I'm sure theres a few Micro MTTers out there like me . Hopefully we can get some good discussion going and work our way up!

Significant July Cashes:

2.20 6-Max NHLE/Field of #3300 - 1st for $990 ish.
2.20 6-Max NHLE/Field of #6400 - 1st for $1900 ish.

and you keep playing those stakes?

Originally Posted by benevg

and you keep playing those stakes?

Haha, I'm currently working with a BR of $700. So I'm allowed to play the following:

Freezeouts <$25
The $11 1r1a
<$5r

I had my first final table and nice cash last month - finished 5th in the $11 30k on Pokerstars.

So now working towards my next one. I mostly play $11 and $22 - but I do treat myself to the $55 80k sometimes. (bankroll permits)

I am in it now as a matter of fact. Got to 104th yesterday - need to do better today!

Originally Posted by dakota-xx

I had my first final table and nice cash last month - finished 5th in the $11 30k on Pokerstars.

So now working towards my next one. I mostly play $11 and $22 - but I do treat myself to the $55 80k sometimes. (bankroll permits)

I am in it now as a matter of fact. Got to 104th yesterday - need to do better today!

How big are the field sizes in the $22's? I'm about to start playing them.

Also how many tables are you playing at once?

Originally Posted by Falian

How big are the field sizes in the $22's? I'm about to start playing them.

Also how many tables are you playing at once?

There is one at noon every day that usually gets 1200-1600ish.

I only play double and deep stacks, rarely play re-buys and never 6-max. I usually only play 1 tournament at a time but will play 2 or 3 sometimes - or play a private CC game at the same time.

How tough are the $22 tourneys,compared to say $5 Mtts?


Snow

I rarely play any $5 - the fields are too large and the money is not good enough.

Originally Posted by dakota-xx

There is one at noon every day that usually gets 1200-1600ish.

I only play double and deep stacks, rarely play re-buys and never 6-max. I usually only play 1 tournament at a time but will play 2 or 3 sometimes - or play a private CC game at the same time.

Yes I definitely prefer double + deep stacks, it seems like the majority of freeze outs are like this. More room for skill.

Originally Posted by Snowmobiler

How tough are the $22 tourneys,compared to say $5 Mtts?


Snow

I'm playing my first $22 tonight so I'll let you know, but I know for a fact that $11 aren't any tougher than the lower fields. In fact I think its easier to cash.

The $2-5 are full of donks and you'll get frustrated with some of the random suckouts.

The $11's are full of people who know more about poker but still sucks (read: weaktight) They never bluff, piss their pants at any scare card, and you'll always know when to fold to them.

Originally Posted by dakota-xx

I rarely play any $5 - the fields are too large and the money is not good enough.

Just played my first $5 sit-n-go table last week and came in first ...I am mostly on the $1 and $2 dollar sit-n-gos ....thinking really hard to move up to a $10 sit-n-go ....but I am scared to try it .

My sit-n-goes are always played at fulltilt 9 players to a game.

What is your opinion and advice on this ? Should I move up or stay right where I'm at.

When moving up a level in poker make sure you meet both of these requirements:

1. You are using proper Bankroll Management.
2. You believe you will do good in the level.

This was so so so sick:

PokerStars Game #30987379237: Tournament #181768136, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (300/600) - 2009/07/28 17:39:08 ET
Table '181768136 46' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: kkleise13 (15663 in chips)
Seat 2: DaveBuffalo (6826 in chips)
Seat 3: trindo (20540 in chips)
Seat 4: vezir3000 (2884 in chips)
Seat 5: encountah (10358 in chips)
Seat 6: AKDEL (13294 in chips)
Seat 7: p5an (21157 in chips)
Seat 8: going4pro (13120 in chips)
Seat 9: dakota-xx (21948 in chips)
kkleise13: posts the ante 50
DaveBuffalo: posts the ante 50
trindo: posts the ante 50
vezir3000: posts the ante 50
encountah: posts the ante 50
AKDEL: posts the ante 50
p5an: posts the ante 50
going4pro: posts the ante 50
dakota-xx: posts the ante 50
AKDEL: posts small blind 300
p5an: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dakota-xx [Ac As]
going4pro: folds
dakota-xx: raises 1200 to 1800
kkleise13: folds
DaveBuffalo: folds
trindo: calls 1800
vezir3000: folds
encountah: raises 8508 to 10308 and is all-in
AKDEL: folds
p5an: folds
dakota-xx: raises 11590 to 21898 and is all-in
trindo: calls 18690 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1408) returned to dakota-xx
*** FLOP *** [Jh 7d Qc]
*** TURN *** [Jh 7d Qc] 4♠
*** RIVER *** [Jh 7d Qc 4s] 2♥
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dakota-xx: shows [Ac As] (a pair of Aces)
trindo: shows [Jd Js] (three of a kind, Jacks)
trindo collected 20364 from side pot
encountah: shows [8c 9c] (high card Queen)
trindo collected 32274 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 52638 Main pot 32274. Side pot 20364. | Rake 0
Board [Jh 7d Qc 4s 2h]
Seat 1: kkleise13 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: DaveBuffalo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: trindo showed [Jd Js] and won (52638) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 4: vezir3000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: encountah (button) showed [8c 9c] and lost with high card Queen
Seat 6: AKDEL (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: p5an (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: going4pro folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: dakota-xx showed [Ac As] and lost with a pair of Aces

The only thing thats almost as bad as losing with Aces is not getting any action with them.

