Are the SNGs really soft this week?

Actually, I think the $55's are very tight lately. I live in Holland so I play pretty early (in US time), and I frequently have tight tables, and bubbles with only push/fold type players.

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Its funny that youd think the week before christmas is the softest thats completely backwards only the real serious poker plays were play right now id wait till the 26th to play when everybody has money from christmas if your looking for really soft games

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I am doing better and it is not just variance. I wonder how much of it is I have finally figured out SNG situational play and how much is seasonal fluctuations in the competition.

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how many have you played so far

[Pokey]

How's this for variance:

Back-to-back I played two SNGs. In one, five people were eliminated in the first 10 hands. In the second, we still had a full table at the end of level 3.

Rock garden at the 11s tonight for some reason

[Hornacek]

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Rock garden at the 11s tonight for some reason

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I doubt it.

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Rock garden at the 11s tonight for some reason

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I doubt it.

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Level 4 each time with 8-9 players left. Don't doubt it. I hope tonight is better.

[Hornacek]

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Rock garden at the 11s tonight for some reason

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I doubt it.

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Level 4 each time with 8-9 players left. Don't doubt it. I hope tonight is better.

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Maybe you have the world's worst game selection then. The $50s and $100s rarely have 9 people left level 4... more like 7-8, with people loosening up a lot in level 3.

[eniven]

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Rock garden at the 11s tonight for some reason

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I doubt it.

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Level 4 each time with 8-9 players left. Don't doubt it. I hope tonight is better.

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Maybe you have the world's worst game selection then. The $50s and $100s rarely have 9 people left level 4... more like 7-8, with people loosening up a lot in level 3.

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He's not alone either.... I've noticed this as well at the 11's. But, just two weeks ago I noticed how incredibly loose it was. So, I think it's just short term variance and a conincidence that we both find that the 11's have been tight this past week.

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I usually play MTTs, but I have been playing SNGs the last couple of weeks and have done well. Am I just learning how to beat the SNGs or are they a lot softer with the holidays?

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It would be impossible to prove any such theory, but I would agree that the weeks before and after Christmas might have many more casual players. Plenty of students have newfound boredom with winter break. One of my roomates played very casually throughout the semester, but played quite a bit after finals were over because he was bored. Free time + $Christmas money should contribute to more fish.