The Adventures of HUC

"All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ornery lot. It's the way they're raised."
- Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Tonight I make my debut in the wild world of the blogger tournaments. I have registered for the Heads Up Challenge III, and round one (a four person, winner only advances) takes place tonight at 9:00pm my time. (London)

It should be fun, and the competition should be pretty good. Bloggers are above average in skill and you just never know when they'll put in a big raise with the hammer.

Thanks go out to Veneno for organizing this thing.

Last night I continued on my Sit and Go challenge playing another 10. That brings me to a total of 23, and unfortunately my stats have leveled off. I have been having a real concentration of finishes in the 4th to 6th range.

I believe that I have been playing particularly well as I can't think of a single game where I went out on a donkey move. In every case I shoved when I had the best of it and was called by a lesser hand that hit.

I have been contemplating a few things. First, how many simultaneous SNGs are too many. I have been playing up to four, which I find manageable. I find at the beginning I am doing alot of folding and the hands can take a while. I don't think I'll go past four, and I'm only playing four on Party where I can fit them all on my screen without overlap. How many do you play? Would I be better playing fewer at higher stakes?

Second, does anybody out there have experience with the SNG Power Tools? I think I may download them and play around with the free tutorials, then make a decision from there.

Last, how much bankroll do you need to play SNGs. I think about 20 times the entry price is about right? Any guidance on that?

Overall, last night I broke even. (Which I was surprised about ... I thought I would be down). I played 10 games and placed three times: one first and two seconds. My cost was $110 and I made $110.

Here are my up to date stats on the SNGs:

Games Played: 23
Total Cost: $253
Total Won: $310
Return on Investment: 22.5%