Sng Grinder Thread

[jmbreslin 0]

February turned out to be pretty decent in the $1.10, 45-turbo department. My volume slowed down near the end of the month as I've been focused on 10NL Rush to clear my new $50 Tilt bonus but my overall stats for the month were:65 playedROI: 30.07Profit: $21.50We'll see how things go once I'm back to playing them more often before I decide to try the $3.25's. There are still a couple of things I need to work on.

[lurbz 2]

Meh.I'm gonna try to post more here, I have some leaks I need to look at.

[051103 0]

Lurbz what sng's do you grind?

[lurbz 2]

Lurbz what sng's do you grind?

10.40 and 20.80 DoNs, 6.50 and 12 45s, and 12 180s.

[Chet Chetterson 0]

Have the medium limit DoN's been profitable for you lurbz? It seems like those limits are high enough where no one is likely to have an advantage (aka almost everyone plays close to optimal).

[lurbz 2]

Have the medium limit DoN's been profitable for you lurbz? It seems like those limits are high enough where no one is likely to have an advantage (aka almost everyone plays close to optimal).

10.40s, definitely. 20.80s i don't have much of, i'm about breakeven, i try to stay away from them unless it's either like 2 AM server time or turbo night and no other SNGs are up.

[051103 0]

I have been grinding the 3.25 45 mans. And started playing a few 6.50's. I dont really see a difference in the play. Once the antes come into play you can pretty much pick up the blinds til the FT. If you have a regular to your left you can really take advantage of it then. Do you notice this in the $12 45 mans? And is there much of a difference between the 6's and the 12's?

[lurbz 2]

I have been grinding the 3.25 45 mans. And started playing a few 6.50's. I dont really see a difference in the play. Once the antes come into play you can pretty much pick up the blinds til the FT. If you have a regular to your left you can really take advantage of it then. Do you notice this in the $12 45 mans? And is there much of a difference between the 6's and the 12's?

HUGE gap between 6.50 and 12. 12's are the most reg-infested game on stars, 45s and 180s.

[051103 0]

HUGE gap between 6.50 and 12. 12's are the most reg-infested game on stars, 45s and 180s.

Decided to give one of $12 45 mans last night after getting raped in the 3.25's. You are definitely correct about the gap. For the most part peoples play made sense. Probably was not the smartest thing to play since it is out of my BR. I ended up finishing 2nd. Cause I'm a luckbox.

[Chet Chetterson 0]

I'm never folding here, is this a flat, raise to 1k (3x plus 2 limps), or shovel?Your converted hand, now with more cowbell.PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em ($3.00+$0.40) t100/t200 - 6 playersButton: t4,807 SB: t3,075 BB: t4,230 UTG: t2,650 UTG+1: t4,140 CO: t2,715 (Hero)Preflop: (t300) Hero is CO with (6 players)UTG calls t200, UTG+1 calls t200, Hero ?????,

[lurbz 2]

I'm never folding here, is this a flat, raise to 1k (3x plus 2 limps), or shovel?Your converted hand, now with more cowbell.PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em ($3.00+$0.40) t100/t200 - 6 playersButton: t4,807 SB: t3,075 BB: t4,230 UTG: t2,650 UTG+1: t4,140 CO: t2,715 (Hero)Preflop: (t300) Hero is CO with (6 players)UTG calls t200, UTG+1 calls t200, Hero ?????,

How fast can you drag your shove slider?

[Chet Chetterson 0]

Pretty fast in this case. Didn't work out for me in that hand I just wanted to confirm that I played it right. Anyone object to this play?

[Avii 0]

wtfffffffvillain has been very tightFull Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 150/300 Blinds (4 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comButton (t4510)SB (t4000)Hero (BB) (t4310)UTG (t680)Hero's M: 9.58Preflop: Hero is BB with 9 , 5 1 fold, Button calls t300, SB calls t150, Hero checksFlop: (t900) 5 , 9 , 8 (3 players)SB checks, Hero bets t500, Button raises to t1000, 1 fold, Hero foldsTotal pot: t2100

No real use betting there, as the three stacks are relatviely equal, with shorty being in the BB with exactly 2BB's the very next hand. Passivity rules here imo, seek a showdown as cheaply as possible.

[lurbz 2]

No real use betting there, as the three stacks are relatviely equal, with shorty being in the BB with exactly 2BB's the very next hand. Conserve chips imo/

wtf does button have that beats us on this boardim jamming.

[Avii 0]

wtf does button have that beats us on this boardim jamming.

He's playing it fast, so whatever he has he likes it, even thoough there is a nonzero chance its a complete bluff.If we were to shove in that hand, it should have been pre to steal. We getting married here run the risk of losing our entire prize pool equity, leading to a very grateful BB shorty next hand...Anyway, that's just my humble opinion.

[lurbz 2]

He's playing it fast, so whatever he has he likes it, even thoough there is a nonzero chance its a complete bluff.If we were to shove in that hand, it should have been pre to steal. We getting married here run the risk of losing our entire prize pool equity, leading to a very grateful BB shorty next hand...Anyway, that's just my humble opinion.

Name one hand other than 88 that beats us here that is realistically in his range?

[tbrick412 0]

I would check raise and wager all of my chips. as played get it in, nh.

