Matrix on fulltilt

I was just wondering what people think of the matrix tournaments on fulltilt? I played one and although I profited from it I had a banging head ache after. So what do people think?

It is truly a gimick game and not good for regular poker skills

the matrix games got me in shape to multitable. I only do 4 tables but i can do them with ease thanks to having practiced on matrix.

It's good at times. You're only dealing with 9 players at each table. The only thing I don't like is how it switches tables on you. I went to fold a hand just as another table popped up and I folded aces. Dammit.

I agree lektrik, you have to be in a kind of mood, be on top of your game at the moment. I've folded aces or kings plenty of times on accident, finally learned to move my tables around just right where that wouldn't happen.

I play them just for the enjoyment,,, they are fun to play but not something to try and make much profit.
Take care

I played a few... good fun to warm up with agree with wagon not a money spinner at all, im not sure of the highest buyin!?!

...well its the same skills as regular sngos, and you can make as much money (overall ROI) playing $5.50 matrix as $5.50 sngos...you just lose and win less at a time because its broken up into five payouts.

The benefit I see to them is for people who only have ~$20, instead of playing $1 + .25 sngos, they can play $2 + .25 matrix which are effectively ~50c sngos with less % rake.

...only for capable multitablers of/c, not that four is alot.

yes i agree with D'wilius. I like them because you save rake %, good multi table practise (if you dont multitable), and it always keeps you busy lol. and if you want to prevent tables popping up and folding hands you dont want to fold just click on - options - tile tables

Yeah, I think they're beneficial. You have a good chance of reclaiming at least some of your money just by placing in one of the four, and can really clean up if you're the overall winner.

In my idea they are great when you want to do something else then just regular one table sngs etc, and the good thing is that KOs gives matrix points which means that its EASY to double up when your short because ppl are chasing KOs like crazy! Although i love them and at the Omaha hl i got a count of 19 played , 18 profit ^^ :O tho they fill up SO SLOWLY!

I love the matrix games.. The $2 + $0.25 are some of the cheapest rake games you can find, and you're effectively reducing your overall variance by tabulating up the overall results on the actual matrix leaderboard. If you fancy yourself a good overall player but find yourself getting sucked out on, you might do better playing the same four people on four tables and assuming you'll do better if matched up multiple times. Good times!

They're good practice for multi-tabling... but other than that I wouldn't suggest them as a profitable route...
I play them for sh*ts and giggles...
hard to actually analyze other players other than establishing the extremely conservative ones/the ones who don't care... I wouldn't actually call it poker.
but they are fun

I liked them at first but when i multi tablke I do so at ring tables. These are much different because the amount of players at the tables change at different rates making it harder to keep up (for me anyway) maybe this is the same as any other SnG multi table play. I just didn't care for it much.

Haven't tried these yet, but am looking forward to it having read this thread.

Really think I should be able to profit.....