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I just opened a Will Hill account ahead of tomorrow's blonde tourney and thought i'd play a quick $10 SNG to get used to the interface etc as usually play on Pokerroom and VC.

Must say i was really disappointed by their structure.  10 hand clock and only 1,000 starting chips.  just like party poker. Even with a loose table like i had it still becomes a crap-shoot with 4-5 left as blinds are 200-400.  I came 2nd but thats still not the point.

So who do people think have the best structure?  I am not as interested in interface, ease of competition etc, but for me avoiding a crapshoot is sooo important.

Looks like VC is the best i have seen so far (except i have crashing peoblems with them) as its on a clock and u start with 2000 chips...

Any other thoughts??

structure wise for SnG stars is best but the compertition is tougher than most sites

I like the ladders on ladbrokes.

I think it's 8 or 10 mins - starting chips 1500.

No bingo near the end.

only 1 prize.


Only problem - u have to wait until the particular promotion ends be4 u can collect.

not really snoopy

the triple chance and turbo ladders are both excellent value. you make top 3 or top 4 respectively and get paid and you can buy in for as little as $3. they're good for $1000 a week for me at the minute.

Betfair are the best in my opinion, which includes will hill as another skin!

yes only 1000 chips but blinds start at 7 / 15, so plenty of play!

but dont they double double double all the way?

the problem with betfair STT and all crypto STT is they are not on a clock so the end game becomes a crap shoot prima and party are also guity of this

no matter what the stack size starts with or the blinds 10 hands per level means crap shoot at end

if Im on non-ladder STTs on Laddies I always play the 20 hand games. much better.

Stars for STT/SNG, but tough

I also like the Betfair sixpaks. Some Crypto SNGs are on a clock, some are every fifteen hands. I prefer the former

Crypto for MTT, along with Stars/Laddies etc

Party IMO is disappointing for SNGs...low starting chips, quick clock, but beatable

party is by far and away the most profitable SnGs on the net even if the low chips and the 10 hands a level structure sucks i am making the money around 40% of the time there and of that 40% i would win about 65% of time due to people trying to beat the bubble with 5 or 6 players left

Wow.
does anyone consistantly lose and question their ability as a player?,... or am i on my own again?  :)

Don't go there, it pains me at the moment  :'(

atm i am losing badly on cash and MTT but making another in STT to make up loses

every now and then i have a bad run in stt and my bankroll dives

but seeing as i started with a freeroll win i cant be doing too bad

last time you posted something like that I agreed and said I felt the same. since I discovered Laddies Ladders I cant do that. I'm mashing them up. yuo lot stay away though, dont want too many sharks in the pool

I'm breaking even


Now where's Snoopy's thread about what that sort of comment really means!!

I actually use to do really well on the rounders on bet365 and according to my analysis of results since Jan is the only site and games that i consistently won on but i just hated the software so much.  Think i'll go play those again and try these laddies things then. - for some reason though i am just drawn to pokerstars (the graphics, the games, the usability etc etc.) - just cant frickin win on it though!!

party results (http://www.pokerprophecy.com/player_party.php?trial=true&player=psoironside) only claims to be 75% accurate and is only counting resent results

ps no need to tell me i am steering clear of the 30$ tables everywhere else is fine

So you are OFFICIALLY a Pro.

And OFFICIALLY a Fish.

Well that clears that up then.

no question it's stars and laddies.

Stars i love for the level of play and laddies for the structure but fairly soft play.

I play the sng's on billy's for buy in's to there 15k and 10k tourneys (which i love). The crapshoot factor on there is horrific, i had unbelievable run of bubbles on billy's recently 12 out of 15, all played correctly just got outdrawn by weaker hands over and over again.

Purely for money making potential i recommend laddies and vc(but i refuse to play there).

you love stars because the play is good? are you mad?

i love stars as the structure is good but the standard of play makes it harder to make a decent profit

whereas party the play is apalling and even though the structure is poor its easy to make money

yeah i love it when the play is good.

Use your best play on the good players they will fall for it. All other sites aprt from when i play £200+ buy ins i play totally straight up. A fish will not understand your beautifully constructed bluff. A good player will think what i want him to think, thats the theory anyway.

a good player reckonises all the good plays and makes good plays back where as fish just call you when you have the nuts

i disagree entirely.

a fish will call with 2nd pair and weak kicker because he thinks your bluffing.

A quality player will consider far more, such as blinds left if he's wrong, your play up to that point the level of danger on the board, etc etc etc

i am not a proffesional player so i see no reason to crush fish all day. I want to get better and the only way i get better is by playing the better players. If a player correctly figures out a move of mine, i can spend time figuring out the floors in it and play it better next time.

If i was proffessional  i would play $50 sngs on pp all day every day.

I play the cruise ladders, Adam.

Only 1st gets the prize. Because it is done by the clock, there is plenty of time to outplay your opponents, even heads-up. Heads-up on a 'hand-limit' game usually turns into a lottery. Not on these though, and that's why I find them more profitable. I'm building up my points and plan to cash in on them when the promotion ends.

I think this would be true live, but, for me, getting better online means learning how best to play the fish.

For STT's I've never found anywhere better than Ultimate Bet. It's very slick on graphics, useability, speed etc - just like Stars. It has a good clock and a good structure and is hardly ever a crapshoot come the last 4.

I think it's better than Stars due to the fact that it's easier to win.

It also has a gret mini view option which rocks. Once you try it you'll never go back!

Are they sponsering you?  :D ;)

At the other end of the scale... Just played an "ultra" SNG on Pacific - 10 seats, blinds go up every 2 minutes... I finished second - the whole things took the grand total of 15 minutes. Good for a laugh though (and there's no time for anyone to swear at you in the chat box)

try the extremme SnGs on prima blinds double every 2 hands

ps they are 5 handed

Nope but maybe they should. I'm a nice guy. ;D I'll email them now and see what they say. Watch this space.

well i recomend nobody put off doing anything while you watch this space takes them nearly a week to answer my basic questions so i reckon you could be a year or 2

Good point. Message sent anyway. I even put the cheesy grin smiley in for good measure.  ;D ;D ;D

"Dear Customer,

Thank you for taking us into consideration.

Unfortunately were are not currently taking any sponsorship requests.

Feel free to contact us for any further information.

Best regards,

Glenn
Customer Service Department"

Wounded.

And there was me thinking they would take me seriously!  ;D

petition time how about we get all the blondites boycott the site untill they sponsor the baron

as a player who plays mainly on ps,ub,and laddys. i reckon the easiest sng are ps turbo ones. ive always found laddys hard to play against. Suppose it all depends on horses for courses.                    pokerram

I find the stars turbo 2 table tournaments the fishiest at the moment. A stars turbo is a 5 min clock so probably less hands early per round but once the table is 7 or less than you start to get more hands per level than the 10 per level sites. I think maybe it is the 'turbo' in the title that makes the players act like suicidal maniacs on crack when they are dealt Ax or 22-66. In fact last night I had some nutbag call an all in in the first level with K3o which is nice. ???

slightly off subject.
At Walsall they introduced a late night "speed poker" tourny on a Friday/Saturday at 1am.
Even though the blind levels were 15mins (the normal Friday tourny is 20 mins) everyone who played in them must have thought they had to go allin with any ace cuz it was called "speed poker".
Amazing what effect a name has on some peeps

I love UB for the look of the software and the structure. didn't find it particularly beatable but I've been away a while so I hope my game's come along. unfortunately it's full of rude americans.