Micro SitnGo's

[van.dog]

Has anyone played these for fun or on stars?

I'm talking about the 0.25/90 man, 0.25/45 man, or 0.10/360 man. I've played in a few and won a couple.

I'm wondering how the late stages compare to "real" ie 5.50 sit n go's. I don't have the bankroll to play a few and try them out (only up to $75 from $50).

[taipan168]

The advice I'd give you is to try to play higher buyins as soon as you can. The % rake in these micros is horrendous and your roll could probably support $2-3 games which aren't substantially harder than the real micros.

[Wurble]

The advice I'd give you is to try to play higher buyins as soon as you can. The % rake in these micros is horrendous and your roll could probably support $2-3 games which aren't substantially harder than the real micros.

The micro's he's playing don't have any rake at all. But yeah, I agree the higher buy in games aren't any different in terms of skill level.

[van.dog]

Thanks guys.

[SMRZ]

The amount of variance that comes with the larger field tourneys can drive a person nuts. You can play an A+ game in 10 90mans and not cash once. You could be the worst player in the world and win a couple of them.

The real money is won or lost on the final table of these tourneys. The best way to practice that is playing and studying 9, 6, and HU sngs. Once you feel real confident about those, then multitabeling these larger SNGs is a great way to build a bankroll.

[Fielmann]

The amount of variance that comes with the larger field tourneys can drive a person nuts. You can play an A+ game in 10 90mans and not cash once. You could be the worst player in the world and win a couple of them.

These statements are true for 9-man tournaments too.

The real money is won or lost on the final table of these tourneys. The best way to practice that is playing and studying 9, 6, and HU sngs.

I think this is not so, because the bubble factors are very different for tournaments with 90, 9, or 6 participants. The best way to practice the final tables is to play the final tables, not other kind of tournaments.

Once you feel real confident about those, then multitabeling these larger SNGs is a great way to build a bankroll.

I'm not so sure about that either. As you pointed out, they have huge variance and they also take much time to complete.

[Coop56]

I would have to agree with Fielmann here. I wouldn't play small SnGs to practice the larger SnGs. I would just keep playing whatever game you are most comfortable with and want to win at.

A 9 player SnG has a very different feel, and very different players, then the final table of a 90 player micro SnG.