[Closed] GunFlavoured SnG Blog

Hey GunFlavoured,

Awesome to see another Aussie making a Blog.
Sorry to hear about your downswings.
Goodluck with the re-building.

Regards,

Kyle

Ok, started slowly today playing $11+1 turbo SnGs. So far I have played 8 games, 6 ITM with a ROI of 85.6%. I figure if we extrapolate these results I should have a decent bankroll in no time! Should be able to identify some of my leaks soon after I have some data to work with.

Just a quick update. So far I have played 67 games ($11+1) and have the following stats:

ROI: 21.9%
ITM: 46.3% (13.4% 1st, 14.9% 2nd, 17.9% 3rd)

Short term goals:
-Continue to beat this limit over a larger sample size
-Increase % of 1sts once ITM
-Move up to the next limit in a week or two

Ok, so I thought I might update my stats after a well deserved mini upswing. ♦
Current stats for this limit:

Games 170
%ITM: 44.1 (12.9, 12.3, 18.8)
%ROI: 16.4

Looks like I seem to make the money often enough but can't seem to get first as often as I would like. If anyone has any pointers for play ITM then I would love to hear them. A lot of the time I find myselft in marginal situations in 3rd where I am a slight favourite but end up being sucked out ie Ax vs KQ or something similar.

Also, should I take much notice of the EV line for SnGs? I figure if my opponent is too tight and I push fairly wide it will always show -EV results when I get called. Don't think the results take into acount Villian's range.

Lo gunflavoured,

Nice blog so far! I'll try to read every now and then

About the EV line (assuming you use HEM): the EV line is "real" in sng's, it has been tested over huge samplesizes.
IMO it doesn't mean you should take much notice to it, because you can still play perfect and your EV line can go down if you have to many setups and coolers.

Nice blog Chris

I'm gonna tough out those FT hyper turbos for a while longer until I learn that they aren't as profitable as I think, or until I explode from frequent suckouts and bad beats from brain dead donkeys.

I finally lost my platinum status Oh well was always going to happen, should hopefully get it back in a few weeks. Anyway, had a nice little downswing after my upswing so as every bad poker player does I moved up a limit. I had about 60-70 BI so I'm not abusing BRM. The players still seem to be fairly horrible so I should be able to smash this limit soon.

Few intersting hands:

This guy was completing SB with ATC:

No Limit Holdem Tournament
3 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
$22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo)

Stacks:
BTN (3,590)
SB (6,610)
Hero (BB) (3,300)

Blinds: 200/400

Pre-Flop: (600, 3 players) Hero is BB 2♣ 4♥
BTN folds, SB calls 200, Hero checks

Flop: 4♣ A♣ 4♠ (800, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: 6♠ (800, 2 players)
SB bets 400, Hero calls 400

River: 2♦ (1,600, 2 players)
SB bets 600, Hero goes all-in 2,500, SB calls 1,900

Final Pot: 6,600
Hero shows a full house, Fours full of Twos
2♣ 4♥
SB shows
K♠ K♣

Hero wins 6,600 (net +3,300)

SB lost 3,300

Turns out I might need glasses, 2 red cards don't make a flush At least I realised and didn't call the AI!

No Limit Holdem Tournament
9 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
$11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo)

Stacks:
UTG (1,230)
UTG+1 (1,500)
MP1 (1,500)
MP2 (1,470)
MP3 (1,500)
CO (1,500)
BTN (1,470)
SB (1,830)
Hero (BB) (1,500)

Blinds: 15/30

Pre-Flop: (45, 9 players) Hero is BB 3♥ 5♦
2 folds, MP1 calls 30, 1 fold, MP3 calls 30, 2 folds, SB calls 15, Hero checks

Flop: 10:diamond: 2♦ Q♦ (120, 4 players)
SB bets 120, Hero raises to 390, 2 folds, SB goes all-in 1,800, Hero folds

Final Pot: 2,310

SB wins 2,310 (net +480)

Hero lost 420
MP1 lost 30
MP3 lost 30

And finally, justice Full Tilt style. Meh I was way behind when the money went in so I don't care.

No Limit Holdem Tournament
7 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
$11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo)

Stacks:
Hero (UTG) (1,110)
UTG+1 (2,115)
MP (2,275)
CO (1,420)
BTN (2,200)
SB (840)
BB (3,540)

Blinds: 80/160

Pre-Flop: (240, 7 players) Hero is UTG Q♦ Q♥
Hero goes all-in 1,110, 5 folds, BB calls 950

Flop: A♠ Q♠ Q♣ (2,300, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: A♦ (2,300, 2 players, 1 all-in)

River: J♥ (2,300, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: 2,300
BB shows
A♣ A♥
Hero shows
Q♦ Q♥

BB wins 2,300 (net +1,190)

Hero lost 1,110

Progress overall:
ROI: 14.2%
ITM: 40.1% (14.9, 10.3, 14.9)

Ok, so the last few days have been a bit up and down (in poker and life). I broke my right index finger the other night at cricket training which kinda sux since I have exams in the next couple of weeks. Oh well shit happens. Anyway, seems like the $22+2 limit is still fairly soft, either that or I am on a nice upswing over the first 150 games. Here are a few interesting hands I found.

