So I spent 6 weeks learning HU SnG's and making a little bit - one at a time, I'm definitely a winning player, but it would take until 2055 to grind up any serious roll. I'm competitive at the $11 HU SnG's, but not dominant. I will probably continue to play them off and on over the next few months, but I'm back to my 6m game, grinding my Christmas bonus, my last Iron Man bonus which will turn into a year-end bonus.

I took spenda's and others advice in Kmind's thread (think it was in the short handed forum). They said the 18/15 TAGG just wasn't going to win much at 50nl and beyond. They suggested opening up. I went down to 10nl for a few thousand hands and began playing a laggier 30/25 style, and now I'm at 25nl doing the same.

I can see how it works, now. Of course, folks are going to attack you and play back, but you make a lot stealing small pots so you can let ease out of pots where you have nothing. And, of course, hitting trip 9's when you open 97s from MP with two nits on your left really crosses them up when they call with AQ and the flop is Q99.

For two years, I've been focused on playing a tight TAGG style. This style gets me into more big pot situations with big hands and big draws. The TAGG's play back at me more, and I get to play more pots with the fish.

I'll probably have to tighten up as I move on up to 50nl or 100nl again, but I'll still be at something like 25/20 when I do with some good experience playing those wide, weak ranges.

Oh, yeah, I haven't been around FTR much 'cuz work has been CRAZY. But it's all good. Hope ya'll have been doing well the past few months.