180 player SNG all day long now!
 

Don't think this has been posted, but the $20 180 man SNG's are now available all day long!

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Sweet.

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Nice. Just started today?

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I believe so, it was in the message box when I just logged onto the software.

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i love these things

won one, FTed another, and busted out in 3

its fun to get practice too

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i love these things

won one, FTed another, and busted out in 3

its fun to get practice too

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Are you saying that the competition in these is easier than a regular $22 MTT? I've just entered my first one

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i love these things

won one, FTed another, and busted out in 3

its fun to get practice too

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OH BOY! FuN!

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I wonder why they have them only under the SNG tab.

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Are these still counting for TLB points?

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They are also under the Tourney/All tab just so you know.

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i love these things

won one, FTed another, and busted out in 3

its fun to get practice too

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I'd say so. I nailed 4th place in my first one and everyone knows I'm a weak tight ninny.
Are you saying that the competition in these is easier than a regular $22 MTT? I've just entered my first one

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i love these things

won one, FTed another, and busted out in 3

its fun to get practice too

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I'd say so too

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Button (t1500)
SB (t1500)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
Hero (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)
CO (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
[color=#666666]1 fold</font>, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to t80</font>, [color=#666666]1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t80, [color=#666666]4 folds</font>, BB calls t60.

Flop: (t250) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](3 players)</font>
BB checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets t140</font>, MP2 folds, BB calls t140.

Turn: (t530) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
BB checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets t280</font>, BB calls t280.

River: (t1090) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
[color=#CC3333]BB bets t500</font>, Hero calls t500.

Final Pot: t2090

Results in white below: [color=#FFFFFF]
BB has 2s As (straight, five high).
Hero has Ad Qc (one pair, aces).
Outcome: BB wins t2090. </font>

My first one lasted three hands [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I'd say so. I nailed 4th place in my first one and everyone knows I'm a weak tight ninny.
Are you saying that the competition in these is easier than a regular $22 MTT? I've just entered my first one

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These things are amazing. They have the structure of an MTT but the players play them like a cheap SNG. They should be fairly profitable for any decent MTTer.

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Thank you for pointing that out, last night they were grouped differently. But now I know, and knowing is half the battle. GI Joe...

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which site

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which site

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The one listening to it's customers: Pokerstars

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Stars

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which site

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The one listening to it's customers: Pokerstars

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if they were really listening, they'd have other buy-in levels.

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which site

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The one listening to it's customers: Pokerstars

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if they were really listening, they'd have other buy-in levels.

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I quote "....look out for other tournaments with similar formats in the coming weeks. Have fun"

And notice that it's "have fun", it's not "enjoy!"

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I actually wish they WOULDN'T have lower buy ins for these things. The players are playing them like cheap SNG's. The players who happen to have smaller skill levels might be more inclined to move down limits if they are offered. Which makes for tougher games at the 20's or above (if they offer them).

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I actually wish they WOULDN'T have lower buy ins for these things. The players are playing them like cheap SNG's. The players who happen to have smaller skill levels might be more inclined to move down limits if they are offered. Which makes for tougher games at the 20's or above (if they offer them).

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I'm pretty sure it's not lower buy-in's schwza wants

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[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]Probably not but I'm sure with the higher buy ins will come the lower ones too.

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which site

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The one listening to it's customers: Pokerstars

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if they were really listening, they'd have other buy-in levels.

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I quote "....look out for other tournaments with similar formats in the coming weeks. Have fun"

And notice that it's "have fun", it's not "enjoy!"

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cool, thanks for passing that on.

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Man, this is awesome. What a great idea. Finally a chance to play MTTs without having to make such a huge time commitment.

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Man, this is awesome. What a great idea. Finally a chance to play MTTs without having to make such a huge time commitment.

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i'm more excited about the idea of playing one whenever i want (and 4-tabling).

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What do you think the chances are we will see a 10 dollars or even a GASP 1 dollar one? The one dollar ones would be sweet to play in for us beginning players.

