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11-18-2009 , 03:28 PM

sexpants

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 31

I have recently been learning about 6-max cash games, playing at 2NL to 10NL.

I was wondering how fishy the MTTs and STTs are compared to the micro tables.

Do you think it would be faster or more profitable to try to build a bankroll off of micro MTTs and STTs before transitioning back to cash games?

I have always read about players who have done this, and I figured it might be because it is faster to build a bankroll at the SnGs, because there are more fish there.

What do you guys think?

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11-18-2009 , 03:44 PM

s.boxer

old hand

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,438

It's possible to build a bankroll faster by playing SNGs if you can multi-table a lot of them. There are some MTT grinders out there but you also have to be able to multi table a crap load of them and there's a lot more variance so I don't recommend them.

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11-18-2009 , 03:50 PM

BlaneH

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,831

I think most people just prefer one to the other. I like playing cash a lot more personally and would rather play tourneys for fun. I think to start out it makes sense to just stick to one since they seem to be completely different games.

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11-18-2009 , 04:18 PM

BoredSocial

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,018

It's definitely possible to make much more money at lower stakes playing STT's and MTT's than 2nl-10nl. That being said you'll probably find that it's a bad idea because STT's and MTT's require a different skillset than cash.

In other words to beat 25nl it's strongly recommended that you beat 2nl, 5nl, and 10nl for a reasonable sample. The same can be said for 50nl and 100nl. Yes you could sit directly down at 100NL and proceed to grind- but unless you're very gifted you'll probably get waxed for quite a bit of your MTT created BR.

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