guccipix
Rock Star
Silver Level
I think this topic is something somewhat overlooked in the poker community.
We as poker players must accept the element that chance plays in our outcomes, but that being said, it is also important that the games we are playing in provide an environment that reduces that element.
A big gripe I have with MTTs both live in online is their lack of playability, and feel my biggest weakness as a poker player is wasting my bankroll on tournaments with variance so high, that being a long term winning player is simply impossible.
Which brings me to my main point: how do you determine which tournaments are playable and which are not?
For example, a casino nearby me has a tournament with 15 minute levels and 7k starting chips. Another has 30 minute levels and 40k starting chips. It is quite obvious which of these give players more of an opportunity to succeed with good fundamental poker.
However I find that the online environment has few choices. ACR has some well structured tourneys, but the 10 minute level nightly tourneys on ignition leave much to be desired and become a shovefest very early on.
Sorry if this post was too long with little to say,
tl;dr- MTTs often have poor structures, which tourneys do you like to invest your bankroll into?
We as poker players must accept the element that chance plays in our outcomes, but that being said, it is also important that the games we are playing in provide an environment that reduces that element.
A big gripe I have with MTTs both live in online is their lack of playability, and feel my biggest weakness as a poker player is wasting my bankroll on tournaments with variance so high, that being a long term winning player is simply impossible.
Which brings me to my main point: how do you determine which tournaments are playable and which are not?
For example, a casino nearby me has a tournament with 15 minute levels and 7k starting chips. Another has 30 minute levels and 40k starting chips. It is quite obvious which of these give players more of an opportunity to succeed with good fundamental poker.
However I find that the online environment has few choices. ACR has some well structured tourneys, but the 10 minute level nightly tourneys on ignition leave much to be desired and become a shovefest very early on.
Sorry if this post was too long with little to say,
tl;dr- MTTs often have poor structures, which tourneys do you like to invest your bankroll into?