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25-game, like 25 different games? All FTP games in FL, NL, PL?

^^Yes.
I dunno what bansky means with players choice, but its really a mix of 25 games.
It needs 25 players to run (215$; $25K guaranteed). There is ofc also a 22$ Mini-FTOPS 3 weeks later.

It's called a turbo tournament, but it's in fact 5x 3 minutes per blindlevel, hence 15 minutes.

After bansky11 has been terrorizing my table as bigstack, and won the 10-Game 109$ Big-Game 9 days ago (congrats), while I just made 12th, I sware revenge this time!

Thanks.


I thought its players choice, based on this !


EDIT: If a mod could edit the title this would be nice. Apparently I was wrong with "players choice".

http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/blog/myftops-poll/

Will play this madness. I estimate like <2% will actually know or be any good at all 25 games

Well, that was fun !

Unlucky bansky, you busted a few minutes after me, I saw your last few hands and they were pretty gross.

What's your name on FTP?

It isn't a huge secret, but I'm not posting it here. I probably gave enough info in my last post for someone to find it if they really wanted

Yeah, my bust was tilting as hell.

AKKT at Irish, my big 3bet was snapcalled. Flop: dry 23Q. Goes in KKvsAQ, Q on the turn.

Doubled a few shorties up before that hand with 60/40s.

Still, the structure was amazing!

The structure was so good. I just assumed that late registration was 2 hours instead of 90 minutes. Still would have had ~33BBs registering then. Was so tilting to bust my 1st entry 93 minutes in, and not being able to re-enter, especially tilting because I had a really short stack for ages. No idea why they would limit late reg so much, especially when they have it too long on others.
Fun tournament though. I hope it continues to run somehow. Even if it was unbelievably confusing changing between all the games every 3 minutes, even after playing tens of thousands of hands of 10-game.

Yeah. I lost minimum two pots when the game changed from 5CD to 5CO. 3!/fold quads once.

Looking forward to the MiniFTOPs-Version on 22nd April.

The fast change was a bit annoying (basically because one game was mostly played 1-3 hands), but it created a very UNIQUE dynamic, which is not comparable to 8/10-game at all.

The importance of skill/reads increases so much, this format simply rules.

I dont know much regarding fast/slow structures, but one could def lose a few bigger hands at each level and still not have lost it all, and people didnt bust too slow.

Well done FTP.

Annnnnd I won it all. I mean, almost. Everything but 200$ and this fancy avatar.

Shiip!

congrats.
what was your game of choice and what game was most prevalent in your opinion?

Thanks!

I think FTP put a lot more thoughts into this, as it might look like on first glance.

It looks like they randomly put 25 Games in an order. While going deeper and deeper into the tournament it really bothered me to have no Overview over the order of games. Id always had to open lobby, click on structure, scroll down, and search for Level 141 or something. Or look at the first 25-Games and search for the recent game.

Prevalent have been three completely different thing, not certain games.

a) The structure consisted of BigBet Games (PL/NL) and Fixed Limit Games (FL). I would have preferred a structure in which those alternate. Instead it was a rotation with always 5-7 games of the same structure. Aggressors rather changed when going to FL or comign from FL games then with moving Chipleads. Unique dynamics were created.

b) This leads to the second point - as discussed in the Dealers Choice Event here somewhere - The game type itself was rather unimportant, the ability to gamble (aka variance) was much more important. Reshipping and lookign for a flip is much easier at PL6O then at FLS8 or PL27TD.

Bigstacks got more cautious at high variance game, some stayed too tight for low variance games.

c) Prevalent for the edge/result fo tourney were indeed all Games. Structure was well balanced, ging from 8k/16k PL5CD to 50k/100k Razz is a reasonable way to putting things.

I dont know about others, but after only 4 tables left I had all tables open and made precise notes about all players. Apparently others did this too.

Simple Example: One player at the FTP was waay too loose Pre at PL/NL-27.

You could really notice from dynamics when Player A thought that Player B is weak at Game X or when Player C thinks to notice Player D is too tight at Game Y. This dominated the dynamic solo much. With 6 much left I potraise opened 235xx UTG with him being on the BU, knowing that he flat any AAxxx. Indeed he did and on the Turn I check raised him with a 9-5 made based on Betsizing and Timing tells. He called and it went pat/pat, and I split against a 9-5. The EV in that situation is huuge. He was very close to folding the same hand in a big Pot, and to get there he went call-call with 3/3 vs 2/1.

You run good...
Envy is the most honest form of admission, imo. I really admire your results. Congrats! Ship 10-Game 109$, now this.
I'll wait for a SCOOP-Mixed to ship one

Regards,
Runbad villain (If I'd believe in the bible, I'd mos def burn in hell, lol)

Well phrased!

You missed a few other big ones, but who cares..

Leading the MiniFTOPS so far, scored 10/577 in an NLHE event.

Dont know how much this lead is worth..

I final-table-bubbled the Stud8 FTOPS, and busted ITM as 15th or so with a door-set in Courchevel 109$...

Who cares...

TooSadToCallDerail

Today another one was part of FTOPS.

4k Overlay, which roughly is like 18% guranteed ROI for everyone.

wehhhheeeee

It was fun being in for 3 bullets after spewing the first 2 off :O. At least it had overlay.

BTW: also looking to win an important "flip" (aka 70%er) in 25game yet. :P