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Originally Posted by BreakUBad
You can't do any of those things in MTTs so MTTs are not predatory.
You are of course correct that things like bum hunting and seat selection are predatory elements of cash games. But let's not pretend you and the other MTT and SNG crushers on the site aren't preying on the recs who are having their MTT entertainment fix just because you can't seat select. I find you to be a very intelligent guy, I'm shocked you would even make such a statement. The truth is,
poker is predatory by nature. There are sharks and fish, predators and prey. Cash, MTT, SNG, spins, it doesn't really matter. Why do MTT grinders want to play the WSOP main event? Because it's the "granddaddy" of poker tournaments, sure, but most of them will straight up say because it's the softest 10K buy in field on the planet, they want to exercise that edge. That's predatory.
To be clear, I'm not taking djz's side in any of this, just enjoy having intelligent converse with intelligent people like yourself, especially when we disagree on something... maybe an opportunity for me to learn and expand my own horizons.