As it turns out, Chris aka Dorkus Malorkus, has stolen my idea and decided to start a sit ‘n’ go challenge aswell
He started a thread, and a few cardschat members have agreed to tag along and try the 200 SnG challenge with him. I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone’s results and comparing how well we did.

In that very same thread, another member, Beriac, and I began to debate turbo sit ‘n’ go tournaments.
My argument is that they are geared more towards gambling and getting lucky to win rather than outplaying your opponent due adjusting to the blind structure. His point was that he excels in “low-M” situations, which is why he profits well in turbos. The “M” value being the number of times your stack can withstand a round of blinds. For example with a 6000-chip stack, and blinds at 500/1000, you have an M of 4: 6000/(1000+500) = 4. I myself can’t seem to find a consistent profit in turbos, so I stick to the regular games.

Normal-paced SnGs suit my style of play the best. I play a super-tight game early, and get full value of my premium hands while the loosey-goosey type players are gambling away. Usually what ends up happening is that one player has about 3000-chips, and the remaining 2-4 players (including myself) have slightly less than the starting 1000 chips. Either that or 2 players have 2000-chip stacks, and I am the shortstack with 1000.
This is where the blinds hit about 30/60 and I really start loosening up and stealing pots left and right. I only need marginal Q9 type hands to do it with, because my opponents are scared of what I might have, seeing me as a super-tight aggressive player.
Once in a while I’ll head into this stage as a chiplead if I get nice enough cards paid off earlier; when that’s the case, I usually play the same style - pound on the small stacks, but not to the point of excess where they start pushing back.

Now the key thing is that every once in a while, the inevitable happens: the big stack calls my bluff, or decides to put me in when I have a marginal hand. I have to fold, and start rebuilding my stack again - though it is tough with a 200 chip bet and half-pot continuation bet. This is where the normal-paced game saves my hide. I actually have enough time to rebuild without getting a nice premium pushing hand. In turbos, however, the blinds usually hop right up to the next level within a few minutes and I’m left with less than my comfort-line of 10 big blinds. I’m then left with the forced decision (I hate doing this) of pushing with a very marginal hand.

That’s why I say that turbos involve alot more luck; you’re forced into many more gambling situations like that which is why I prefer the normal-paced games. I’ve got to say that Beriac and another member came up with some good points though. For one, it was mentioned that the main differences in turbos are that

#1) Your premium hands will get paid off at a much higher percentage and
#2) People are more likely to go all in

#2 goes hand-in-hand with #1 - that is to say since people are much more willing to push, you can easily get a stack-off with a premium hand. At the same time, #2 makes it so much harder to steal blinds, and in turbos, you don’t have the time to wait for premium hands and fold everything else. Though as I said in the thread, if you can find a way to beat turbos consistently, then more power to you! The games finish quicker, which means more frequent cashings which is always a bonus.

As for my own bankroll and sng progress, I’ve only played a $20 and a $10 sng since my last post and placed 2nd in both of them. I’ve also played in two $20 freezouts, in which I played a little too tight early and struggled with my shortstack around the bubble. Not to sound cocky, but I smell another final table soon if I can adjust my game a little and switch gears in the right spot. I’ve been playing too tight early on, and have no stack to fight with in the middle stages.

My bankroll currently sits at $1,639.28

As payback for Dorkus stealing my SnG challenge idea, I’m going to have to steal his chart outline from him: