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  1. Cursleyy Cursleyy is offline

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    Jul 28th, 2012 (7/28/2012 11:56pm)

    I know this is may be stupid posting this as p5s is based around tournaments and I hope this doesn't cause any arguments between tournament and cash players but I got involved in a discussion about online cash games vs online tournaments.

    The question was, what is the more profitable game to play in the long run, are they both marginally equal or does one horse the other?

    Discuss...
  2. scottypimpin1 scottypimpin1 is offline

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    Jul 29th, 2012 (7/29/2012 12:15am) in reply to Cursleyy

    No need to worry about arguments, if anything there'd be some debate or discussion. This is a very difficult question to answer as it is really a case by case situation. IMO it really depends on finding which one you are stronger at and have a higher ROI on. In MTT's you could suffer long droughts and have much more variance, but you could bink one tournament and win more than you'll win playing years of cash games, on the other side of that you could also go years and never hit that big score. Personally I was most profitable playing single table turbo SNGs back in the Full Tilt days when you didn't have to wait 30 minutes for them to fill up, but to each his own.
  3. yjbrewer yjbrewer is offline

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    Jul 29th, 2012 (7/29/2012 6:55pm) in reply to scottypimpin1

    I would say cash only bc you only have to beat 8-9 people at a time. Where as in a tourney as people are busting players are being shifted around. The glory of mtts are that you can hit that life changing score. I think every year those mtts get harder as players get better. Most people i come across play cash just to gamble and the games are very loose. I am speaking only from my live experience. That is where i make my money playing 2-5 and 5-10 cash games.
  4. shakhtar shakhtar is offline

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    Jul 29th, 2012 (7/29/2012 8:46pm) in reply to Cursleyy

     
    Originally Posted by Cursleyy View Post

    I know this is may be stupid posting this as p5s is based around tournaments and I hope this doesn't cause any arguments between tournament and cash players but I got involved in a discussion about online cash games vs online tournaments.

    The question was, what is the more profitable game to play in the long run, are they both marginally equal or does one horse the other?

    Discuss...

    They are different games, so it depends on the individual player. Some players would do better in one discipline, while others would do better in others. In fact, your question is too vague, because there are many separate types of cash games and tournaments that a player will have different skill levels at. Cash games always have an added danger if you have that junkie chase gene that some gamblers have. Thats the gene that causes you to chase losses, and as you get deeper, your mind and play get irrational, and makes it almost impossible to be successful. Conversely, some players, who lose focus and concentration in tournaments thrive at exploiting the chasing or tilting player in cash game settings. Thats an oversimplification, but while some players are good at every game, usually a player is better at some types than others.

    There are 3 main factors you as a player should consider when choosing what type of games you want to play.

    1. What games do you enjoy playing? - If your going to be playing something for 40+ hours a week, you better have some enjoyment. If you're playing a game you don't really like, or don't find mentally stimulating, you will eventually implode and turn into a miserable nut case.

    2. What games are you most profitable at? - This takes years to figure out, but you need to keep track of your results playing every discipline and eventually, you will see some very clear pictures of what games you are more profitable at, and which discipline your not so good at. It also helps to understand variance regarding your bankroll. If you have limited funds that you have to protect, you must also understand the pure math of variance of a particular game type to play at the proper level to reduce chance of ruin.

    3. What games will give you the action you need to reach your income goals ? - Every player has different wants and needs regarding income, and different abilities for volume. Some discipline types are very scarce regarding action. If you focus on a game type where you're spending more time in a lobby than actually playing, you might need to change gears.
  5. Cursleyy Cursleyy is offline

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    Jul 30th, 2012 (7/30/2012 12:41am) in reply to shakhtar

     
    Originally Posted by shakhtar View Post


    There are 3 main factors you as a player should consider when choosing what type of games you want to play.

    Yeah, that just about sums it up. Thanks for the reply
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  6. Chazley Chazley is offline

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    Jul 30th, 2012 (7/30/2012 10:20am) in reply to Cursleyy

    You need to get good at both.
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