ROI In Different Types Of Tournament

[Xavier]

Do you think that ROI would be higher, lower or the same for the skilled player in MTTs as opposed to single table Sit N Gos.
I think that the ROI would be higher for MTTs because the potential prize money is much higher there.

 

[BelgoSuisse]

I'd say higher ROI and lower $/hour for MTTs compared to STTs. BRM forces you to play lower stakes for MTTs, MTTs take a lot longer and may be harder to mass multitable.

 

[SavagePenguin]

You can play a *lot* of single table S&G's so your actual EV will match your results in a shorter amount of time (measured in months or years).
Single table S&G's pay the top 1/3 of players:
1st = 50%
2nd = 30%
3rd = 20%
So it's pretty easy for a good player to cash on a consistent basis.

MTT's will pay the top 10%, so you cash a lot less. Also, the big money is in the top places, so you have to go farther to get there. How many 7,800 player Sunday Million games would a skilled player have to win to get 1st place?

Now, MTT's have a massive payout at the end. So after many many losses and small wins, that player will eventually have a big win which will make up for those unprofitable/barely-profitable games.

So yeah, *eventually* a skilled MTT player will have a larger ROI than an equal S&G player. However, that S&G player can play ten times as many games. So they get to cash in on their EV a lot more than MTT players do.