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Old 09-30-2004, 01:44 AM
Karak567 Karak567 is offline
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Default What are your opinions on turbos?

I don't know whether playing a turbo is worth it or not.

If you look at it from a wage perspective, you make more money for your time with turbos if you cash in them all the time.

They are also easy to squeeze in when I only have an hour or so to play.

But on the flip side, for a tight player, such as myself, if I don't get cards, I literally get blinded to death before I know it. If I do catch cards, however, I can just ride it to the end, and make a quick buck.

What do you guys think?
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Old 09-30-2004, 03:20 AM
Gramps Gramps is offline
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Default Re: What are your opinions on turbos?

I definitley like the Poker Stars turbos better than the regular SNGs from a time perspective. Regular Party SNGs kick arse in that they take less time and are probably more profitable than Poker Stars regular SNGs, given that Party bases the blind increasing on 9 hands vs. 10 minutes.

It's fine to play tight, but you have to shift gears when the blinds move up. So...you just have to shift gears quicker. Even if you play tight in a regular SNG, you're going to have to do that at some point anyhow...
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Old 09-30-2004, 10:34 AM
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Default Re: What are your opinions on turbos?

I find there a great change from party which atm seems a little tight! Just make sure your getting more then your fair share of 1st's....
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Old 09-30-2004, 11:04 AM
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Default Re: What are your opinions on turbos?

I personally do not like them. They seem too much like a crap shoot. I played one last week. We had multiple allins the first several hands. After 11 hands (and before I played a single hand) we were down to 4 players.
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Old 09-30-2004, 11:23 AM
UsedToBeARock UsedToBeARock is offline
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Default Re: What are your opinions on turbos?

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I personally do not like them. They seem too much like a crap shoot. I played one last week. We had multiple allins the first several hands. After 11 hands (and before I played a single hand) we were down to 4 players.

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That sounds like heaven to me...
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Old 09-30-2004, 11:57 AM
PrayingMantis PrayingMantis is offline
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Default Re: What are your opinions on turbos?

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I personally do not like them. They seem too much like a crap shoot. I played one last week. We had multiple allins the first several hands. After 11 hands (and before I played a single hand) we were down to 4 players.

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If this is a serious post, well done for writing one of the most absurd paragraphs I remember reading here, and the competition is very very tough!
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Old 09-30-2004, 12:30 PM
Karak567 Karak567 is offline
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Default Re: What are your opinions on turbos?

I just gave it a shot at two low buy-in 15 + 1 turbos on PS. I placed 3rd in the first one, and placed 1st in the second one. It was a nice take of cash for 1.5 hours, 64 dollars.
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Old 09-30-2004, 02:07 PM
PoorLawyer PoorLawyer is offline
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Default Re: What are your opinions on turbos?

i used to play the 15+1 turbo hi/low stud tourneys on stars and they are great and you can cash most of the time with some tight early play. I have recently been playing the 30+3 on party though and they take the same amount of time and are even easier so far...i have done 8 of them and cashed in all but 1, so I guess i vote for party over the stars turbo at least at the moment
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Old 10-17-2004, 04:45 PM
TruePoker CEO TruePoker CEO is offline
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Default Truepoker has added Speed S&Gs and is interested in player input

Truepoker has added Single Table Speed S&Gs, NL Holdem, with 4 minutes for rising blinds. (We aimed between Stars and Party there.)

We are looking for input on player preferences on structuring/restructuring blinds, starting chips et cetera for S&Gs with Speed, also for multi-tables with Speed.

Feel free to email me at management@truepoker.com

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Old 10-17-2004, 06:01 PM
Phill S Phill S is offline
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Default Re: Truepoker has added Speed S&Gs and is interested in player input

does this classify as spam?

anyone tried a ladbrokes turbo. 1500 in starting chips, and rising blinds every 5 hands.

yes you read that right.

same juice and a total time of 15-20 minutes.

so you think stars does crap shoots...

Phill
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