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coljung
Rock Star
Silver Level
I think you have to mix it up.
I've been winning often at the low limits SnGs but the profit isn't that big, so with the little profit i make there i play MTTs but then i lose in there, so even though I'm balanced, I haven't been able to move up by much recently. Although I think if I was playing a bit more often it would work better, but I'm playing a max of 3 games per day.
And yes, find a game where you feel comfortable enough and then try to play as much as you can in that game.
Good luck.
I've been winning often at the low limits SnGs but the profit isn't that big, so with the little profit i make there i play MTTs but then i lose in there, so even though I'm balanced, I haven't been able to move up by much recently. Although I think if I was playing a bit more often it would work better, but I'm playing a max of 3 games per day.
And yes, find a game where you feel comfortable enough and then try to play as much as you can in that game.
Good luck.
OzExorcist
Broomcorn's uncle
Bronze Level
Pretty much what quads says - as you play more hands and more games, if you keep good records it should be apparent what your most profitable games are. It's different for everyone.
The lowest (ie: $1 SnGs) level tournaments at Full Tilt do have one quirk though: they charge 25% rake, which is higher than the bigger buy-in tournaments and probably their ring games as well (don't play them so don't know for sure). The high rake does make it harder to turn a profit at that level, so ring games might be a better option if that's the level you're looking at. Once you get to around $3 tournaments, it evens back out to the more normal / reasonable 10% rake.
The lowest (ie: $1 SnGs) level tournaments at Full Tilt do have one quirk though: they charge 25% rake, which is higher than the bigger buy-in tournaments and probably their ring games as well (don't play them so don't know for sure). The high rake does make it harder to turn a profit at that level, so ring games might be a better option if that's the level you're looking at. Once you get to around $3 tournaments, it evens back out to the more normal / reasonable 10% rake.
Munchrs
Legend
Silver Level
A couple of years seems a bit steep....
BUT a decent sample size is needed, i would say around 10k for each type of ring ie 10k full ring NLHE, 10k 6max PLO, around 1000 tournaments of same structure ie 1000 $11 9max SNG etc.
If you really want to do it properly i would suggest getting PT or some othe tracking software to track results. Once you have done a large enough sample for all the games you find interesting simply go through and look at which game(s) you have the highest win rate at.
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Seneku
Rock Star
Silver Level
Also, the .05/.1 ring games rake about 10% instead of the normal 5%
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fomoppy
Rising Star
Bronze Level
honestly i think the best way to make money is to play different games.
i'm guessing you play mainly hold'em and if so then play other games. cause holdem is more of a game where you have to be right pretty much all of the time because at best in most hands you are only a 3 1/2 to 1 favorite.
if you play stud hi and razz then you are like 6-1 or 9-1 at times. it is much easier to make profit in those games than in holdem. but most of the holdem profits seem to come from big wins in MTT
i'm guessing you play mainly hold'em and if so then play other games. cause holdem is more of a game where you have to be right pretty much all of the time because at best in most hands you are only a 3 1/2 to 1 favorite.
if you play stud hi and razz then you are like 6-1 or 9-1 at times. it is much easier to make profit in those games than in holdem. but most of the holdem profits seem to come from big wins in MTT
CubanaD64
Rock Star
Silver Level
Yes I do play mainly Hold 'Em but my favorite/best games are Stud Hi/Lo and HORSE, but the problem is that not too many people play those so it's harder to find a consistent amount of players to play with, especially in HORSE