Saturday 14 April 2007

Apr 14: More Heads Up Practice ($703 : Up $10)

Another 20 games of heads up at the $6 level yields a good return in terms of games won (65%), although not in cold hard cash.

RESULTS

Games Played
20 x $6 Buy in Heads Up
Wins
13 Wins, 7 Losses (65%)
Bankroll
Cost of play $120, Winnings $130, Net Gain of $10
Bankroll up from $693 to $703

SNG Heads Up Rake
The rake seems a little excessive in these rooms - $6 entry per player, from which a $2 rake is taken (therefore paying $10 for a win).
This week :
40 games played x $6 = $240 Entry Fees
24 Games won = 24 x $10 = $240 Winnings

Despite a 60% win ratio in these games, I have not gained in cold hard cash. The rake means this style of play is unlikely to be profitable unless you are exceptionally good at HU, so I will treat these types of sessions purely as a training exercise for the later stages of larger SNG tables and MTTs.

1 comment:

slimfandango said...

the rake of 20 percent for heads up is ridiculous. That is FOUR TIMES the norm for these tables. If you move up to 11 bux, it is 10 percent, still twice the norm.
The juice is SO BAD, that most good players don't play there at those stakes. This leaves a LOT of VERY BAD players. The number of bad players actually compensates for the crap rake.
The 11 dollar plus 6 /10 seaters have a normal rake. The blinds double though :s. At least it's over fast. The post bubble play such a crapshoot though.
good luck.