Playing heads up

I'm trying out a new form of poker. Heads up sit n go (husng). It's something different, a change of pace from the tedious folding and set mining at full ring games.

I'm starting out at the bottom. $1.10 on UB. So far I'm off to an ok start with a few wins. With the reg fee the break even point is 55% so that should be attainable. Plus on UltimateBet I get 30% rakeback so that's a bonus. With the max rake at low stakes I figured if you want to play HU then husng is the best way to.

It's different. You have to think more about things like bluffing, bluff catching, thin value, floating, hand ranges, blind stealing, blind defence, balancing, strategy in general, opponent specific strategy, and making in game adjustments.

It's an interesting level. Believe it or not some opponents I at least would describe as tough and tricky. Some not so tough just having fun playing wild putting their stack in they don't care about a dollar. Or play properly for a few minutes and then start shoving every hand. More than once I've benefited from someone leaving after the match started then just blinding out.

That said I shouldn't overthink the $1 level. But it is good to create a base to move up with. I'll see how the $1 level goes and maybe have more to report.