No Limit Holdem Tournament
9 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
$22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo)

Stacks:
UTG (1,500)
UTG+1 (1,500)
MP1 (1,500)
MP2 (1,500)
MP3 (1,500)
CO (1,500)
BTN (1,590)
Hero (SB) (1,410)
BB (1,500)

Blinds: 15/30

Pre-Flop: (45, 9 players) Hero is SB 10:spade: 7♠
2 folds, MP1 calls 30, 3 folds, BTN calls 30, Hero calls 15, BB checks

Flop: 8♠ 8♣ A♦ (120, 4 players)
Hero checks, BB bets 60, 1 fold, BTN calls 60, Hero folds

Turn: 9♦ (240, 2 players)
BB bets 150, BTN calls 150

River: 5♦ (540, 2 players)
BB bets 120, BTN raises to 540, BB calls 420

Final Pot: 1,620
BTN shows WTF
4♥ K♥
BB shows three of a kind, Eights
2♣ 8♥

Interesting line by villian here...

No Limit Holdem Tournament
9 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
$22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo)

Stacks:
UTG (1,440)
UTG+1 (1,605)
MP1 (1,650)
MP2 (1,455)
MP3 (1,455)
CO (1,500)
BTN (1,365)
SB (1,530)
Hero (BB) (1,500)

Blinds: 15/30

Pre-Flop: (45, 9 players) Hero is BB 2♠ 9♦
UTG calls 30, 6 folds, SB calls 15, Hero checks

Flop: 9♠ K♣ 2♥ (90, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: 6♣ (90, 3 players)
SB bets 30, Hero raises to 90, UTG calls 90, SB folds

River: A♠ (300, 2 players)
Hero bets 300, UTG raises to 1,230, Hero goes all-in 1,380, UTG goes all-in 90

Final Pot: 3,000
Hero shows
2♠ 9♦
UTG shows two pair, Aces and Kings
A♦ K♥

Just thought I would post these hands so anyone worried about moving up limits will realise that this limit is still very beatable. Having said that, when does it start to get really tough? In particular on FT and Stars.

Anyway, here are the stats so far on the $22 limit.

Games: 151
ROI: 21.8
ITM: 41.1 (17.9, 11.9, 11.3)
$/hr: 49.93

hi Chris

im also an aussie grinding up the SnGs on FTP ill be jumping into the 11s next week. hope we can avoid each other on the tables haha.

ill keep an eye on ur blog

good luck at the tables

nice run over ur first few games. hope the variance continues to be nice to you

Originally posted by lessthanthreee
hi Chris

im also an aussie grinding up the SnGs on FTP ill be jumping into the 11s next week. hope we can avoid each other on the tables haha.

ill keep an eye on ur blog

good luck at the tables

nice run over ur first few games. hope the variance continues to be nice to you

Good to see some other Aussies on here. I'm currently on the 22s and hoping to move up to the 33s soon so hopefully I can avoid you. Just hit a nice 15 BI downswing just to the weekend retards. 1st blind level 4-betting with j7 or limp pushing ATo, they always seem to hit though. And then when you do have a hand someone seems to be slowplaying AA. Oh well, thats poker.

Nice graph man

Where are you playing 9handed 22+2 turbo's?

Originally posted by viewer88
Nice graph man

Where are you playing 9handed 22+2 turbo's?

Full Tilt

I then found the super turbos extremely soft and kind of addictive so I stuck with them and build my BR to about $5600.

How did you do that? : O
I just keep getting sucked out.. just a second ago I lost with KK vs JJ and KJ.. the fourth jack showed up '-.-

If you have some tips, that would be REALLY helpful

Ok, so I decided to move to the next limit ($33+3) but I think I might spend some more time at the 22s Over 21 games I'm down $280. I know a few of the games I wasn't at my best but I think most of the money I lost was due to lost coinflips and other bad luck. For example, I have 57 in the BB, flop comes 5 7 K, SB bets I reraise, SB calls. Q on the turn, he checks, the rest of my stack goes in he calls with KQ. One thing I have noticed is that a lot more players will call cbets with air, hell they will call every street with air. Doesn't seem like the opponents are any better, just different. Once I get my bankroll up again I'll give it another go keeping this in mind. Examples of the kind of players at this level:

