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Originally Posted by madangrypally
Thanks for the post HawkesDave. I am still pretty new to poker and this has given me something else to think about.
I like the idea of winning big one day so am always chasing that dream. This is why I like a bigger prize pool. I am a rec player with a dream. lol.
This year I am focused on tournaments with as many SPTS as I can find within my budget as I am learning. So far everyday has a 94+spts tournament in my price ranged but for one day. This will be a new type of tournament for me as all the others Iv entered last year and locally have had low spts.
You may want to consider mixing it up. A large field, with high Spts and a low rake is going to bring in a ton of pros, and tourneys with high SPts benefits the pro more than the rec player as it decreases variance. A low Spts tourney, like a turbo, gives a rec player a better chance in a small sample vs. a strong pro because they can run well in a shorter sample size and overcome the skill advantage. Sure, over 1000 turbos, the pro will still end up far ahead, but if you're chasing a dream you should mix in some situations where you're not putting yourself in spots where you're regularly playing against crushers.
A nice middle point, which I'm playing myself, is the Binions Main Event. $1000 buy-in, 150ish SPoints and a field expected to be around 400ish.
On the flipside, I'll probably play in one or two Aria $400 dailies or a PH $40k in a day, because the fields are soft and I'll go home happy if I can bank myself a $4-6k cash during the week.