Door HansytheKing, geplaatst op zaterdag 25 juni 2011, 15:01. Views: 4.

Steambull heeft met zijn videoserie Bullying the Sit and Go's een uitstekende impuls gegeven aan het Sit and Go gedeelte op Nederpoker. Hier zullen we in de nabije toekomst nog meer van horen met onder andere meer video's, artikelen en strategie van Coeckie, Beekiej en Steambull zelf.

Op het lijstje met zaken dat Steambull graag voor Nederpoker wil doen staan ook korte interviews met (inter)nationale Sit and Go kanonnen. Kort geleden had Steambull contact met een van die kanonnen: BigBadBluff4. Wil je meer over hem weten ga dan naar zijn topic op 2+2.

Eerder verscheen er in deze serie BigmickG

Steambull begint met een korte introductie:

I proudly announce another SNG-canon willing to answer a couple of questions for us: Bigbadbluff4
Bigbadbluff is a regular at the mid/high SNG stakes and like in almost every 18-mans i start. 
His combination of massmultitablingskills and a $2/game winrate makes him a very succesfull player.

How many hours a week do you play?

Normally about 60+, I'm full time :)
 
Are you at SuperNova Elite pace, is it a goal?

Yes I am on pace, I turned pro this year so it seemed like a good thing to aim for!
 
What would you advice semi-regs like me who want to quit their dayjob to grind SNG's?

It's really very dependent upon individual circumstances. However, some general pointers:

1) You should have a decent winrate over a very large sample (10,000+games at your favourite sng)

2) Playing professionally is way way way more stressful than playing casually as a semi-pro

3) You need to be a highly motivated person because it's easy to become complacent when working for yourself.

4) You need to have a life plan for what to do after poker and remember it's harder to get back into employment if you've been grinding for a few years.

5) You need to have both a roll that's big enough so you can never go bust at poker and also a few months of living expenses saved in case of a bad run

 
You think you can improve your winrate a little more? And how?

I could certainly improve my winrate if I played less tables, I've been playing a lot more to get SNE but I'm really aiming for the highest hourly possible. With more study also I could definitely improve my winrate.
 
What the best %% / %% for playing/learning?

Depends on what your goals are and if you are semi-pro or pro. For the average semi-pro I'd say about 80/20 and for a pro maybe 90/10.
 
Is there still $$ to be won at the $100+?

Yes if you play anywhere but Stars. At Stars really no one makes real $ that high any more but you can make a lot of fpps! Maybe the best players could have a 1-2% ROI if they played less tables but I'm sure they'd rather have a higher hourly.
 
How long will we see you at the $30 18-mans? plans for moving up or changing games?

I'll probably be playing them for the rest of this year. Next year once I have got SNE, my RB will be quite a bit higher so I can move up and play just $60+ more profitably.