Game Over

I am ready to formally announce that the on-line games have gone bad. Real bad.

Two years ago, every low level SNG (up to around the $20 level, and maybe higher) was composed of maybe 5 donks, 2-3 decent to good players and 1-2 solid players. Usually someone, and maybe more than 1 player, was gone after 5-10 hands. After 20 hands, you might have lost 2 or 3. The 50-100 of the 75-150 level was the money bubble.

I've been playing in $30 to $50 SNGs, and I've hit a cold streak. So, like a good bankroll manager, I dropped down to the $20 SNGs. I am in one right now and every player is still in the game at the 60/120 level. Everyone is playing a solid, basic, winning SNG strategy.

And now we're at the 80/160 level with 7 players left and they are all playing solid pushbot strategy. There are no clear donks.

The UIGEA has eviscerated on-line poker.