
Beriac
Visionary
Silver Level
Beriac's 6 Q's: Full Tilt "Token" Satellites
These things are awesome.
What: full tilt poker's single- or multi-table SNGs where the prize can be either a $26 tournament token or a $75 tournament token.
Where: Full Tilt, silly. Many of the site's bigger tournaments cost $26 or $75 inclusive of rake fees and so these tokens are useful for a wide array of single- and multi-table tournaments.
When: Constantly. For the $75 token, there are $24+2 and $11+1 options. For the $26 token, there are $8+0.70, $6+0.60, and $4+0.40 options. 2-table and 1-table, turbo and non-turbo variations.
Why: I haven't done any scientific studies, but it seems to me that play in most satellites tends to be looser than average, and these are no exception. What's really cool is that they offer a certain number of top prizes to the top X participants (5 if it's a 2-table SNG, 2 if it's a 1-table), so the dynamics are a little different - you're shooting to get past the bubble, not win 1st. Most players don't adjust.
Who: I dunno... you? Me too.
How: My strategy is to wait for a premium hand and then try to double up. One double up can take you all the way to the end because of the structure. Then just play strategically subject to your opponents.
Bonus: Perhaps the coolest thing about this is that you can enter to win a $26 token, then use it to win a $75 token if you like.
I've played about 8 2-table turbo SNGs for $26 tokens, and I've won tokens in 4 of them. One, I used to enter the MTT that I won on Wednesday, and 2 of them I used to enter SNGs for $75 tokens, both of which I was lucky enough to win tokens from. Finally, I used a $75 token to enter a satellite to tomorrow's big $350k guaranteed tourney, and won an entry. All for the price of $32 worth of buy-ins!
I don't know if it's because you're playing for tokens rather than cash, but players are even sillier here than typical SNGs, and I believe above-normal ROIs are possible. I thought I should pass this on to my CC brethren. Good luck!
- Beriac
These things are awesome.
What: full tilt poker's single- or multi-table SNGs where the prize can be either a $26 tournament token or a $75 tournament token.
Where: Full Tilt, silly. Many of the site's bigger tournaments cost $26 or $75 inclusive of rake fees and so these tokens are useful for a wide array of single- and multi-table tournaments.
When: Constantly. For the $75 token, there are $24+2 and $11+1 options. For the $26 token, there are $8+0.70, $6+0.60, and $4+0.40 options. 2-table and 1-table, turbo and non-turbo variations.
Why: I haven't done any scientific studies, but it seems to me that play in most satellites tends to be looser than average, and these are no exception. What's really cool is that they offer a certain number of top prizes to the top X participants (5 if it's a 2-table SNG, 2 if it's a 1-table), so the dynamics are a little different - you're shooting to get past the bubble, not win 1st. Most players don't adjust.
Who: I dunno... you? Me too.
How: My strategy is to wait for a premium hand and then try to double up. One double up can take you all the way to the end because of the structure. Then just play strategically subject to your opponents.
Bonus: Perhaps the coolest thing about this is that you can enter to win a $26 token, then use it to win a $75 token if you like.
I've played about 8 2-table turbo SNGs for $26 tokens, and I've won tokens in 4 of them. One, I used to enter the MTT that I won on Wednesday, and 2 of them I used to enter SNGs for $75 tokens, both of which I was lucky enough to win tokens from. Finally, I used a $75 token to enter a satellite to tomorrow's big $350k guaranteed tourney, and won an entry. All for the price of $32 worth of buy-ins!
I don't know if it's because you're playing for tokens rather than cash, but players are even sillier here than typical SNGs, and I believe above-normal ROIs are possible. I thought I should pass this on to my CC brethren. Good luck!
- Beriac