No Limit Holdem Tournament
9 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
$33 + $3 Sit & Go (Turbo)

Stacks:
UTG (1,635)
UTG+1 (1,590)
MP1 (1,295)
MP2 (1,415)
MP3 (1,455)
Hero (CO) (1,580)
BTN (1,195)
SB (1,775)
BB (1,560)

Blinds: 20/40

Pre-Flop: (60, 9 players) Hero is CO 10:club: 10:diamond:
5 folds, Hero raises to 120, BTN calls 120, 2 folds

Flop: 4♠ 5♦ 3♣ (300, 2 players)
Hero bets 240, BTN calls 240

Turn: 7♠ (780, 2 players)
Hero bets 920, BTN goes all-in 835

River: K♣ (2,535, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: 2,535
Hero shows a pair of Tens
10:club: 10:diamond:
BTN shows King Queen high
Q♥ 8♥

Hero wins 2,535 (net +1,255)

BTN lost 1,195

No Limit Holdem Tournament
7 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
$33 + $3 Sit & Go (Turbo)

Stacks:
UTG (1,720)
UTG+1 (1,935)
Hero (MP) (1,230)
CO (2,480)
BTN (1,170)
SB (3,620)
BB (1,345)

Blinds: 25/50

Pre-Flop: (75, 7 players) Hero is MP K♦ 6♠
UTG raises to 150, 1 fold, Hero folds, 1 fold, BTN calls 150, SB calls 125, 1 fold

Flop: 6♦ 2♥ 6♣ (500, 3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets 325, BTN goes all-in 1,020, SB folds, UTG calls 695

Turn: 9♦ (2,540, 2 players, 1 all-in)

River: 8♠ (2,540, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: 2,540
BTN shows a pair of Sixes
K♠ Q♠
UTG shows a pair of Sixes
J♠ K♥

BTN wins 2,540 (net +1,370)

SB lost 150
UTG lost 1,170

No Limit Holdem Tournament
8 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
$22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo)

Stacks:
UTG (2,795)
Hero (UTG+1) (1,485)
MP1 (2,100)
MP2 (1,560)
CO (1,075)
BTN (1,555)
SB (1,430)
BB (1,500)

Blinds: 20/40

Pre-Flop: (60, 8 players) Hero is UTG+1 A♣ K♠
1 fold, Hero raises to 110, 2 folds, CO calls 110, 3 folds

Flop: 6♥ 2♦ 2♠ (280, 2 players)
Hero bets 200, CO calls 200

Turn: K♥ (680, 2 players)
Hero bets 560, CO calls 560

River: 7♦ (1,800, 2 players)
Hero goes all-in 615, CO goes all-in 205

Final Pot: 2,620
Hero shows two pair, Kings and Twos
A♣ K♠
CO shows
10:diamond: A♥

Hero wins 2,620 (net +1,135)

CO lost 1,075

Originally posted by Woohoooo

I then found the super turbos extremely soft and kind of addictive so I stuck with them and build my BR to about $5600.

How did you do that? : O
I just keep getting sucked out.. just a second ago I lost with KK vs JJ and KJ.. the fourth jack showed up '-.-

If you have some tips, that would be REALLY helpful

ICM trainer is a good start, I won't work perfectly though since it doesn't take into account fast changing blind levels + you need to adjust to your opponents. Generally, I found the lower limits too tight which is easy to exploit. Once you reach about $30s it gets tough. The 45 man STs are a lot softer ($14+1 is the highest limit). If you get the bankroll, the $69+6 seem to be the easiest out of all the limits (Token level). Overall I would avoid them if you don't like varience, 40+BI swings seem to be normal.

Ok after a few bad days I finally had a good one. I have decided to only play enough to maintain my iron man status until the end of the month while I have exams. Anyway, today I played 2 sets of 9. Decided to play 6x 22s and 3x 33s so I can slowly move up. Seemed to be ok, after the session I was $406 up, over $300 in the second 9. This also means I am now breakeven on the 33s after 28 games woo. I think I will stick to the 22s with a few 33s for a while longer until a) I have a decent bankroll and b) have the time to analyse my game carefully. Overall I'm just happy I managed to get a few BI back from the fish!

Oh and another thing, nothing new. Has anyone noticed that every player that whinges about being sucked out on all night is just a shit player. Its always interesting to note the players that abuse me and check their stats on sharkscope. This guy is pouring money into the 33s, can't wait to make it my home limit.

hey gun,

check your private messages pls in the community section.

thanks

Nice blog man!

I'm wondering how you play those SnGs? I mean do you start a set (what big) or play straight forward opening a new SnG every time you end/lost one?