Live SNG - Acceptable to chop? How much?

abarber · #1 08-11-2007, 07:35 PM

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?

sonneti · #2 08-11-2007, 07:38 PM

What were the blinds?

ADLinden · #3 08-11-2007, 08:15 PM

i wouldnt chop, people are terrible at live sngs

shakyamuni · #4 08-11-2007, 09:00 PM

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

Ditch Digger · #5 08-11-2007, 09:24 PM

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

Dr_Wonderful · #6 08-11-2007, 09:26 PM

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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

BadBeatsCrewDerk · #7 08-11-2007, 10:36 PM

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.

abarber · #8 08-11-2007, 10:41 PM

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?

microbet · #9 08-11-2007, 10:46 PM

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%.

microbet · #10 08-11-2007, 10:49 PM

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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.