Normal tournament, turbo or hyper turbo. Which do you prefer?

blkmoney12 said:

Good morning to you all. ask the question post you refer a normal structure a fast structure and in between structure a turbo structure. I prefer normal blind structure between 8 and 10 minutes maybe longer depending on how the blinds are in a correlation to that also it does help in that is are they starting stacks deep enough that's a very key issue also but I would prefer a normal blind structure. I think it needs to get back to that somewhat you see that long on American card room a lot of their tournaments even their small stakes micro tournaments have long blind structures and a lot of chips they're very well structured so I would prefer a normal blind structure well I'm about ready to get going you all have a nice day .

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IntenseHeat said:

I prefer a normal tournament with blind levels eight to ten minutes and possibly longer, depending on the blind structure. I've seen tournaments have shorter blind levels, but have small blind increases from level to level. I have also seen tourneys with longer levels with steep blind increases. So sometimes it can be six on one hand and half a dozen on the other. I just like normal tourney with decent level lengths (not too long or short), reasonable blind increases, and about an hour of late registration. I think the shorter levels and steeper blind increases are less conducive to good poker play and tend to promote more donkery.

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gryphon3005 said:

I prefer turbos for lower stake mtts. With, say, 5 min blinds the late registration period is usually an hour or less so I'm not sitting in front of my computer for 2-3 hours as we grind down to the bubble. With higher stakes I play normal speed because the tables tend to stay together longer allowing for more study of the other players and a better chance to build the stack. Since these mtt can last a long time I prefer to only play them occasionally.

In lower stakes you often see weaker players who start to get into difficulty when the turbo speed blinds start becoming a factor. With only 5 mins to the next blind jump these players start feeling the pressure and making mistakes.

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Shay said:

Sooooo turbo tournaments are better for patient people?

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Shay said:

Sooooo turbo tournaments are better for patient people?

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KidCarter93 said:

When I first started playing tournaments, I would only play turbos and hypers as I didn't have the patience for long and slow tournaments. I'd get too bored and start to play badly or punt my chips on purpose.

Thankfully, that has since changed as I've been playing poker for longer now. Now, I play more 'normal' speed tournaments, purely because there are more of them to play, but I still love playing turbos and hypers as well.

Even though the pace of play doesn't bother me anymore, my preferred tournaments are probably just about hypers. The possibility of turning a small amount of money into a decent amount in a very small time frame is very appealing. Attached is a tournament I played a couple years ago. Turned $2.20 into $164 in under 2 hours.
You can also learn a hell of a lot from playing hypers and turbos as well which you can bring with you into the normal or slower paced MTTs. The main things I learnt are people's ranges at different stages but mainly how to play really effectively with a shortstack. Once you're ITM of a hyper, if you have over 20BB you have TOOOOONS. Even having around 10BB isn't really a worry in a hyper. In the normal MTTs, a lot of people will get to around 15BB and just shove or fold. Doing it that way, you're maximising the risk of busting and also minimizing the chance of gaining chips. Limping in with a small stack won't be recommended by most people but once you've got a lot of experience playing turbos and hypers, it's a strategy you can definitely take across with you and can be very effective View attachment 283796

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