[Collin Moshman]

Hi Guys,

Many solid players feel that SNGs have gotten a lot tougher. There's no question that this is true relative to the old Party days, but if you use good table selection, there are still many fishy tables available at all buy-ins (up to the $500's, at least). If you're a B&M player, your options will be much more limited on the SNG front. Even when you find the games, the inordinately high rake (often 15% or 20%) makes it very tough to be a consistent winner even though competition will be softer.

In an SNG where half are paid, pzhon is right -- variance will be lowers, and so you will need a smaller bankroll relative to playing SNGs where only the top 33% (or as little as top 20% in some live games) are paid.

-- Collin