FTP Rush Week returns Nov 29th - Dec. 5th

[coolnout]

I'm gonna take advantage of the rush tourneys this time. Depending how well I run will determine how big of a bonus I decide to go for.

 

[Aldito]

10 in the bag, bed time, get the rest later

 

[PoKeRFoRNiA]

not doin it. gonna lose more than winning the bonus. but good luck to everyone who's taking advantage of this promo.

 

[BelgoSuisse]

People seem to play a bit tighter than usual because of rush week. Only got 0.43 ftp/hand at 100nl, so i cleared this in 2345 hands.

Also, rush is rigged obviously. Flopped 3 sets only and lost $40 overall with them.

And finally, lol at $250. That's less than the swings of a single session...

 

[BelgoSuisse]

Fun hand of the day.

full tilt poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em

UTG+1: $102.25
UTG+2: $40.00
MP1: $36.35
MP2: $187.10
CO: $115.85
Hero (BTN): $80.65
SB: $74.25
BB: $141.85
UTG: $105.90

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with T :club: J :spade:
6 folds, Hero raises to $2, 1 fold, BB calls $1

Flop: ($4.50) 7 :club: 2 :heart: 5 :diamond: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.50, BB raises to $7, Hero raises to $19, BB calls $12

Turn: ($42.50) T :spade: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $20, BB raises to $69.50, Hero calls $39.65 all in

River: ($161.80) 5 :club: (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $161.80

Spoiler

Hero shows T :club: J :spade: (two pair, Tens and Fives)
BB shows 3 :diamond: A :heart: (a pair of Fives)
Hero wins $158.80
(Rake: $3.00)

 

[BigJamo]

WTG Full Tilt....

Im looking forward to this one, finally something to get all the fish spawning, time to catch all the guppies out. I really think there is a profit out there for the seasoned player.

GL ev1, and I cant wait to hear ev1's results.

 

[ALL IN CLUBS]

This is what i think of Rush

 

[okeedokalee]

How often do the points update, I have been waiting for over an hour to know where I stand.

 

[BelgoSuisse]

How often do the points update, I have been waiting for over an hour to know where I stand.

Use the ironman gadget in the right column. That one updates nearly instantly and will be accurate provided you only play rush.

 

[BelgoSuisse]

Or if you use HEM, there's a custom stat you can add that computes the points you made:

http://forums.holdemmanager.com/cus...-points-new-calculation-since-oct-2010-a.html

 

[onizuka]

Well, got 6 ftp points so far today, too tired to continue right now, but I think I can get that extra 4 points to stay in the line

 

[natsgrampy]

Got 13 pts , today. Too chicken to play higher stakes. My BR can't take the pressure. Maybe if I can win a little more then I'll try higher stakes. Played 1 table for 42 minutes .05/.10 NL, profit of $2.50. Maybe later I'll try some more. Good luck all.

 

[MaxiRodriguez]

Off to Gambia on Friday, is there any point in playing for $25 for 4 days? Been staying away from rush and game seems to have improved somewhat, don't really want to return lol.

 

[BelgoSuisse]

Off to Gambia on Friday, is there any point in playing for $25 for 4 days? Been staying away from rush and game seems to have improved somewhat, don't really want to return lol.

$25 for 400 points is worth 62.5% rakeback. 72.625% if you have a RB account. It's a really good deal, imo.

 

[coolnout]

what a bummer they changed a bunch of guaranteed tourneys to rush format last time. doesn't look like it's happening this time.

 

[JohnBoyWWFC]

Got my 100 points today 2 tabling .2/.5 & .5/.10, took a few hours. Swings are brutal but im up around $12. Thought i'd put 4 of em on a 135 man to get into the final table freeroll, and hit this a few hands in:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 4.4 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com

Button (t1940)
SB (t1900)
Hero (BB) (t1985)
UTG (t1880)
UTG+1 (t1715)
MP1 (t1790)
MP2 (t2480)
MP3 (t1565)
CO (t2195)

Hero's M: 44.11

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4

, 4

1 fold, UTG+1 calls t30, 3 folds, CO calls t30, 2 folds, Hero checks

Flop: (t105) 10

, 4

, A

(3 players)
Hero bets t60, UTG+1 calls t60, CO raises to t210, Hero raises to t540, 1 fold, CO raises to t2165 (All-In), Hero calls t1415 (All-In)

Turn: (t4075) 5

(2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t4075) A

(2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t4075

Results:
Hero had 4

, 4

(full house, fours over Aces).
CO had A

, 10

(full house, Aces over tens).
Outcome: CO won t4075

 

[imwatcher]

Nice to start out Rush Week by running good! So far I have gotten about 40 ftps (this is 5nl) I am hoping that i can keep this nice luck up for the rest of the week

 

[Poof]

I am not going for this promotion, but i was looking forward to more rush tournaments. didn't they have more sngs ( not rebuys) last year and the daily dollar ran as rush?
I am a little disappointed.

 

[ThunderPT]

Almost never played rush before but gonna try to get the $50. First day cleared with a profit of $20.

 

[moots]

not doin it. gonna lose more than winning the bonus. but good luck to everyone who's taking advantage of this promo.

Yep. Already lost $4 in the first few hands...giving up.

 

[SavagePenguin]

Would you make a profit on this if you folded every hand???

For example, if I 4 tabled 25nl rush, how much would it cost me in blinds to reach the 1000 every day?

No. Absolutely not. Not even close.

I 3-tabled $25NL for 56 minutes today, and PT3 had me at $10.75 MGR for 107 points.
I played 768 hands which means I had more than 86.33 BB & SB's to post. That's posting more than $30.22 in blinds to get my 107 points.
So I'd post around $282 in blinds to get 1,000 points at $25NL.
I'd post about $2,000 in blinds for the 7 days to get the $250 bonus.

Posting $2k in blinds to get a $250 bonus is suicide unless I plan to play my hands.

This is not free/easy money. This is them giving back a significant amount of rake.
If I get the $50 bonus, that means I'll get $7.14 per day. I paid $8.27 in rake today.

Of course, I'll also get some rakebake so I might come out playing essentially rake-free, or a little ahead of that.

 

[matt0216]

Took a risk with my small BR to try this out. Started with 2.25 on one 5nl table.

PLayed 150 hands, only earned 4 points, but was up over 2 bucks so I took my profit and left. I didn't want to risk losing it all.

After I won some SNG I decided to give it another go. 4 tabled 5nl for another 150 hands and cleared the ten points.

Finished plus $2.52, so not a bad day for me.

 

[arahel_jazz]

Monday

OK... I'm a compulsive chip spewer... I decided to sign up and check out anyway.


OMG ARE THE FISH BITING TONIGHT!!!

Turned $4 into $12 at 2/5NL FR and made my 10 points in about 20 minutes (about 130 hands). 15 minutes of which were 2x happy hour.

I resisted the urge to continue the slaughter... I was running really hot for the first 10-15 minutes hitting at least 2 or 3 of my trip fishing expeditions for good size pots.

 

[PattyR]

just got my 100 points in for the day..shootin for that $50 bonus

 

[illphillllllll]

going for 100 a day for the free $50, pretty much what i normally play anyway so will be simple. wish i had the time and desire for $250 but just not gonna happen.