Just say no to Hyper sit and gos

I've been playing a fair amount of no limit hold'em sit and gos lately. I have three main reasons for doing this:

1. they're fun to play
2. they help me pass the time while waiting for the right moment to enter an MTT
3. they give me something to play at the end of the night, when I can't afford the time commitment of another MTT

All no limit hold'em sit and gos are not created equal, however. Not even ones which have identical buy ins, entry fees, and payouts. PokerStars labels some of the sit and gos Turbo and others Hyper. I've discovered, the hard way, that Hyper sit and gos are just not worth it, at least for me. There are two major disadvantages of Hyper sit and gos:

1. each player only starts out with $500 worth of chips, instead of the $1,000 of Turbos
2. Hypers use both antes and blinds; Turbos only use blinds

I think the only reason to enter a Hyper is if you want things to be over quickly, and don't particularly care whether you win or lose :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

MTT   8-Game   4500   500       6    88    18     6410
MTT   HORSE    4500   500       6     7    51        0
SNG   NLHE     4500   500       6    10     5        0
SNG   NLHE     4500   500       6    41     3        0
SNG   NLHE     4500   500       6    42     3        0
SNG   NLHE     4500   500       6    50     2     9450

delta: $-14,140
Sit and go no limit hold'em balance: $1,270,300
balance: $8,970,489