[trystero 0]

lol I posted that hand ages ago...in online terms that's a few months. I thought it was an interesting bubble spot because we know he's not bluffing, and because busting on this hand is disastrous considering that there's a player with <700 chips.fwiw he had the nuts.

[jmbreslin 0]

Gotta love the $1 45-turbos...PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.1 Tournament, 75/150 Blinds (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comCO (t2030)Button (t3285)SB (t4260)BB (t1335)UTG (t1180)Hero (MP1) (t1930)MP2 (t725)Hero's M: 8.58Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K, K1 fold, Hero bets t450, 1 fold, CO calls t450, 3 foldsFlop: (t1125) 9, Q, 3(2 players)Hero bets t1480 (All-In), CO calls t1480Turn: (t4085) J(2 players, 1 all-in)River: (t4085) A(2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: t4085Results:Hero had K, K (one pair, Kings).CO had 10, A (one pair, Aces).Outcome: CO won t4085Well played, sir.

[MaxStPolish 4]

Hi everybody.I don't play NLHE often. I'm currently playing a 90 man KO on tilt.Get this 1st hand. Plz tell me how I could have played this different to acquire stack(s):once a cow has a taste for violence, it reverts. it becomes feral.Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em t15/t30 - 9 playersSB: t3,000 (Hero)BB: t3,000 UTG: t3,000 UTG+1: t3,000 MP: t3,000 MP2: t3,000 HJ: t3,000 CO: t3,000 Button: t3,000 Preflop: (t45) Hero is SB with (9 players)UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t30, 2 folds, HJ calls t30, CO calls t30, Button raises to t60, Hero calls t45, BB calls t30, UTG+1 calls t30, HJ calls t30, CO calls t30Flop: (t360) (6 players)Hero checks, BB bets t120, UTG+1 calls t120, 2 folds, Button calls t120, Hero calls t120Turn: (t840) (4 players)Hero checks, BB bets t210, UTG+1 calls t210, Button calls t210, Hero raises to t1,890, 3 foldsHero won t1,680

[jmbreslin 0]

Hi everybody.I don't play NLHE often. I'm currently playing a 90 man KO on tilt.Get this 1st hand. Plz tell me how I could have played this different to acquire stack(s):once a cow has a taste for violence, it reverts. it becomes feral.Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em t15/t30 - 9 playersSB: t3,000 (Hero)BB: t3,000 UTG: t3,000 UTG+1: t3,000 MP: t3,000 MP2: t3,000 HJ: t3,000 CO: t3,000 Button: t3,000 Preflop: (t45) Hero is SB with (9 players)UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t30, 2 folds, HJ calls t30, CO calls t30, Button raises to t60, Hero calls t45, BB calls t30, UTG+1 calls t30, HJ calls t30, CO calls t30Flop: (t360) (6 players)Hero checks, BB bets t120, UTG+1 calls t120, 2 folds, Button calls t120, Hero calls t120Turn: (t840) (4 players)Hero checks, BB bets t210, UTG+1 calls t210, Button calls t210, Hero raises to t1,890, 3 foldsHero won t1,680

I might lead out on the flop - the flop is dry and it's multiway, so you don't want it to get checked through. I might lead for say 1/2 pot and hope to get raised. As played, checking again on the turn is risky because there are now a few draws you have to worry about.

[lurbz 2]

I might lead out on the flop - the flop is dry and it's multiway, so you don't want it to get checked through. I might lead for say 1/2 pot and hope to get raised. As played, checking again on the turn is risky because there are now a few draws you have to worry about.

No.Leading that flop would be awful. If it gets checked through we can lead turn.Hero played it fine.

[MaxStPolish 4]

No.Leading that flop would be awful. If it gets checked through we can lead turn.Hero played it fine.

Cool. Sitting 2/8 currently. And since my this trny represents 80% of my remaining tilt BR after w/d, a strong finish would be nice to get me back to grinding out a new BR maybe.Edit: and re: that hand, I just felt that maybe I could have led out on the turn or something, to try and get a reverse squeeze play from one of these tards maybe. Appreciate the confirm tho.

[HighwayStar 8]

I'd c/r that flop with 3 people putting money in on it. Build the pot on the flop to easily get stacks in by the river.

[MaxStPolish 4]

Edit: Good point HWY. My initial thought was being 1st hand a 3.30 to take one more card and let as many of these schmo's get a piece of the board as possible.Is this ATC land? I struggled with my decision. It paid off here, and I think his range is wide enough that I'm getting odds to call.....but i feel like J2 is just bad enough to pitch it.Feral Cow Poker Hand ConverterFull Tilt No-Limit Hold'em t1500/t3000 ante t400 - 8 playersSB: t15,944 BB: t48,797 (Hero)UTG: t65,562 UTG+1: t15,506 MP: t37,022 HJ: t16,220 CO: t22,690 Button: t48,259 Preflop: (t7,700) Hero is BB with (8 players)6 folds, SB raises to t15,544, and is all in, Hero calls t12,544Flop: (t34,288) (2 players)Turn: (t34,288) (2 players)River: (t34,288) (2 players)SB showed , and lost with a pair of AcesHero showed , and won (34,288) with two pair, Jacks and TwosHero won t34,288