The more time we can spend with a decent stack, the more "chip utility" we have and the more that poker skill applies.
The more time we spend short stacked, the higher the variance, the less skill is required and the more that luck will determine our outcome.
While there are certainly skill elements to short stack poker, when we are shoving our entire stack, luck is the predominant determining factor.
I prefer to play poker and make good decisions (standard structures). But I understand the preference for more speed and more action. My playing style would just spew money if hyper is what I played.
Good luck and God bless.
The more time we spend short stacked, the higher the variance, the less skill is required and the more that luck will determine our outcome.
While there are certainly skill elements to short stack poker, when we are shoving our entire stack, luck is the predominant determining factor.
I prefer to play poker and make good decisions (standard structures). But I understand the preference for more speed and more action. My playing style would just spew money if hyper is what I played.
Good luck and God bless.
when the buy is high or medium i would rather prefer a slow tournament structure like 10000 chips and 15 or 20 minute increasing blinds however on lower buy in tournaments or freerolls i would rather prefer playing turbo or even hyper turbo speed even though i dont mind playing slower games specially if there's good cash prices..
It really depends on my mood.
Hyper turbo the best for the satellites, if you are out, you can fast play another one.
The really big tournaments requires slow levels.
But not considering this 2 cases, I like normal and turbo, and that's when my mood is involved.
Hyper turbo the best for the satellites, if you are out, you can fast play another one.
The really big tournaments requires slow levels.
But not considering this 2 cases, I like normal and turbo, and that's when my mood is involved.
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
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
I prefer turbos, mostly because I don't generally have the time for slower tournaments. It does sometimes feel like a bit of a lottery as you'll quickly be playing hands for a big portion of your stack, but if you bust out very quickly you can always register for another! I don't feel like the lottery thing is all that bad for me anyway as I don't think I have a particularly big skill edge over my opponents (yet!)
Better than hypers but the best for really patient players would be regular speed (8+minute blind levels). It gives you a lot more time to pick up chipd bit by bit and not worry about becoming a shortstack due to quick blindsShay said:
My preferences vary depending on the day of the week. Hyper turbo i do not like directly, I think they depend 90% on luck. On the days of the week that I'm working i prefer Turbo since don't have much time. But on weekends I play Normal, which I think is the one that i need the least percentage of luck to win.
