High On Poker

Mark your calendars.

On Wednesday, March 31, at 10:15pm EST, JamyHawk and I are going to storm a 45-person super turbo SNG on FullTilt and you are all invited.

If you’ve been reading JamyHawk lately, you are probably aware of his love of FullTilt’s Super Turbo 45-person SNGs. The tournaments start you with 300 in chips with blinds starting at 15/30 and that escalating extremely quickly. A whole 45-person tournament takes about 30-45 minutes.

Being a shortstack specialist, I decided to try out the Super Turbos, and overall, I liked what I saw. While it is a clear bastardization of tournament poker as we know it, its still tournament poker and you can potentially win a lot compared to your buy-in in a very short period of time.

Since its a real donkfest , we thought it’d be fun to make a little side game out of it. If you are interested, the plan will be to storm a 45-person super turbo SNG on March 31.

Here is the plan: All participants will wait until the FullTilt clock (in the FullTilt lobby) reaches 10:15pm EST. Once that time is reached, we will all wait for the next new 45-person SNG to open up at the $3 stakes. I think it’s $3+.40, but I am not 100% sure of the fee. Whatever the case, there should only be one 45-person table open at a time for the $3 stakes.

At 10:15, we will not enter the 45-person SNG. Rather, we will wait for the current one to completely fill up before a new one is opened. Then we will all join the new 45-person SNG.

Why are we doing it this way? Because at 10:15, for all we know the current 45-person SNG may have 42 people in it. Rather than all crowd into what few slots may be left in the open tourney, its better to wait for a new one to start.

Rumor has it that at the $3 level, the tourneys fill up quickly. Let me alert everyone that there is a gambling element to registration and if you are too slow, we can’t do anything for you. That said, if there are prop bets arranged, anyone who fails to get into the fist 45-person SNG that opens after 10:15 will automatically have their prop-bets cancelled.

Each player can choose whether or not to participate in side action prop bets. So, if you just want to donk around with some bloggers, then come join us. If you want more action than a $3 tournament can afford, then you are in the right place.

Suggested Prop Bets:

1. Last Longer – Its a simple last longer prop bet between any and all participating bloggers. I would suggest a $10 bet.

ADDENDUM: I would be interested in arranging for a bonus if the last longer prop bet winner actually wins the tournament. This, however, would be more difficult to arrange. I would, however, be interested in booking this bonus in separate prop bets against individuals.

2. Worst Way to Be Booted – Simply the worst bad beat that results in being booted from the tournament. This could be a smaller prop bet of $5. To qualify, you have to take a screenshot or hand history. We will determine the worst bad beat based on percentages at the time when all the money is in the middle.

If you are interested in participating in the storming of the 45-person super turbo SNG (with or without prop bets) on March 31st at approximately 10:15pm, leave a comment.

If you are interested in any of the aforementioned prop bets or would like to suggest (or challenge me in) another prop bet, simply leave it in the comments.

Until next time, make mine poker!