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While I would also like the Academy to work with Rush Poker, I kind of agree that it is a horrible idea for beginners.

Everyone is an idiot to some extent when they start playing. At a regular table you get to watch other people play to get some idea of how to improve your game. At Rush poker, every single hand you see postflop has an idiot (i.e. you) in it.

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01-22-2010 , 03:59 AM

#202

Tapirboy

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,993

Rush poker works for me. Been running through the Ferguson preflop play quite quickly.

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01-22-2010 , 07:30 AM

#203

guppy

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 389

Yes, it does work for some challenges, but it seems not to work for any of the ones that mention the word "session". Which is just about all of the cash challenges except for the one you are working on.

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01-22-2010 , 01:14 PM

#204

caspermatic

adept

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 810

The "The academy is for beginners, Rush Poker isn't" argument doesn't work for me. The challenges in which a beginner is learning how to play (raise 3x with AK, fold A4o, etc.) work fine. What doesn't work are the results or pro plays based on those skills. If anything, it should be the other way around, where the beginner learns how to play in a regular game and then applies what he learned to have a profitable Rush Poker session.

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01-23-2010 , 04:35 AM

#205

britesorb

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Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 215

On the challenges where you have to double or triple your buyin: Is it possible to double up, activate the challenge and then leave the table? Or do you need to activate the challenge before sitting at the table? Thx.

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01-23-2010 , 06:13 AM

#206

dmjfan9

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Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9

Thanks Tapir for the heads up on the Ferguson challenge. Primarily a SNG player but enjoying the Rush Poker phenomenon. Was able to knockout the first run through of the challenge in ~75minutes plus made a few BI.

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01-24-2010 , 12:31 AM

#207

guppy

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Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 389

Has anyone been doing the "Mastering the Bubble" challenge recently?

I have not been credited for any of my wins or cashes. (The other 3 tasks for hands and HU play were fine.)

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01-24-2010 , 01:10 AM

#208

Sam77

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 143

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Originally Posted by guppy

Has anyone been doing the "Mastering the Bubble" challenge recently?

I have not been credited for any of my wins or cashes. (The other 3 tasks for hands and HU play were fine.)

I've been doing the Middle-Stage SNGs challenge and no wins have been credited for it in the last few days.

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01-24-2010 , 07:36 PM

#209

Stinky Stu

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,201

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Originally Posted by Sam77

I've been doing the Middle-Stage SNGs challenge and no wins have been credited for it in the last few days.

I'm doing the Middle Stages SNG Challenge. I won four in a row earlier but haven't gotten credit for any of those wins.

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01-26-2010 , 06:00 PM

#210

DC11GTR

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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14,742

For some reason, tasks needing cashes or wins sometimes take till the next day. I have no idea why, but it's annoying. As long as the tourney is over, you can switch to a different challenge and still have them credit. Lately, none of mine have missed getting credited. Some have just taken 15+ hours.

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01-26-2010 , 08:24 PM

#211

John123

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 38

Hi all.

I have a dilema.

> Im short my 4kpoints to register for the 1.5m GTD this sunday

Q?

> Is it possible to get 4k points by Sunday from this academy thing?

> If so, whats the easiest way of doing it?

Thanks all

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01-26-2010 , 08:46 PM

#212

DC11GTR

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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14,742

Gus Hansen's (600 credits) or Eric Lindgren's (700 credits). You'll have to make 5k though. I think that's the minimum points you can buy. It might be more then that though.

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01-26-2010 , 08:53 PM

#213

John123

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 38

oh ok. Thought Harmens was the biggest. Are those two tough to do?

And someone mentioned you can do each one 10 times? How do you do that? Reset or seomthing?

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01-26-2010 , 09:08 PM

#214

John123

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 38

Not much of a tourni player, plus most of them could be quite tough in the short space of time I have

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01-26-2010 , 09:47 PM

#215

DC11GTR

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Harmen's is the biggest one for cash games, and fairly easy actually. Hansen's is also somewhat easy, but it can be a big time consuming cause of everything that needs to be done. If you just jump into a bunch of cheap DD sats, you can knock it out pretty fast.

I'd go with Harmen's though. It's a cash game, so it'll track much faster. If you multi-table, you can knock it out quick

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01-27-2010 , 08:30 AM

#216

dmjfan9

stranger

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9

Easiest way to make 5k right now is probably playing .05/.1 Rush poker and doing the Ferguson' Pre-Flop play task 10 times and Edler's Power of Position task 4 times. 2 tabling rush, I've been able to complete each attempt in under an hour.

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01-27-2010 , 02:05 PM

#217

Nofx Fan

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Originally Posted by John123

Your best bet would be to play point sng's that award more points for the winner/top three, then unreg. These can be found in the sng tab under FTP tournaments.

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01-27-2010 , 05:09 PM

#218

John123

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 38

The only sit n goes i see are the ones that give you tokens? Are there tournis that give u FTP points?

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01-27-2010 , 06:46 PM

#219

DockDD

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 564

If you buy in with points to a satelite to a tournament that can also be entered with points, you will get back points.

I can't open the client now but I'm pretty sure you can buy into the double deuce for 4400 points. Find a points sat to the double deuce, win, unregister for 4400 points.

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01-27-2010 , 08:04 PM

#220

Nofx Fan

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Originally Posted by John123

The only sit n goes i see are the ones that give you tokens? Are there tournis that give u FTP points?

yes, lots of them actually. Make sure you are not filtering them out, and check again. I'm sure you can do it

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01-27-2010 , 08:48 PM

#221

John123

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Played two 1200 point tournis. Won both

. Points done

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01-27-2010 , 09:17 PM

#222

Nofx Fan

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Originally Posted by John123

Played two 1200 point tournis. Won both

. Points done

And no thank you?

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02-05-2010 , 10:43 PM

#223

djpeteski

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 155

I am had Sit and Gos by the Numbers as my active challenge. One thing left to go:

Fold A-J, A-T, A-9, K-Q, or K-J in early position 2 times while 7 or more players remain in a 9-handed S&G.

I had already done this once but playing in a 9 man matrix, I pick up AT off UTG, with 8 of us left on the table. Fold. No credit for doing the task hours later.

Any of you guys have trouble getting credit for certain events?

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02-05-2010 , 10:59 PM

#224

DC11GTR

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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14,742

There is a new tracker that gets most hands within minutes, but some of the older tasks take awhile for some reason. I've had some take 12 hours. I'd hold a bit and see what happens, but email support if it's not credited after 12 hours. Or do it again.

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02-06-2010 , 10:20 AM

#225

JAF000

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 343

Anybody have any suggestions for the best challenges to do for 14700 points? I want a FT Poker set without having to buy it in the normal points store and take a rake hit.

Also, I count 25 challenges now for a total of 7360 points (x10)...

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