earlier and am wondering if a bit more short stacked aggression earlier would help?

I"ve been playing them on Pokerstars - I don"t think anybody wants to get knocked out, so aggressive play when you can still cause real damage should get disproportionately rewarded.

I"m trying to get a 100 game record to report on as well, but I have a short attention span - since keeping record I"ve managed to play 4 (2 x 2) - so it might take a while for me to get up to that sample size.

[Swinebag]

thanks Jon. I think i"ll try cranking it up a bit. I"ve just got to make like Plug out of the Bash Street Kids

[Roscopiko]

not read the thread, but would imagine there is some maths in there that shows how difficult it is for the average punter to make a profit in these and that they get killed by the 10% rake. Come on ipoker SORT IT OUT!!

My 100 game challenge is going disasterously. I am nearly half way through and have an ROI of 2%. I am playing tighter than a ducks arse and would like to report that my ROI is affected by a string of major donkey suckouts, but this simply isn"t the case! I am struggling with situations where the blinds are big, I am short stacked (<5BB) and the game is still 7/8 handed. I am finding myself trying to fold into the money, sticking my chips in with a weak hand (when this is not going to be possible) and no fold equity, getting called by a better hand that invariably holds up. If this was a normal 3 places paid STT, I would have been pushing much earlier and am wondering if a bit more short stacked aggression earlier would help?

This was kind of my thinking on these.

Yes occasionally you get lucky and find 4/5 numptys who go to war and throw their chips away and you fly through to the $, happy days.

But when you find a table with only 1/2 numpties you are all holding on and it just becomes a crapshoot for the money, might as well click on the casino link and stick it on red.

I"m pretty sure correct strategy must be to play a more aggressive game in the early levels while everyone is passive and then you can take some shots when it gets to shove/fold time.