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sngs on iPoker

  • 17-10-2007 6:35pm
    #1
    luckylucky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭


    The payout structure of the 6 man sng on iPoker I think is a bit extreme, 70% for first and 30% for second. I mean I do realise in general it will even out over time, but nevertheless anytime I finish 2nd I always feel a bit hard done by, no complaints on the rare occasions that I win one of course :p. Anyway finishing 2nd you end up winning less than twice your buy-in even though you have still achieved a fairly decent result. Wouldn't a structure like 60-40 or even 65-35 not be a fairer distrubtion. Thoughts?


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  • #2
    AdMMM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    I don't mind it. In fact I prefer the top heavy structure as the majority of players don't have a clue how to play headsup. I don't play 10 man SNGs, but they do offer a fairer structure.


  • #3
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,232 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    It think it should be 1/3 for snd and 2/3 for first
    That makes 2x buy-in for 2nd and 4x for first.
    Third in a 10 man currently gets more than 2nd in a 6 man


  • #4
    Mr.Plough
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    |.Murderer.| wrote: »
    I don't mind it. In fact I prefer the top heavy structure as the majority of players don't have a clue how to play headsup.


    they're too crapshooty at the end so you've very little edge anyway


  • #5
    luckylucky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭luckylucky


    Mellor wrote: »
    It think it should be 1/3 for snd and 2/3 for first
    That makes 2x buy-in for 2nd and 4x for first.
    Third in a 10 man currently gets more than 2nd in a 6 man

    Sounds fairer to me. especially as it's more of an achievement to come 2nd in a 6 man sng than 3rd in a 10-man imo.

    I agree with Murderer also that the majority of players don't know how to play H-U but then again it's a bit of a lottery normally at that stage of a 6 man SNG with the blinds so high that unless they are completely stupid there's not a whole lot of advantage you would have not matter how good you are. Anyway as I say great when you finish 1st but bit of a letdown when you finish 2nd(not as bad as when you finish 3rd of course ;)) . Think at a minimum you should get 1/3rd for finishing 2nd.


  • #6
    AdMMM
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    The edge is in that the majority of the players will let you run all over them and steal their blinds regardless of how much they are costing them!


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  • #7
    luckylucky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭luckylucky


    |.Murderer.| wrote: »
    The edge is in that the majority of the players will let you run all over them and steal their blinds regardless of how much they are costing them!

    I don't find this at the higher limit stakes I play tbh bar a few exceptions of course.


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