New Year's Resolutions/Goals for 2005 SNG

binions · #1 01-02-2005, 12:17 AM

I have decided to concentrate primarily on SNGs. Here are my goals for 2005:

Ultimate goal: $300 per day average

To achieve this goal, I will play a mix of 20+2, 30+3, 50+5, 100+9, and 25+2, 55+5, and 105+9 SNGs on PokerStars, playing as high comfortable.

To reach the ultimate goal, I figure I need to play $1000 worth of SNGs per day at an average 30% ROI (or better if I play less).

I know my goals are high, but I also know that some people do much better than $300 per day on SNGs.

Good luck to all of you this year. Would love to hear from any winning player who concentrates on SNGs about their experiences.

GimmeDaWatch · #2 01-02-2005, 03:14 AM

Are you talking about the regular sitngos or the turbos? I prefer the regulars b/c I feel like they reward the tighter, more patient players (like moi), but it seems like a lot of the bad players have moved over to the turbos, causing the old sitngos to tighten up lately.

Cael_Sanderson · #3 01-02-2005, 03:25 AM

What is the plan for playing at different levels? Just to move up when you feel comfortable? What level are you at now and how many tournies have you played? I would suggest staying at your current level until you have at least 500 with a comfortable ROI. Your goal sounds achievable depending on the number of hours you plan to play a week. Are you doing this full time?

Mr_J · #4 01-02-2005, 10:14 AM

hitting 20% ROI at $55s, 4tabling 5 hrs a day with rakeback basically gets you there. Basically what I'm aiming at doing (I'm doing more tables though).

binions · #5 01-02-2005, 10:16 AM

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Are you talking about the regular sitngos or the turbos? I prefer the regulars b/c I feel like they reward the tighter, more patient players (like moi), but it seems like a lot of the bad players have moved over to the turbos, causing the old sitngos to tighten up lately.

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I play both turbo and regular. I find both are profitable. Your variance is higher in the turbos, but there seem to be a lot more bad players at the turbo than the regular the higher you play.

binions · #6 01-02-2005, 10:19 AM

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hitting 20% ROI at $55s, 4tabling 5 hrs a day with rakeback basically gets you there. Basically what I'm aiming at doing (I'm doing more tables though).

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Rakeback? Please explain.

binions · #7 01-02-2005, 10:28 AM

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What is the plan for playing at different levels? Just to move up when you feel comfortable? What level are you at now and how many tournies have you played? I would suggest staying at your current level until you have at least 500 with a comfortable ROI. Your goal sounds achievable depending on the number of hours you plan to play a week. Are you doing this full time?

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My bankroll is 3500. Yesterday, I won a 105+9 turbo, and finished 3rd in a 100+9 regular, so I feel comfortable bankroll-wise and skill-wise at these levels and below.

Mr_J · #8 01-02-2005, 10:36 AM

If you have signed up through an affiliate, you usually get around 20% of your rake back. So you get around $1 back for every $50+5 sng you pay.

Mr_J · #9 01-02-2005, 10:39 AM

$109 regular, that's at Stars right?

How do you find the skill level there compares to the $55s?

I'm not about to move up to $109s until I get at least 1k $55s in but that's gonna by the end of january anyway.

binions · #10 01-02-2005, 10:44 AM

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$109 regular, that's at Stars right?

How do you find the skill level there compares to the $55s?

I'm not about to move up to $109s until I get at least 1k $55s in but that's gonna by the end of january anyway.

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Yes, all I play is Stars. Generally, end game play is a little better at the 100+9 v 50+5. But the play at the 105+9 turbo can be terrible.