I would rather get no action than lose almost all of my chips in hand like that one.

I don't feel it in my gut often - but that one is lingering.

The reason you felt it in your gut was that you knew that was the pivotal hand in the tourney for you. You win it, you are going deep and probably the final table.
Take heart that you got it in with the best of it at a time that was critical, you can't do any better than that.

Originally Posted by dufferdevon

The reason you felt it in your gut was that you knew that was the pivotal hand in the tourney for you. You win it, you are going deep and probably the final table.
Take heart that you got it in with the best of it at a time that was critical, you can't do any better than that.

Yea - that is exactly it. It was a big opportunity for me to final table. Not likely I would be pissing all those chips away.

Oh well - gonna play it again today.

These $1 90 man turbo tourny's on pokerstars are pretty easy money.

I'm sticking to the 3.30 +R 180 mans
Some $5.50 < on Stars

I had great results on Tilt, but haven't done anything super impressive in the last few months on stars. Won a 2.20 w/ 355 ppl but it was only for 138.

Things are looking up though, nice thread idea

Originally Posted by Lemlywinks

I'm sticking to the 3.30 +R 180 mans
Some $5.50 < on Stars

I had great results on Tilt, but haven't done anything super impressive in the last few months on stars. Won a 2.20 w/ 355 ppl but it was only for 138.

Things are looking up though, nice thread idea

Saw you in a $2.20 on Pokerstars when I was ghosting one of my horses.

You should do the $3R in general, its pretty easy to make it itm, and if you go deep your in for a hugee payday.

Yea I love rebuys.

Had a 2nd in the 180 man earlier this month for $376 and back when i played on tilt had a deep finish for 550something. Don't know if you saw me act much though, my last 10 or so tournies have been out of town, and the wireless is atrocious. I got blinded out of 3 and just lost connection in the others....

Edit: Along that line, there is absolutely nothing worse (poker specific) than being blinded out of an MTT. It tilts me sooo hard, bc your frantically trying to reconnect and each minute that goes by all the fish are slowly leaving.

Free ghosting today if anyone wants to watch me play and pick up a few tips.

Won a $109 WCOOP seat in a $7.50 qualifier. And have 3 step 2 tickets that I won for $7.50 each in the Step 1 MTT's - played 3 and won 3.

So trying to get a $215 seat with those. Also working on getting a step 4 ticket to use for the Sunday warm-up soon.

Sorry too distracted by your avatar...

I hate that avatar lol.

daks you should play 180/360 mans, to get in some cool volume

Originally Posted by switch0723

daks you should play 180/360 mans, to get in some cool volume

Yea the 180 mans are uber soft, just took one down for $216 last night.

Originally Posted by switch0723

daks you should play 180/360 mans, to get in some cool volume

Originally Posted by Falian

Yea the 180 mans are uber soft, just took one down for $216 last night.

I would if they had at least 3000 starting chips.

Though I guess I did okay in that $7.50 staellite yesterday.

Brag - Even though it's now Wednesday I placed 38th in the Daily Dollarment Rebuy on FT on Sunday. Lol it was only for $38, but nice to go deep in a big tourney for a change. Ive been creeping up teh payscale since i started playing that tourney. Everyone with lots of time and limited BR's should be playing this tourney every single day. Sooooooo soft. Hell, everyone should play it.

Anyone planning on playing FTOPS events at all?

Originally Posted by dakota-xx

Won a $109 WCOOP seat in a $7.50 qualifier. And have 3 step 2 tickets that I won for $7.50 each in the Step 1 MTT's - played 3 and won 3.

So trying to get a $215 seat with those. Also working on getting a step 4 ticket to use for the Sunday warm-up soon.

How soft was the $7.50?

Originally Posted by GeoffLacey

How soft was the $7.50?

Those are the easiest games I have ever played. You can pretty much just play your good hands and steal a few blinds and make it to the top 40. I played again today and made it to 50th -no step 2 ticket but I did get a step 1 so can try again.

I don't mean to say I am never getting in any big pots cause I am - but I usually feel confident I am ahead and am almost always right.

Yea - they are soft as 600 count thread sheets.

Originally Posted by dakota-xx

Those are the easiest games I have ever played. You can pretty much just play your good hands and steal a few blinds and make it to the top 40. I played again today and made it to 50th -no step 2 ticket but I did get a step 1 so can try again.

I don't mean to say I am never getting in any big pots cause I am - but I usually feel confident I am ahead and am almost always right.

Yea - they are soft as 600 count thread sheets.

Sorry for not making myself clear but I was referring to the WCOOP qualifier. Thanks for the info on the MTT step as well though

Ohh - that one was not quite as soft but definitely not tough either.

Anyone want to talk late stage short stack shoving ranges?

Originally Posted by Jillychemung

Anyone want to talk late stage short stack shoving ranges?

Even my range is huge there lol. I have never really defined it for myself but will give it some thought.