what is your favorite mtt?

i like playing at pokerstars, but there are several mtts just there, that sometimes you don´t get chance to analize what are the bests

so, one month i start playing faster tourneys like this december, but in novemeber i tried more mtt slower at 10 min or less,

the one where i´ve got more ft is in 4.40 where i have managed to get through in 4 itm and very close to ft,

once i won a ticket to participate in a big 55, and i didn´t realize where i was so went like the fish of the fishes playing whatever hand so i think i was one of the firse to leave the tourney, which i regret but i was so unexperienced at that time that i didn´t care, now i care including where i´m playing satellites to any mtt

my goal is to increase my bankroll to try again a big 55

All the Sunday storm 'bigger' 'hotter' fields, like big 10, big 22 hotter 10, 55 etc etc are all very profitable, especially on weekends. Also most turbos and hyper turbos too are very good.

They are full of fish but fields are huge In them. I've had several deep runs in most of them, just haven't managed to win one yet.

These are probably my favorite for those reasons, variance of course is very high but the payday are absolute huge if you run deep and if your a solid winning player, it's only a matter of time before you have a good run in one.

Hyper turbos suck. Way too fast. Unless you start with deep stack. 1500 chips goes fast if you don't play garbage hands. It's definitely not for tight players. I'd say, hyper turbos can screw your top game in other tournaments. You can pick up bad habits from it.

etherghost said:

Hyper turbos suck. Way too fast. Unless you start with deep stack. 1500 chips goes fast if you don't play garbage hands. It's definitely not for tight players. I'd say, hyper turbos can screw your top game in other tournaments. You can pick up bad habits from it.

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It's a common thought that people think hypers suck and are way to fast but Hyper turbos are very profitable. I agree if you're a very tight player who is new to the game and isn't very good at short stack or late game play, it might be best to not to play them for the time being. That said though, they will improve your MTT short stack play a lot and given this is common factor in all mtts speeds, how can it be bad to play them when these spots come late in all mtts games?

Overall though, from my experience nearly everyone is terrible and mistakes are just huge that they can be very profitable. Even though my Roi% is lowest in these for obvious reasons, I've had more deep runs and just checked my results, hypers are actually my most profitable game to date and feel most comfortable in. There's no real bad habits to pick up from them, only positives as they will help your turbo and normal MTT game massively as stated, when effective stack sizes get really small like in any MTT format, you're in shove/fold mode and because these deep runs don't happen all that often in normal speed mtts, when you do finally run deep in one you will likely have a good edge on the field because they simple suck at the late game and make a ton of errors. They just come up a lot quicker in hypers so getting experience on these stack sizes regularly is only a good thing.

I have a sentiment to 1.35 turbo knockout on PS. Besides, I've played a few other tournaments hotters. I'll try next year to play them more. My BM does not allow for too much MTT game but I'm going to pay a few $ for this purpose

any of the donkaments on 888 (low buy ins) its so easy to steal limped pots generally a limp is a hand not strong enough to invest alot of chips post flop
and its so easy to induce a huge donk bluff by checking the turn after c-betting the flop.

I do also like the tournaments on pokerstars especially the higher buy ins since you get to play poker not just get pushed all in on for making a RAISE. donkish stuff,
higher buy in you are able to evaluate the 3-bet, 4-bet range, post flop plays accurately I find it alot easier to play well the higher the buy in and take it seriously having reassurance people know what they are doing

cotta777 said:

I do also like the tournaments on pokerstars especially the higher buy ins since you get to play poker not just get pushed all in on for making a RAISE. donkish stuff,
higher buy in you are able to evaluate the 3-bet, 4-bet range, post flop plays accurately I find it alot easier to play well the higher the buy in and take it seriously having reassurance people know what they are doing

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Firstly, vs these players tighten your raising range vs people who shove all in a lot and be prepared to raise/call lighter. Having these sort of players at the table is massively much better than facing a player who's likely going to be better in higher buy ins and outplay you pre and post flop.

How can you recognise a 3b/4b range accurately and play better post flop vs better players if you're struggling vs fish who are 3b shoving their stacks in the smaller buy ins with a wide range of hands?

Having reassurance that you're playing vs better players in higher buy ins won't be easier for you and it seems backwards your logic. I don't get it how it can be better and easier especially?

