600 $6.50 Turbo SNGs, 6 at a time

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very sustainable...

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Was this a joke or were you serious?

[pokerlaw]

50% isn't sustainable at the turbos, but at the regulars it is.

I'm keeping a steady 35% ROI at these (5-tabling), and I suck. (small sample size though, maybe i'm just on a big run of cards. Doesn't seem like it, though..)

I see no reason why a solid, experienced player couldn't get 50%+.

[Rick Diesel]

I think you are clearly incorrect here. First of all, you are getting 20% more investment with no additional rake by moving from the $5.50s to the $6.50s, and second I think that most players do not grasp the importance of the gap concept at this level, which is much more evident in turbos as compared to regular SNGs. Also I can get 6-turbos in in less than an hour, where as 6 regulars would take closer to 75 minutes.

You think the play is bad? Here's a nice example:

PokerStars Game #2812082470: Tournament #13836643, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/10/15 - 19:01:25 (ET)
Table '13836643 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Tre'bien (1440 in chips)
Seat 2: boww23 (1720 in chips)
Seat 3: joeyzaza9 (1360 in chips)
Seat 4: Janaco (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: SHIRLEY (1460 in chips)
Seat 6: cbjt (1580 in chips)
Seat 7: IMSAKIDD (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: lorita38 (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: Oger511 (1480 in chips)
Janaco: posts small blind 10
SHIRLEY: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IMSAKIDD [Kh Ks]
cbjt: folds
IMSAKIDD: raises 60 to 80
lorita38: calls 80
Oger511: folds
Tre'bien: folds
boww23: folds
joeyzaza9: folds
Janaco: folds
SHIRLEY: folds
*** FLOP *** [Tc Kd 7c]
IMSAKIDD: checks
lorita38: checks
*** TURN *** [Tc Kd 7c] [Td]
IMSAKIDD: bets 120
lorita38: calls 120
*** RIVER *** [Tc Kd 7c Td] [Jh]
IMSAKIDD: bets 350
lorita38: raises 350 to 700
IMSAKIDD: raises 600 to 1300 and is all-in
lorita38: calls 580 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IMSAKIDD: shows [Kh Ks] (a full house, Kings full of Tens)
lorita38: shows [9c As] (a pair of Tens)
IMSAKIDD collected 2990 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2990 | Rake 0
Board [Tc Kd 7c Td Jh]
Seat 1: Tre'bien folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: boww23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: joeyzaza9 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Janaco (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: SHIRLEY (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: cbjt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: IMSAKIDD showed [Kh Ks] and won (2990) with a full house, Kings full of Tens
Seat 8: lorita38 showed [9c As] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 9: Oger511 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Obviously a pro read.

[Onaflag]

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50% isn't sustainable at the turbos, but at the regulars it is.

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Please elaborate on this theory. I am genuinely interested.

Onaflag..........

Regulars give you more time to outplay the fish.

[Rick Diesel]

Still doing above average, however not as hot as I was during the first 5 sessions, due mostly to one session of 6 SNGs where I did not cash in any. Here are my results:

Session 6 - 6 Other
Session 7 - 1 1st, 2 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 Other
Session 8 - 1 1st, 2 2nd, 3 Other
Session 9 - 2 1st, 1 3rd, 2 Other
Session 10 - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 3 Other

Totals through 10 Sessions (60 SNGs):

14 - 1sts
9 - 2nds
9 - 3rds
28 - Other

ITM - 53.3%
Total Profit - $231
ROI - 59.2%