Kill Phil Experiment (this is long - sorry)

[bdawg31]

Here are my notes - they are rough, i am just cutting and pasting them in without editing. It was interesting. I was surprised no one yelled at me - i will post all that too. (btw - i will do zero table chat while playing this method).

First $10 1 table SnG:
no hands played the first level (although) should
be noted that on very first hand JJ went all-in
vs AK.

Didnt play a hand the second level either.

Midway thru 3 level - 4 are out. I am 5th out of
remaining six.

Switched to 4-6 strategy (which is more aggressive).

no hands thru level 4.

Level 5 - with a raise and call - i push on SB
with 7s, they fold.

Raise and i push with Qs and he folds. There is
appx a 3 way tie for 4-6 in chips at this point.

Called a limp with J10s per the rules, flopped top
pair and got bet into hard. Folded. I would have
thrown out a token bet if checked to me.

Next level - 50/100 - still 6, i am at 1465 and 5th

I push with JJ and BB shows me A5 and folds.

Barely 'big' stack at this point. Blinds make me
go to 'medium status'.

I push at cutoff with 910s and all fold. Next
hand i push with KJoff and they fold. I get 44
the very next hand UTG and i fold it. I am back
to 'big' status at this point so that is correct.

The KJ was borderline big/medium status.

I am 4th out of 6 right now. About to go back to
medium when blinds come around. I have to fold
AJo on BB to a raise. I am now 'medium'. Still
4th out of 6.

I fold K10off to a raise and call. I am now 5th
out of 6. BB makes me 6 of 6. Two limpers and i
have A8 on SB - this is 'unclear' per the rule- i fold it.

I push on CO with A9off - all fold.

Blinds up again - i am 'medium'.

I re-raise with AQs on BB...tanks and folds.
I push on SB with A8s after all fold and BB folds

Q2off. I am alost 'big' at this point. I am 3rd
of 6 in chips.

I push in mid with QJs and all fold. I am
borderline big/medium. I balance that decision
based on position. Blinds put me back to medium.

I get A9 on button with a limper. I dump it -
borderline. I would have run into AK. Short is
gone - down to 5. I am 3rd.

I push on SB with A10off...run into AQ.... and i
am out. He tanked - he ALMOST folded it. And i

almost rivered a flush. Out 5th.

Conclusion after first attempt. The push definitely has some power to it. The guy almost dumped AQ after watching me play push or fold. Let see what happens with my second attempt....

[Reel Deal]

Can you explain the system a bit more? What are you supposed to do with each hand grouping?

[Talking Poker]

I think this is a cool idea for a thread, and will be interested to follow your progress - especially if you play 100+ of these. Will be very interested to see the results of the "system" then.

[bdawg31]

Its involved - but i will enter it at some point soon.

[bdawg31]

So, basically the same results. So far, in these two attempts - i have not doubled up once, and i have obviously not sucked out once. Both of those in theory should happen once in a while. Here are my rough notes on this 6th place finish:

2nd hand - i get AA on bb, limper, raiser, caller,
i push...all fold. Nice 200 pot on second hand
early.

One out early first round. Down to 9.

Blinds go up - i hadnt played another hand. I am
4th out of 8.

Blinds go up to 20/40 - have not played another
hand yet. I ma at 1580 - 4th out of 8.

I get AK after a limper - he folds. Have to be
warry of the UTG limper.

I get J10s on SB. UTG limps so rules say to fold
it, i do. I also have to fold 8s to a middle raiser.

Blinds up to 30/60

I get JJ on cutoff - no one in, they all fold. I
am 4th out of 7.

JJ on SB.....there is a middle raiser - i fold it
per the rules. Didnt like doing that.

I have to fold A8s on bb.

Blinds up to 50/100. We still have 8. I am 4th.

I need the 4-6 handed strategy to kick in.

I just fell into middle stack category, barely.

I get 8s on the SB. UTG limper so i call. BB
raises and i dump it.

I am getting low, but we are down to 7. One more
out and i go to 4-6 handed strategy. I get JQs on
SB - all limp to me, i push....tank...pretty big
stack finally folds.

Blinds are up to 75/150. Cut off i have to push
with 2s, i dont like it. They all fold.

We are still at 7 - pretty soon i am going to be
'short'. There are three people pretty low - and
then me.

Finally down to 6. I get AJs. I push from mid
pos and all fold. I get A8 utg next hand and push,
all fold (i didnt like doing that). I am still medium.

A8off on SB....i get called by 8s on the BB after all fold to me. No spiked ace. I am out 6th.

Again - no double-ups. No break on the A8 vs 8s. I think i will try one more tonight and then i am done. I will try to enter the strategies tomorrow or the next day.

[sjay2k]

???

[Boobie Lover]

Kill Phil strategy is basically to push or fold preflop.

[bdawg31]

Yeah, i didnt come out and mention that. I thought it was sort of known.