I used to play those no blind increase HU SnGs on PokerStars, but I found myself at my computer all day for 7 hours to win $50.00 bucks or so.

I guess they're good for grinders and whatnot but I think the real money to be had is in the ring games.

'Trusting' you money in a structured tournament is fun for a lot of people, so I'm not dissing them. It's just that they're so many different people jockying and using other people as a proxy to get far in the tourney or things to that nature, that I find ring games to be more social and just plain more fun.

You find yourself racing with other people's pocket cards only to find out that it's a race for a higher kicker. After all, we're all getting rake points in the end so being a little loose didn't hurt any1. Heck, I made about 177 in about 30 minutes.

Anyway, check this doosy out:

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IlmariRuth [Qc Ad]
Roger248: folds
chase73: folds
elvn89: folds
IlmariRuth: raises $2 to $4
bittarion: raises $36 to $40 and has reached the $40 cap
cvsb1: folds
IlmariRuth: calls $36 and has reached the $40 cap
*** FLOP *** [Td 4d 8h]
*** TURN *** [Td 4d 8h] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [Td 4d 8h 5c] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bittarion: shows [Ah Js] (a pair of Fives)
IlmariRuth: shows [Qc Ad] (a pair of Fives - Ace+Queen kicker)
IlmariRuth collected $79.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $82 | Rake $2.80
Board [Td 4d 8h 5c 5d]
Seat 1: cvsb1 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Roger248 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: chase73 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: elvn89 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: IlmariRuth (button) showed [Qc Ad] and won ($79.20) with a pair of Fives
Seat 6: bittarion (small blind) showed [Ah Js] and lost with a pair of Fives