Super Turbos - are they really devil's spawn????

Well some days yes and some days no....

Myths about super turbos:

• They are nothing but bingo poker
• Skill doesn't matter because they are all luck

The truth:

They are no more bingo poker that a regular turbo sit-n-go. The only real difference is in a regular turbo you have a few levels to possibly built a decent stack in the early levels but actually if you play a regular turbo properly you have to play extremely tight during those early levels so you rarely build a big stack. Once you reach the 50/100 level and you're sitting on 12 or 13 big blinds it's all push fold from there anyway. In a super turbo you are in push fold from the first hand. If you know nothing about proper push/fold and ICM then neither super turbos or regular turbos are the game for you anyway.

As I mentioned before if you know proper push/fold and ICM you have a huge advantage in either a super or regular turbo sit-n-go. Many people who play both of these know little or nothing about ICM or push/fold play and think they can rely on their common sense to win these, wrong!

Why play super turbos:

• The speed in which you can finish a set
• The extra volume you can put in due to the speed
• The extra rakeback you earn from the extra volume
• Because they are fast paced and a ton of fun
• They're great for practicing your short stack and shorthanded play and bubble play

On average a super turbo sng takes about 12 minutes to play. You may spend up to 20 minute if you win but on average only 12 minutes. That's about 1/4 to 1/3 of the time it takes to finish a regular turbo sng.

Even if you only play 4 tables a time you can play around 16 to 20 games an hour with super turbo but with regular turbo you would only get in 4 to 6 games on average.

If you want to be a rake back whore super turbos are for you! Because you can get in so many games per hour you can easily be a break even player and still make good money from rakeback.

They are very fun and it's so quick to get a set in you'll find yourself often getting in one extra set because you only have to spare a few minutes to do so.

Knowing how to play short stacked and shorthanded and how to best play on the bubble is extremely important in any tournament you play and super turbos give you a great way to practice this.

I've decided to play super turbos, now what:

• Buy sit-n-go wizard (I still have to do this myself)
• Learn everything you can about ICM and push/fold (working hard on my knowledge)
• Start at the low levels and practice
• Enjoy learning and perfecting a great poker game
• Understand that variance will be higher in these but you'll earn more rakeback to off set your lower ROI

So off to the super turbo tables...