| This is a discussion on MTT are just not worth the time within the online poker forums, in the General Poker section; Low buy-in MTT's suck for reward / time. I just spent 5.5 hours in a $2.20 MTT only to finish in 28th place for a ... |
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| MTT are just not worth the time Low buy-in MTT's suck for reward / time. I just spent 5.5 hours in a $2.20 MTT only to finish in 28th place for a whopping $8.04 prize. |
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^^this. If your bankroll will stand it, move up to $10 Tournies. The field will be smaller (so taking up less of your time) but the rewards will be higher. Also, bear in mind that the lion`s share of the prize money goes to those who reach the FT. There aren`t many games, apart from the big Sunday headliners, where 28th place will be a big payout |
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| I know the feeling. When I first started I made the same realization and decided I would only play sit and go's (STT) until I was rolled to play the double stacked $26 tournaments. Everything cheaper than that feels like a rip if you only squeeze into the money. Now I am playing $163 MTT's on a regular basis, and they aren't such a bummer if you cash for the lowest value. |
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| I play on two sites. FT and Bodog. On bodog I dont play in MTT's, I just try to grind out and win my money little by little. On FT I play in MTT's (usually the $24+2) and have always built my bankroll and cashed out at a much higher rate than grinding. I took fourth this weekend at the 35k Guarentee (My biggest cash ever). Like one guy said before play for the final table and not to just cash. It'll pay off in the long run. |
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| I think that its all a matter of perspective. It depends upon what you are getting out of it. If you are playing MTT low stakes or freerolls like I am to educate yourself and gain experience, then they can be valuable. Education costs... time or money or both. For example: http://apa.wisc.edu/images/tables/BigTentuition.pdf I think that as your game improves you owe it to yourself to stake up and get in to more challenging arenas. Then you can gain greater monetary return as well as experience. I know I'm not ready to yet, but I look forward to the days that I am. Good Luck! |
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| i agree they need to have a tournament every 30 min or they need to have a better payout structure - theres a reason more people play the 20% payout and 15 % payout tournies at pokerstars versus the 10 % at ft |
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| It takes a special person to consistently grind mtts without going absolutely insane, seriously, the variance and time are ridiculous, and bubbling the FT is the worse thing ever. I think the best thing to do is keep pushing, eventually that 28th will be a 2nd or 1st and then, and only then will you believe in mtts again. But it does fade, I know I get down and tilt too, so just keep your confidence up and realize that mtts are top heavy money wise and that variance hates you....but you can beat it |
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| I've been playing MTTs on pokerstars for a while now, all my cashes were in the lower end of the payouts so far... hoping to change that today. $3.30 MTT 1944 entrants, down to 962 players now and I'm sitting at 80th in chips, and this time I'm not drinking!!!! |
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| I agree 100%. The lowest mtt buy in I usually play is 10.00. (unless its the wonderful cardschat freerolls,that I crush.) I usually try to play the guarantees,and also the rebuys are a favorite of mine. Plus I found that low buy in sng sattelites to another mtt can be really profitable. |
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I think I might go back to the single table tourneys for a while. |
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| if you're playing for an 'hourly rate' then why would you even begin to consider playing in a $2 MTT in the first place? The way I look at it, I'm playing recreationally but also with the goal of building up my bankroll while doing so. MTT's are great for this. I try to separate the money thing from playing poker... ie. I can have just as an enjoyable time playing poker in a CC freeroll as I can in a bigger buyin MTT. I'm playing to play poker... not with the sole purpose being the prize money. Sure I play to win (who wouldn't?) but the monetary value isn't really all that important,.. if it was I'd be depositing $5K and playing solely in bigger buyins. I like the comment above too about looking at the return on your investment (and with limited risk.... the most you can lose is your buyin.. hey.. you won 4x that... but also the chance to win far more if you go deep in one of them). |
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| re: MTT are just not worth the time poker If you want to consistently make money, large MTT's are not for you. Large MTT's are all about shooting for the moon (due to the top heavy prize structure of most), and if you do, you are going to experience huge variance. If you are playing just to make the money, you're much better off playing SnG's. |
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| re: MTT are just not worth the time poker That's why I like playing the turbo tournaments and games in general. It really speeds up the game and you won't have to sit for 7-8 hours to make a few bucks. Or, what other people have said play the higher stakes MTTs (only if you can afford it) |
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