Okay... So I admit that I play poker at some weird times of the day (ie... 3am... noon on a Wed.... )... But, since I'm trying to become "Mr. SNG", I'm trying to play 20-30 SNGs per day, usually trying to 2 or 3 table...

So, I've been searching for good places to play SNGs... Well, unfortunately, I CAN'T STAND PARTY... And, I don't really like the Pokerstars setup (less money in the pot, and usually 1 less idiot that was gonna go out early anyway...)... So, I've been trekking between UB and Bodog and Full Tilt, trying to find a place where I don't have to wait 600 hours to play a game... It got me wondering whether us SNGers are considered like the butt-end of the poker universe, or if it's just a matter of most people don't play em well (meaning we're smarter than they are ), and so they don't even try...

I know the big comeback is gonna be that "Well, just look at Party... there's SNGs going off all the time there.. "... That's true... But, if there was a Tillywink competition, or video pickup sticks, I bet ya it would probably sell out also... Theres a 100000000000000 people there DYING to give their money away, no matter the means...

Right now SnGs are about all I will play. I get so frustrated getting sucked out by the chasers in the ring games. I work for an hour to build a stack only to lose it to some !@#$% playing XX sooooted. It drives me nuts. Give me the SnGs any time. So far this year - that is where I am making my money.

Let's stick with the SnGs MVP, and learn how to play poker.

Sorry.... I'm DYING to get a Mooninite Avatar, but can't find it for the life of me (which means I looked for 2 minutes then gave up...)....

If you don't know ATHF... you don't know JACK (or you sleep at a reasonable hour...)

Hey, guys. I have not been playing many SnGs lately at all. I'm all of a sudden getting my ass kicked left and right. Have switched over to 7-stud cash games for the past few weeks and have been able to build the bankroll a little.

But I go in to play an SnG now and then, thinking that a few days' break will have helped me. But every damn time, I run across a table full of people who will call any raise with all manner of junk, and then won't go away no matter how much you bet at them on the flop.

Ran into this again just now. I only had played one hand to this point -- four limpers, so I raised 10xBB on the button with JJ. I bet the pot to a rag flop, two of them called, then one of them caught an A on the turn, all-in, second guy calls the all-in, I fold. Guy shows A4 sooted, other guy shows J9o, and they were calling me down.

And then shortly thereafter, as I'm still kinda pissed, comes this hand.

I'm going to stick with 7 stud for awhile, cause this shit keeps happening to me over and over again:

PokerStars Game #2188203338: Tournament #10510236, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/25 - 22:54:08 (ET)
Table '10510236 2' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Calabassas (1410 in chips)
Seat 2: Oeyy (2180 in chips)
Seat 3: Vittor (2310 in chips)
Seat 5: JoeSchroeduh (3200 in chips)
Seat 6: Ringo8888 (1420 in chips)
Seat 7: Missisa (1695 in chips)
Seat 8: flafishy (1285 in chips)
Calabassas: posts small blind 15
Oeyy: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to flafishy [Ah Ts]
Vittor: calls 30
JoeSchroeduh: calls 30
Ringo8888: folds
Missisa: calls 30
flafishy: calls 30
Calabassas: calls 15
Oeyy: checks
*** FLOP *** [5h Tc 7c]
Calabassas: checks
Oeyy: checks
Vittor: checks
JoeSchroeduh: bets 75
Missisa: calls 75
flafishy: raises 225 to 300
Calabassas: folds
Oeyy: folds
Vittor: folds
JoeSchroeduh: folds
Missisa: calls 225
*** TURN *** [5h Tc 7c]
Missisa: bets 60
flafishy: raises 895 to 955 and is all-in
Missisa: calls 895
*** RIVER *** [5h Tc 7c 9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Missisa: shows [5c Jc] (a flush, Jack high)
flafishy: shows [Ah Ts] (two pair, Tens and Nines)
Missisa collected 2765 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2765 | Rake 0
Board [5h Tc 7c 9d 9c]
Seat 1: Calabassas (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Oeyy (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Vittor folded on the Flop
Seat 5: JoeSchroeduh folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Ringo8888 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Missisa showed [5c Jc] and won (2765) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 8: flafishy (button) showed [Ah Ts] and lost with two pair, Tens and Nines