It's certainly a long way, but it's far from a waste of time. I love playing the 180 person SnGs for FT points. Sure, they fill up in less than 5 seconds most of the time, but they're GREAT practice for final table play. Beyond reading and participating here, I believe that the 180 seat SnGs have improved my game significantly. I'll have to check out these heads-up challenges. That is certainly one part of my game I need lots of work on (mostly because I don't get down to heads-up play nearly enough
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That being said, CONGRATULATIONS, Scooter, good luck in Round 2!