vegasjj
Legend
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I wonder what your thoughts are on this question...
play MTT vs play SnG
Here are a few of my observations regarding the difference between these 2 game formats
When I talk about MTT - I am referring primarily to large tournaments with hundreds / thousands of players (ie pokerstars) vs a single table SnG
However considering (if my logic above is correct) the odds it seems that it is way more easy to be a winning poker player playing single table tourneys.
Still having said all that - I go back and gravitate back to MTT. Even though the first hour/hours are boring.... and even though making itm - is a real poor excuse for spending the time... and getting the real payback - well cannot really expect it to happen very often for sure. And still it has that that magic magnet in it for me.
Pokerstars examples
$1 buy-in - 2002 started 288 itm 63rd place gets $4.14 (3.1 of 100 will reach)
$40 buy-in 1362 started 171 itm 45th gets $ 163.44 (3.3 of 100 will reach it)
$4 buy-in 433 started 44 itm 24th gets $17.32 (5.5 of 100 will reach it)
$2 buy-in 5004 started 630 itm 171 gets $8 (3.4 of 100 will reach it)
play MTT vs play SnG
Here are a few of my observations regarding the difference between these 2 game formats
When I talk about MTT - I am referring primarily to large tournaments with hundreds / thousands of players (ie pokerstars) vs a single table SnG
- The odds of cashing in SnG is like 3 in 9 as opposed to in MTT is apx 1 in 10 or maybe 1.5 in 10.
- The odds of winning are 1 in 9 in SnG and perhaps 1 in 1000 in MTT. Or if all things were equal - one would win 1 in 9 starts in SNG - and would win 1 in 1000 starts (that is play everyday for apx 3 years to win one)
- When you win a SnG you get apx 4 times the initial investment - and takes say apx one hr - or 1.5 hr to do so.
- To get 4x your investment - in a MTT - see some examples below - that is attained by apx 1 in 30 starts (or you should get there once if you play every day for one month)
However considering (if my logic above is correct) the odds it seems that it is way more easy to be a winning poker player playing single table tourneys.
Still having said all that - I go back and gravitate back to MTT. Even though the first hour/hours are boring.... and even though making itm - is a real poor excuse for spending the time... and getting the real payback - well cannot really expect it to happen very often for sure. And still it has that that magic magnet in it for me.
Pokerstars examples
$1 buy-in - 2002 started 288 itm 63rd place gets $4.14 (3.1 of 100 will reach)
$40 buy-in 1362 started 171 itm 45th gets $ 163.44 (3.3 of 100 will reach it)
$4 buy-in 433 started 44 itm 24th gets $17.32 (5.5 of 100 will reach it)
$2 buy-in 5004 started 630 itm 171 gets $8 (3.4 of 100 will reach it)