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Which one do you generally prefer and why? Does structure also play a role or is the speed most important of all?

I personally prefer slow (10 mins with good structure and generally 15 min ones) because it depends less on luck and you can always have more depth to improve your game which is essential
 
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The person does the question and herself responds, that's fantastic. :D
 
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I feel very comfortable playing slow and large stak tournaments but if I have to play the game tournament too fast without any problem that if the hyper turbos and I do not like
 
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I suck at turbos in general. I like to have plenty of time to judge my opponents and to slowly grind a stack opposed to shove fold poker. ROI% will be better in slower paced tournaments but you will get less tournaments in per session too.
 
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Which one do you generally prefer and why? Does structure also play a role or is the speed most important of all?

I personally prefer slow (10 mins with good structure and generally 15 min ones) because it depends less on luck and you can always have more depth to improve your game which is essential

#1 - 10 or 15 minutes is NOT slow - it is extremely FAST. I mean incredibly fast. Not even medium. Slow would be like 60 mins.

#2 - The faster the tournament is, the more luck is the major factor, the slower the tournament the more skill becomes a huge factor.

#3 - It is not just the clock that determines the speed of a tournament - starting stack size is a big factor.


Your approach on fast or slow tournaments is radically different from one another and you should do what you can to adapt to and become comfortable with each style. "Cracking the code" on a tournament's structure goes a long way to consistently sitting at the final table.
 
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10-15 minutes per level for online is what I perfer.

I have done well in 6 minutes per level online tourney before, but I think it's more random.
 
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it all depends on your level of play, fast- more all in. and random. I think slow poker better
 
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I play freerolls which usually means lots of players, which means you get bounced around a lot from table to table, which means you can't study players long period.
So I like fast, so far most my success has been with fast.
The bonus is in turbo sometimes they reduce the clock so people cant wait it out as long, which is nice.
 
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#1 - 10 or 15 minutes is NOT slow - it is extremely FAST. I mean incredibly fast. Not even medium. Slow would be like 60 mins.

#2 - The faster the tournament is, the more luck is the major factor, the slower the tournament the more skill becomes a huge factor.

#3 - It is not just the clock that determines the speed of a tournament - starting stack size is a big factor.


Your approach on fast or slow tournaments is radically different from one another and you should do what you can to adapt to and become comfortable with each style. "Cracking the code" on a tournament's structure goes a long way to consistently sitting at the final table.

the slowest online tournaments that i've played was 30 mins and that was way slow. the highest is 45 mins on pokerstars i believe, though i might be wrong. i think you took my word for live tournaments and yes for those 10-15 mins are very fast.

i agree on the second and the third one but if you want to build a playing style of your own, slow ones with a middle-sized stacks are very appropriate i think. the higher stakes always force players to bluff more because it's very tempting as one waits the blinds increase in time. at least this is what i think!
 
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In my view if I had plenty of time to dedicate only to Poker MTTs I would prefer to play only slow tournaments...

In deep and slow structures the more technical and tight agressive players have more chance to get success as they are more patient and can choose better the good spots to play with raises, 3-bets and playing pos-flop...

Turbo structures are good for Loose-Agressive players and/or for players that do not have so much time to play... In this case for me specificaly it must be at least a deep structure in order to choose playing Turbo and Hyper MTTs...
 
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fast

according to me slow temp of playing hands is not so bad , but fast temp doesnt take a lot of time))) you can win a big stake for several minutes///:icon_sant
 
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#1 - 10 or 15 minutes is NOT slow - it is extremely FAST. I mean incredibly fast. Not even medium. Slow would be like 60 mins.

At least it's much slower than this trend of (hyper) turbo tournaments with only 3 to 5 minutes. Online there is not much options of playing in slower tournaments than the 10 to 15 minutes at the smaller stakes.

#2 - The faster the tournament is, the more luck is the major factor, the slower the tournament the more skill becomes a huge factor.
That's why I like the slow tournaments, usually the slower the better. I have a very good and long attention span and I don't get inpatient like many others. These things give me a nice advantage over my opponents, especially deeper in the tournament. Just have to survive the beginning.

#3 - It is not just the clock that determines the speed of a tournament - starting stack size is a big factor.
True, but here again, if you play at the smallest of stakes, the options are very limited, and a stack bigger than 3000 (or exceptionally 5k) is nearly impossible to find for me. But don't hesitate to share if you know some :)
However, usually when a tournament is slower they give a bigger stack than with a hyper turbo, but there are quite some exceptions to this though.

Your approach on fast or slow tournaments is radically different from one another and you should do what you can to adapt to and become comfortable with each style. "Cracking the code" on a tournament's structure goes a long way to consistently sitting at the final table.
Playing a 3 min vs 15 min blinds tournament is indeed totally different. They are two different games with each their way of handling. That's why I think, as a beginner, one should focus on one kind of game, something like NLHE 9 max 15 min tournaments.
 
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Slower tournaments are more ideal for me, but finding the time to play them is the problem.
 
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I use to prefer turbos and hypers because I'm very busy and want to get some quick games in whenever possible but when I have a full day to dedicate I enjoy a nice deep stack slower tournament. Depends on my mood. Sometimes I get foolish and get pissed at how slow some people are at calling or folding. Just impatient. I'm Slowly maturing my game to sit back watch and not be afraid to fold my kk or qq when need be. At work like where I am right now though a good quick game of zoom or fast forward is great to bank a few hundred while on break :)
 
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Slow so I would I have a time to think.
 
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i rather prefer the slow ones because poker is a game that requires a lot of concentration in my opinion but i would only play the fast ones if it is an irrelevant tourny with no rewards or anything similar.
 
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Depends on my freetime and my general pleasure. I like to play both, because both of them has his specialities.
 
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Slow play is better than fast one. You will have more time to think about what will be your move. It is also relaxing to play.
 
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#3 - It is not just the clock that determines the speed of a tournament - starting stack size is a big factor.

#4 - How quickly the blinds escalate (and how soon antes start) also plays a big part.

#3B - Starting blind size has the same impact (and can negate) a larger starting stack size.
 
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if tournament are big i think better is fast tournament :)
 
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I like fast tournaments, i just cant finish slow tourneys that takes more than 5 hours to finish. I usually falls asleep and when i wake up, the tournament is already over. hehe.
 
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The best is a Normal Tournament. with Turbos you need more Luck and Hyper is just for the Crazy Bingo players, no chance unless you are super lucky. :deal:
 
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I prefer fast tournaments! time is a problem for me,
I can not stand 5 or 10 hours in front of the screen!
 
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