Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

I play a few times per week at a local cardroom. I have pushed for them to offer sngs. Today I succeeded. FF to the situation...

8-player $200+10 SNG, pays top 2, 65/35
3 left
Hero has 8900, CL has 10000, and shorty has 5100
What would you accept? Does it change if you have access to an ICM calculator?

Re: Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

What were the blinds?

Re: Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

i wouldnt chop, people are terrible at live sngs

Re: Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

did you get them to offer this every day - or just a one time deal?

Re: Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

It pisses me off so much that online SNG's have more rake than live ones.

Re: Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

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It pisses me off so much that online SNG's have more rake than live ones.

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Not in Reno, the daily tourny at harrahs which is like 25 people is a 20+10. Live Tournaments have killer rake in this god damned town

Re: Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

It's rare to find a live SNG with a rake this low I think. There have been numerous posts about live SNGs and this is the lowest rake I've seen. Locally we have 25+10's and 35+10's.

Re: Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

One time deal. It's to generate player volume for the cash game. I can't believe I forgot the blinds, but they were 150-300. While I was debating the chop, I was thinking "STTF is gonna make so much fun of me if I accept a chop here...". Between hands, though, I took out my iPhone (baller, I know) and looked up an ICM calculator. I think I calculated like 594 in equity. I couldn't figure out how to quantify my edge, so I pushed for 650/650/350 and got it. Pwned?

Re: Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

Yeah, the deal you got is amazing.

I think $200 + $35 is more like standard for a live SNG.

I'd probably say no thanks because I wouldn't want to offend them with the offer, but I'd take anything I thought was +EV. It would depend on the players, but likely I'd want like 45%.

Re: Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?
 

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One time deal. It's to generate player volume for the cash game. I can't believe I forgot the blinds, but they were 150-300. While I was debating the chop, I was thinking "STTF is gonna make so much fun of me if I accept a chop here...". Between hands, though, I took out my iPhone (baller, I know) and looked up an ICM calculator. I think I calculated like 594 in equity. I couldn't figure out how to quantify my edge, so I pushed for 650/650/350 and got it. Pwned?

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That deal seems fine if they were 1/2 way decent and fair enough to not be insulting.