re: Poker & Cash Games & Tournaments Are Not Different But More Profit In Cash
The problem with this line of thinking is the assumption that you will always win regardless of which you play. yes, Cash Games can result in a much higher profit, but it can also result in a much higher loss rate if you are having a bad day or week.
Second, this only holds true for min cashes and/or small tournaments. Yeah, going from $5 to $100 after winning a 6 hour tournament isn't a monstrous ROI, but play in a 10,000 player tourney and take home first and your ROI will rival that of a good cash game session.
And finally, because tournies have changing strategies based on blind and stack sizes, I would argue that tournaments require more intellect than cash games because there are more strategieis. As you said, Cash Game is like ONLY the first part of a tournament, whereas the tournament has MANY parts.
With that said, I do prefer cash games to tournaments, unless the buy-in to 1st place ratio is massive.
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