Step 5 or an $11 MTT? NEED QUICK RESPONSES!!!

#1 11th May 2012, 11:54 PM

Hi guys.

On iPoker, I've been playing the Steps SNGs and have a dilemma, should I play step 5 with my token acquired from top prize in steps 1-4, worth $11, or invest that $11 in a $1.5K tourney happening in less than an hour? Its an $11 freezout with 10 minute blinds and standard 100 BB starting stack. Any thoughts? The prize structure for step 5 is as follows:

1st-2nd: step 6 token (worth $33)
3rd-4th: step 5 token (worth $11)
5th-7th: step 4 token (worth $3.30)
8th: $2.10

bearing in mind these are 10 player SNGs and i have only invested real money on step 1s ($0.16).

Please explain why as well.

Thanks

James
MasterFelter

#2 12th May 2012, 12:13 AM

TEN MINUTES GUYS!!!

#3 12th May 2012, 12:44 AM

Too late - but what is your bankroll?

#4 12th May 2012, 2:15 AM

Yeah, it was too late. Got f***ed again by some nob. Shove 10 big blinds with AK suited, K9 of spades call and hits them. Sick of all this bs. My table had such an awful bunch of players. Limping every hand. 6-max tournaments were my strength on PokerStars, managed to get ITM a lot (banned myself from pokerstars for 6-months after losing lots of money on HU PLO cash). Just seems like I can't even cash in MTTs anymore.

#5 12th May 2012, 2:20 AM

Played another MTT, close to the money and lose with AQ vs KQ, THE FIELD WAS ONLY 90 DEEP FFS. Going to have a break tomorrow, its doing my head in.

#6 12th May 2012, 3:17 PM

I see it's too late for this particular situation, but in general, play what you want. What can you win at the top of the steps ladder? If it's a ticket to a high buyin online MTT, my own inclination would be to use the ticket to enter an $11 one. Otoh, if making it through one or two more steps would mean winning a package to a major live event, I'd lean in that direction.

But that's just me. What I'd do has no impact on whether you should think similarly.

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