Newbie questions

Coupe of newbie questions,

(1) What is the difference between the $1 +$0.20 SNGs and the $1.00 + $0.10 ones?

(2) Does an Ace count as high only or can it be high or low?

I'm playing holdem on Full Tilt

Cheers

1. might be sattys to different tournies or just cash sng's
2. say u have AK and the board doesnt pair then u finish the hand with ace high. u can have a straight A-5 with ace being low card

hope this helps a little

$1 + 0.10 (*smaller tourney fee) are usually 'turbo' blind structure games (blinds go up alot faster).

^^^ What PO said.

To be a little more specific, in a $1+$.20 game the blinds go up every ten minutes.
In turbos the blinds go up every five minutes.

After 60 minutes of play in a turbo you start playing with 1000/2000 blinds.
After 60 minutes in a standard game you are playing with 100/200 blinds, and for the next 20 minutes you'll be playing 100/200 blinds (though in 5 minutes you'll have antes of 25).

Needless to say, turbos end a *lot* sooner, so the house takes a smaller cut.

Chooeychooey said:

Coupe of newbie questions,

(1) What is the difference between the $1 +$0.20 SNGs and the $1.00 + $0.10 ones?

(2) Does an Ace count as high only or can it be high or low?

I'm playing holdem on Full Tilt

Cheers

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The extra money is just extra rake. The 10 cent ones would always be better. Ace is high in all cases, except for a A-5 straight. (the wheel!)

(3) Want to play at my tables? Kidding, kidding....

actually there are $1.20 regualar speeds and $1.20 turbos. the $1.10s are what are known as super turbos. these you start with only 300 chips(10BBs) and it's mostly a push/fold game the other turbos and reg speeds you start w/a 1500 chip stack(50BBs). you will notice a red "t" denoting the game is a turbo and a yellow "t" denoting it's a super turbo.

cardplayer52 said:

actually there are $1.20 regualar speeds and $1.20 turbos. the $1.10s are what are known as super turbos. these you start with only 300 chips(10BBs) and it's mostly a push/fold game the other turbos and reg speeds you start w/a 1500 chip stack(50BBs). you will notice a red "t" denoting the game is a turbo and a yellow "t" denoting it's a super turbo.

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I was giving the pokerstars info, as that's the biggest site.

Full Tilt is pretty rough on their micro stakes players. For the $1 S&G's you pay a rake of $.20 for turbos instead of $.10. (IE, you pay twice as much as you would on PokerStars)
In the regular (non-turbo games the blinds go up every 6 minutes instead of every 10 like they do on PokerStars.

Yes, the Full Tilt super-turbos (where you start with 300 chips instead of 1,500) match Pokerstars' $.10 rake, but you get substantially less play because the blinds catch up to the average 300 stack very quickly.

Screencaps of differences

Here's a pic of the Full Tilt $1.10 & $1.20 S&G's, and the PokerStars $1.20 & $1.20 S&G's.
The important parts are your starting stack, and how many chips you get, as they determine how much play you get for your $.10 or $.20 entry fee.