Two Plus Two Older Archives - July Digest (VERY LONG)

In an effort to clean up the board a bit, and to help out the n00bs and anyone else who missed some great threats, I'm posting the best threads (IMHO) of July. There are obviously great threads and posters I'm missing, so please don't get offended if one of your better posts is missing from the 274 pages of posts I looked through.

The posts will be divided into three categories: Hands, General Strategy, and Social Posts. Note that I have also simplified the titles and descriptions simply because there are so many posts in a month that it would take way too long to describe them in further detail. If you want to know more, click on the link.

My methodology was pretty simple: if the post was good, and had a lot of responses and a decent share of views, and I was interested in the topic...it probably made the list.
This is also my 'Old Hand' thank you to the forum for helping me kick ass at SNGs. Enjoy.

Hands

Raptor posts a push/fold situation as short-stack on the bubble with garbage.

DMACM debates calling an all-in on the bubble as short-stack with Ace-rag.

David100 picks up 99 in a 215 early in a tourney, flop is J-rag-rag...what do you do?

11t posts a call with AQo on the bubble.

Gildwulf prompts a pretty extensive debate on AKo at level 1-2.

Microbet makes a marginal push with QTo at the $55s with 6 people left in MP.

Unarmed makes a 'Stop n' go' at the 215s

Octaveshift pushes JQo with 5 players left.

Unarmed makes the nut flush draw on the flop early in an SNG and wonders how to proceed.

Yugoslavian pushes any two in the money as big stack vs. small and medium stack.

Unarmed gets aggressive with 55 ITM vs a min-raise.

Augie00 folds a monster draw on the bubble at the stars $114 turbo.

Curtains posts an entire HH from a Level 5 Mini-Step.

Raptor folds QQ at the 200+15 to a big preflop reraise...whaaa?

Raptor gets aggressive with TT at the 215s...no overcards but some serious reraises....

Big Limpin' makes a PVS (kind of) with a suited connector...

Durron597 stands up to a bubble bully and asks 'what hands would you call with' vs. a super-aggro?

Gildwulf pushes AKo preflop at level 1 vs a raiser and two callers...

Nottom makes overbet push from SB with AK at level 1 (100+9)

General Strategy

Adanthar creates a robotic guide on beating the 10+1s with a push/fold mentality.

Microbet starts an interesting discussion on taking a break from SNGs and the profitability of SNGs vs. cash games.

Reading material to improve your SNGs.

Irieguy wonders out loud about the randomness of results in poker.

Gildwulf starts a study group for the 20s and 30s.

Daliman posts an interesting corollary to Irieguy's post about overestimating your edge and the role of luck over a semi-long period of time.

The Don asks everyone about their bankroll building sucess stories.

Adanthar posts an insightful critique of HOH2 which leads to a great discussion on Harrington's concepts.

Nick M discusses High Ceiling vs. Low Ceiling poker, or post-flop playing vs. number-crunching pre-flop skills.

Slim Pickens wonders when to limp aces preflop.

Citanul critiques the conventional wisdom of folding to keep your image tight so you can steal more later.

Citanul (and Bigwig) start a discussion on psychology and the mindset of an SNG player. Do you hate your opponents?

How do you play heads up against Mr. Push Every Hand?

Hood fixes SNG tracker for the new Party Poker update.

Discussion on whether Steps tourneys are rake traps.

Social Posts

Zee Justin posts his results from the first 500 200+15s he plays. Widespread amazement ensues.

ZeeJustin posts his results after 1000 200+15 SNGs.

Raptor bets he can make two accounts in the top 5 leaderboard of Empire Poker.

Irieguy wagers he can beat the 10+1s blindfolded.

Precise gets the pros to share their success stories.

2+2 rolecall on Age/Education/Occupation.

Curtains berates players who berate players at the tables.

Suited Sixes' touching Pooh-bah post on becoming a professional poker player and dad.

1c5 and others post pictures of their home poker setups.

Newt-Buggs asks the young ones what they do with all the money.

Stupidsucker asks 'what motivates everyone'?

Jman 28 posts a HILARIOUS dialogue at the Step 5 higher table.

Degen's 'Going Pro' post.

Edit: Also, here is a link to the June digest in case you missed it.