It's like saying playing a table full of regs who are winning players at a higher buy in, who know what to do and will better than you is going to be easier than a table fill of fish? If you played an equal sample size of both fish and regs at the same stakes, your return would be much, much, much better vs the fish and likely losing vs the regs. How does this equate to being easier/better for you?

Hi all , im a new member here and i still didnt saw nothing about gala poker.
I play at Gala Poker iPoker network , at there because im new player i play 0.5+0.05 Buy-in on demand.
And i play 1500GTD 0.5$+0.05$ with over than 500 players with rebuys.

ramdeebam said:

Firstly, vs these players tighten your raising range vs people who shove all in a lot and be prepared to raise/call lighter. Having these sort of players at the table is massively much better than facing a player who's likely going to be better in higher buy ins and outplay you pre and post flop.

How can you recognise a 3b/4b range accurately and play better post flop vs better players if you're struggling vs fish who are 3b shoving their stacks in the smaller buy ins with a wide range of hands?

Having reassurance that you're playing vs better players in higher buy ins won't be easier for you and it seems backwards your logic. I don't get it how it can be better and easier especially?

It's like saying playing a table full of regs who are winning players at a higher buy in, who know what to do and will better than you is going to be easier than a table fill of fish? If you played an equal sample size of both fish and regs at the same stakes, your return would be much, much, much better vs the fish and likely losing vs the regs. How does this equate to being easier/better for you?

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how can I recognise 3bet 4bet range if Im struggling with fish 3b shoving their stacks? Didn't say I was struggling against the fishy types Its just a different strategy we have to use and larger fields...
3-bet 4-bet? the basics would be observing the table taking notes especially on exposed cards or hands folded post flop after initially 3-betting or pre flop, maybe probing players myself if I get a spot, So I can later know what (likely) would be the 3-bet range they are folding with, or whether they are likely to just get it in on the more aggressive side and take risks (Im not saying thats all you need to do because it is far far more complex)


Ramdeebam Obviously the fishy low stakes tables are easier, But my personal preference is playing against good thinking players I enjoy the game more it gets me motivated and in the zone, Im not saying for one minute I would enjoy multi tabling high buy in games, because I multi table at lower stakes for mtt's, but weekly I play several higher buy in tournaments pokerstars, and also spend an afternoon on satellites,
and over at 888 I will play the mtts as and when I fancy it.

Maybe easier was the wrong term, its more of a personal issue I have with respecting lower stake mtts, losing faith in the field of players after seeing so many unorthadox bad play I just go into a phase... and dont put as much in and focus more on multi tabling and playing a tighter range.

where as if I play a bigger tournament I like to switch off and solely focus on that one game and give every single player 100% attention and respect on an individual level.

Oh ok then fair enough.

Then how come you don't just play these games instead then if you really get bored and don't enjoy playing the micros as much as higher buy-ins? Aren't you wasting your time as you're essentially never going to be able to build your roll?

For me, I find if I play even a freeroll on CC or $1 or $50 game I have the same sort of focus if I'm multitabling. You also of course find fishy players at higher stakes, just less but once most of these have gone in the first few hours, there are some serious grinders and thinking players even at the smaller stakes as well as the higher stakes.

ramdeebam said:

Oh ok then fair enough.

Then how come you don't just play these games instead then if you really get bored and don't enjoy playing the micros as much as higher buy-ins? Aren't you wasting your time as you're essentially never going to be able to build your roll?

For me, I find if I play even a freeroll on CC or $1 or $50 game I have the same sort of focus if I'm multitabling. You also of course find fishy players at higher stakes, just less but once most of these have gone in the first few hours, there are some serious grinders and thinking players even at the smaller stakes as well as the higher stakes.

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I suppose when you put it like that your right and like even in the smaller mtts 45 mans and even 18's you get to the last table and it actually is tough often enough to cause alot of head aches.
I defo agree it becomes very much a cycle for me

and yea You are right Its actually one of the things im working on is consistancy in multi tabling. For me is a huge issue so like looking at aspects in poker and also aspects in life that can maybe improve my game over the coming months/years

I think the most important factor for me is I enjoy the game it keeps me busy on the weekends, so even if im not making a massive amount every month sometimes break even.. even a small loss, im definately saving money where I would of in the past been out way to much. And long term Yea Im willing to keep evaluating like imperfections and weaknesses

by the way, well done on your cash sunday