SNG's at FullTilt

Does anybody play the $5 SNG's at FullTilt, and if so, what's the standard of play at them like? I've been playing the $1 ones and now have enough(proper BRM) to try the $5 ones. Are there sharks at this level, and still fishes for that matter?
Thanks,
KD

Been playing the 10-30$ at full tilt a long time and I can assure that there are a lot of fish at the 20$´s to

I've been playing a lot of these lately. Mighty boring but apparently its the game and level I'm most profitable at so I'm grinding it out to get my bankroll back up, and also I wanted to clear that challenge in the academy (I think I can do it one more time). Pretty soft overall to answer your question though sometimes they can take a very long time to play out so patience is a must.

From what I've experienced there are a lot of fish and very few sharks. I've run across sharks from time to time although I admit I play on PS a lot more than FT.

I did run across a shark once that did answer why he was there and he said he was doing a personal challenge similar to Chris Fergusen's.

thanks guys, for the replies.
well, i dipped my toe in a $5 one the same time as a $2 one and to tell the truth they played very similiar, not much difference at all.

I came 2nd in the $5 one, got beat with this hand:
(how he can get all-in on the turn with that hand I dont know, but there you go, if that's the standard play there then I guess I should be ok )
Full Tilt Poker Game #11666527989: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (87532935), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:12:38 ET - 2009/04/13
Seat 5: flan07 (7,415)
Seat 7: KerouacsDog (6,085)
flan07 posts the small blind of 100
KerouacsDog posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KerouacsDog [6h 2h]
flan07 calls 100
KerouacsDog checks
*** FLOP *** [Qh As Ah]
KerouacsDog checks
flan07 bets 200
KerouacsDog calls 200
*** TURN *** [Qh As Ah] 3♥
KerouacsDog checks
flan07 bets 400
KerouacsDog raises to 1,200
flan07 raises to 7,015, and is all in
KerouacsDog calls 4,485, and is all in
flan07 shows [8d 8s]
KerouacsDog shows [6h 2h]
Uncalled bet of 1,330 returned to flan07
*** RIVER *** [Qh As Ah 3h] A♦
flan07 shows a full house, Aces full of Eights
KerouacsDog shows a flush, Ace high
flan07 wins the pot (12,170) with a full house, Aces full of Eights
KerouacsDog stands up
flan07 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12,170 | Rake 0
Board: [Qh As Ah 3h Ad]
Seat 5: flan07 (small blind) showed [8d 8s] and won (12,170) with a full house, Aces full of Eights
Seat 7: KerouacsDog (big blind) showed [6h 2h] and lost with a flush, Ace high

No real difference in level of play lower than $20. Whether your in a $1 or a $10 its the same quality of player just with different amount to play with. Quality really improves around the $20 level, guess this is where the fine line between playing for money and playing recreationally comes in. You wont meet the sharks 'till you hit the $75-$100 levels.
The $1 games are full of push or fold muppets, I'm surprised you managed to grind these. If i'm trying to build my bankroll I try the $3 and $5's.

To me it seems like the 2-5$ are pretty equal but the 1$ tourneys have alot more early all ins.

Yeah, lots of people pushing with speculative hands at the lower level SNG's. People understand the value of their chips a bit more as you go up the ladder, though $5 is probably not high enough to warrant being concerned about being outclassed if you can handle the $1 players.

Didn't quote whoever said that sharks don't start very badly till the 75-100 level, gotta tell you it starts at about the 6 dollar level for turbo's reason being you get these guys that make a mint off of everyone else, they play in 20 games at once and they place in... roughly 80% of them? they might not get 1st as often as they would playing 1 at a time but you can bet they wouldn't be playing in 20 at a time for long if they weren't making a hefty profit I consider that a shark and they start at 6.50's but are definatly in games up to about 20 to 40 dollars as well, really is a wonder to watch but very simple stategy at the same time push or fold for the most part but it works, neways thats my take maybe i'm wrong though

forgot to add sorry, but once u point out who the multi table players are, make a note of them even if you don't actually "make a note" double click on them and change the colour of them so they stick out and u know u can play them alot differently, u also know the later in the game it is (the higher the blinds) the more they are looking to push with any two face cards, early on its mainly a/a or k/k and gradually it expands a little more with each blind change hope that helps

Yes, the $2 and the $5 play very similar. I really wish I had played the $5 ones more when I had my money, instead I continued to grind out at the $2 dollar ones, although my BR was good enough for the $5. I guess I was just trying to BR manage correctly, although I tilted it off in the end anyway!

I have to say, with that bad beat hand, you may already know this, but never ever slow play on full tilt! They kill you with that. I wouldn't have checked that turn, for my own strategy reasons, and also because I know what full tilt will do to me if I do!

sure, normally I would bet the turn with that, but I had a good read on the villian that he would bet into me if I checked it. Which he did, I just got unlucky with the outcome.

Currently the $5 is what my bankroll allows and so far successful. Played 4 yesterday, took first once, 2nd twice and bubbled one. Patience is key here. They do take a while to play out.

I have played a few 1 table and 2 table $5 sngs. Generally the play is more premium, but I watched my friend play one a few weeks ago and it was a total donkfest. Generally less shoving I think and more start plays.

I notice at the lower price levels that the bigger tourneys usually have more of the all ins right off the bat.

I tried the $5 SNG's for awhile, but got tired of the slow play, I then hit the $1 ones and encountered too many
early all-ins, so I now am trying the multi tables at UB and FT,

I think in most of the lower stakes SNG's its best just to set back and wait for 3-4 folks to go out and then go at it. It may not work for everyone but pre-flop all ins at usually such a coin flip that you really don't get to use any skill until the first batch of maniacs are out of the tourney.

sit and gos like $16dollar and below are all pretty easy in my opinion. I think you can def move up to the 5 dollar ones.