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wilywiles
Rock Star
Silver Level
Especially for players working with a less than favorable bankroll, finding local tournaments on pokeratlas.com is a great way to get a lot of hands without risking to much of your bankroll at one time. In cash games, it can be a much more volatile game, because when one loses money they can just cash back in where as it tournament poker its more about survival then it is extracting as much cash as possible in each hand. So with tournament poker its a fixed cost you can lose and a potentially exponential win if you win. Also, live action tournaments at your local casinos are more likely to be interested in what's known as chopping the pot, or sharing whats remaining of the prize money with the the final few players. I've won a few chopped pot tournaments, placed iin a few others, and won a couple, bringing back anywhere from 350-1200 in prize money. If you can consistently place in tournament poker you can make a consistent turn on your money wheree as in cash game a higher bank can wipe you out.