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I took first a week or so ago, and it took right about 4 to 4 1/2 hrs. Not too bad compared to some larger MTTs

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I've only played two of these, but I'll echo the thoughts of others:

I have NEVER seen such horrid play in the $20 SNG's, whether it be 1 or 2 tables. Those playing these games are usually players looking to slowly build a bankroll playing the $20's consistently until their roll is good to move up a level.

The 180 personn SNG's seem to be a lottery for a lot of the entrants. They see the big prize at the end, they see it titled a SNG, and take many more chances than they would normally.

Again, I've only played two, but every flush draw was chased, gutshots called all the time, et cetera....

I'm such a big fan of having these all day on the weekends. I sometimes have 5 hours to do a tourney but 3 hours is much more managable.

Thank you Stars!

Brad

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Really? I see a lot of final tables taking place after 3 hours....

Brad

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It was a really long battle. Once we got 5 way it took a good hour to get down to 3. From there it was pretty fast.

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Took me 3 1/2 hours to take down 3rd.

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I've changed my mind. These are hard.

Played four tonight:

178th
170th
111th
60th

Me = teh suck

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Do these really count towards TLB points [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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Damn these are popular. They are running about 25 of them now.

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Man, this is awesome. What a great idea. Finally a chance to play MTTs without having to make such a huge time commitment.

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bingo. I love poker as much as the next guy, but playing for six hours only to win a couple buy-ins back really sucks. I have taken one third and one tenth in the dozen or so i've played. gimme a "'sup, bro!" if you see me in 'em...

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PokerStars Game #3009627417: Tournament #14864440, Hold'em No Limit -
Level I (10/20) - 2005/11/08 - 22:40:30 (ET)
Table '14864440 18' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: flyty86 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Sorma091 (1020 in chips)
Seat 3: BLAZE82 (2080 in chips)
Seat 4: roo_400 (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: Fech (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: coopstv (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: PokerArmy01 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: OOOB11 (1420 in chips)
Seat 9: super ninja (1500 in chips) is sitting out
BLAZE82: posts small blind 10
roo_400: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to flyty86 [Ac Ad]
Fech: folds
coopstv: calls 20
PokerArmy01: folds
OOOB11: folds
super ninja: folds
flyty86: raises 60 to 80
Sorma091: folds
BLAZE82: folds
roo_400: folds
coopstv: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [8c 6h Qh]
super ninja has returned
coopstv: bets 40
flyty86: raises 160 to 200
Sorma091 is sitting out
coopstv: calls 160
*** TURN *** [8c 6h Qh] [5s]
coopstv: bets 40
Sorma091 is connected
Sorma091 has returned
flyty86: raises 560 to 600
coopstv: calls 560
*** RIVER *** [8c 6h Qh 5s] [Jh]
coopstv: bets 240
flyty86: raises 380 to 620 and is all-in
coopstv: calls 380 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
flyty86: shows [Ac Ad] (a pair of Aces)
coopstv: shows [9h 5h] (a flush, Queen high)
coopstv collected 3030 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3030 | Rake 0
Board [8c 6h Qh 5s Jh]
Seat 1: flyty86 showed [Ac Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: Sorma091 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: BLAZE82 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: roo_400 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Fech folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: coopstv showed [9h 5h] and won (3030) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 7: PokerArmy01 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: OOOB11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: super ninja folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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Just got done with one. 2ND PLACE!!!! $700 richer. These things are great.

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Do you guys play these in a style similar to a regular MTT, or do you start off real tight like you do at the beginning of a one table Sit N Go?

Gonna try one....
 

Transferred some money in, so am going to give one of these a shot [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

They do seem to fill up quick. Let's see if I can cash in one of these things....

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Do you guys play these in a style similar to a regular MTT, or do you start off real tight like you do at the beginning of a one table Sit N Go?

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You basically have to play to win like in an MTT. Playing survival strategy of playing tight and staying out of trouble won't work. These are like MTTs on smaller sites.

There tends to be a lot of loose action early on as in any online tournament that is not high buyin. Obviously, I don't get involved in hands without a reason.