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05-10-2009, 08:03 PM
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old hand
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Buffalo
Posts: 1,429
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Why play MTTs?
Over the past two months, I've just totally stopped caring about MTTs, specifically NLHE MTTs.
How disinterested am I in NLHE MTTs?
I wouldn't even care about winning the WSOP ME. If Jerry Yang can win it, how prestigious can it be? You have to run good to win any NLHE tournament. Why subject yourself to so much variance? Why spend 3 hours on an online tournament just to bubble? Or win your buy-in back?
Another thing: Like Mike Caro said in an article (not that his NLHE advice is flawless), if you win a poker tournament, you get penalized by having to share the prize pool. This alone makes me think poker tournaments are just silly in general.
So! Simple question: why should I or anybody else play MTTs, especially NLHE MTTs?
(I should note that I don't totally avoid all tournaments. I play the 210 FPP satellites on Stars for "rakeback" and I enjoy heads-up SNGs. I still find myself playing HORSE tournaments from time to time, as well.)
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05-10-2009, 08:05 PM
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#2
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old hand
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: 1034 North Mount, first floor rear
Posts: 1,830
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Re: Why play MTTs?
cause were sick sick humans bud.
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05-10-2009, 08:07 PM
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journeyman
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 369
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Re: Why play MTTs?
in before lock.
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05-10-2009, 08:07 PM
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adept
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,061
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Re: Why play MTTs?
glutton for punishment imo
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05-10-2009, 08:49 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 11,196
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Re: Why play MTTs?
somethin to do
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05-10-2009, 08:50 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 19,853
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Re: Why play MTTs?
Quote:
Originally Posted by JonHizall
cause were sick sick humans bud.
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+1
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05-10-2009, 08:54 PM
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journeyman
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 369
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Re: Why play MTTs?
We play them to waste 6 hours to mini cash ima right?
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05-10-2009, 08:57 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Mother Nature's Pantsuit
Posts: 7,345
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Re: Why play MTTs?
who rly knows
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05-10-2009, 09:00 PM
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Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,666
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Re: Why play MTTs?
Cuz we like the sense of accomplishing something in poker on a given day, finishing out on top, being broke and turning into an instant millionaire after 7 hrs of play. Where else can you play 200 bucks and turn it into 200k? I doubt you can do that at a cash table in 10 hrs...but yes, it's not the best route to make a ton of money.
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05-10-2009, 09:01 PM
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newbie
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 41
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Re: Why play MTTs?
pure masochism
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05-10-2009, 09:34 PM
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journeyman
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 336
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Re: Why play MTTs?
take maney?
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05-10-2009, 10:03 PM
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old hand
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,989
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Re: Why play MTTs?
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Originally Posted by bef99hwk
Cuz we like the sense of accomplishing something in poker on a given day, finishing out on top, being broke and turning into an instant millionaire after 7 hrs of play. Where else can you play 200 bucks and turn it into 200k? I doubt you can do that at a cash table in 10 hrs...but yes, it's not the best route to make a ton of money.
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qft and in before lock 
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05-10-2009, 10:18 PM
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Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,245
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Re: Why play MTTs?
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Originally Posted by DevWil
How disinterested am I in NLHE MTTs?
I wouldn't even care about winning the WSOP ME.
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WOAH!
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05-10-2009, 10:21 PM
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See my coaching listing
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: confused
Posts: 19,095
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Re: Why play MTTs?
i would be happy if i won the wsop me
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05-10-2009, 10:22 PM
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veteran
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Follow @Rip_AA on Twitter
Posts: 2,591
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Re: Why play MTTs?
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