PokerStars short handed SNGs become five max

If you might be SNG grinder you might have seen a change within the PokerStars foyer as plenty of six max SNGs at the moment are five max. 

$1.50, $3.50 and $7 SNGs have become five max at common, turbo and hyper velocity codecs. 

The payout construction is 70/30 break up for the highest two gamers slightly than 65/35 within the six max video games. This mirrors the short handed SNGs at Unibet which have been five max with the identical payout construction for a while. 

This is a trial of the five max format with a view to rolling it out to extra stakes. A PokerStars consultant told pokerfuse that this modification was made to refill the video games quicker within the PokerStars foyer. pokerfuse reported one other change which is that Fifty50 SNGs (a hybrid of regular SNGs and DoNs) have gone from 10 handed to eight handed. 

It will likely be attention-grabbing to see if this trial impacts the most typical SNG format, 9 handed video games. They have all the time been the bread and butter for SNG grinders however it might appear the pure conclusion of this trial can be to have a look at making them eight handed. 

Plenty of gamers may conclude that that is simply an try to get extra rake by working extra video games, which could be true. However, SNGs are a format that basically want a shot within the arm. They have been declining in visitors in any respect operators for years and the rise of Lottery SNGs like Spin & Go have taken over the eye of leisure gamers searching for a fast sport. 

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Barry Carter

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy and PKO Poker Strategy