I prefer to play slow tournaments . It gives me much more time to study my opponents and their styles of play , and make decissions accordingly . When playing turbo or faster , then very soon you're left with 10-15-20BB (unless you double up fast) , and then don't have much of a choice aka gamble time .
I'd rather play longer ,concentrate and focus on all , and actually reach final table , or bust cause they outdrawn me or were just luckier , then play faster tourneys and end up pushing KQ with 15bb and being called with an ace , and its gg well played... :icon_sant
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I'd rather play longer ,concentrate and focus on all , and actually reach final table , or bust cause they outdrawn me or were just luckier , then play faster tourneys and end up pushing KQ with 15bb and being called with an ace , and its gg well played... :icon_sant
Happy holidays m8
In first instance I love slow tournament if they don't have more than one rebuy cause otherwise with unlimited rebuys becomes boring in my opinion, but I also love turbo tournaments and SNGs I love to play them a lot I'll try to get back to CC club and recover poker passion hehe Merry Christmas ⛄�� guys
Skill edges show more in tournaments with a slow structure, because you get to play more hands, and you also get to play with deeper stacks, which is more complex and allow for bigger mistakes to be made. So if you are a winning player, then everything else equal you will have a higher ROI in slow tournaments.
However this does not mean, that winning players always want to avoid turbos. They take less time to play, so while your ROI might be lower, your hourly winrate could be similar or even higher. Turbos are also convenient, when you are short on time, and if they are softer, that can also boost your winrate. Or maybe the next turbo is the only tournament suitable for your bankroll, and then obviously its better to play that one that to sit and wait for hours for another tournament to begin.
At the end of the day the most important factor for your winrate is the quality of competition. And maybe recreational players are not always so fond of tournaments, that will last for 7-8 hours. And in that case maybe playing the turbos can actually give a higher ROI, because you will be facing more bad opponents. At the end of the day you just need to try the different games available on your site of choise to find those, that are most suitable for you.
However this does not mean, that winning players always want to avoid turbos. They take less time to play, so while your ROI might be lower, your hourly winrate could be similar or even higher. Turbos are also convenient, when you are short on time, and if they are softer, that can also boost your winrate. Or maybe the next turbo is the only tournament suitable for your bankroll, and then obviously its better to play that one that to sit and wait for hours for another tournament to begin.
At the end of the day the most important factor for your winrate is the quality of competition. And maybe recreational players are not always so fond of tournaments, that will last for 7-8 hours. And in that case maybe playing the turbos can actually give a higher ROI, because you will be facing more bad opponents. At the end of the day you just need to try the different games available on your site of choise to find those, that are most suitable for you.
The best results I have obtained have been in slow tournaments, very few in turbo, in addition to that I like slow tournaments more, I feel more comfortable trying to apply what little I know and what I consider my strategies, in many turbo tournaments at the beginning it is fine, but then there is more pressure to obtain chips
I really like the turbo tournaments, because that way I don't get tired a lot and I am more concentrated, the fluidity makes me be more aware of the game, because it happens to me that when the tournaments are very long, you get to a moment to get too tired and I feel that I am not giving the best of me and I start to have mistakes due to fatigue and stress that can generate being several hours playing, but little by little you have to have a habit of the game so that when you want to have long sessions can not affect your concentration, good luck to everyone at the tables.
Rosxana13 said:
Good luck to you, and Merry Christmas to all of you, and I hope the normal life will return to what it was before the Corona virus, we are tired of these procedures that do not want to end.
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I totally agree with you, it is not possible to sit at the final table in a slow tournament, unless you master and apply all the strategies and skills you have learned,
And also, control all kinds of feelings while playing,
Therefore, I find that slow tournaments are more difficult than others.
Because as you said, the tournament may take from 6 to 8 hours or much more than that, and here a good player or a professional takes into account the duration of the tournament, Thus, he does not rush to make a decision, and also does not risk hands that are not the max on the board.
So much so that he depends entirely in his game on the max being on the board, and sometimes the opponent’s reading skill
fundiver199 said:
I totally agree with you, it is not possible to sit at the final table in a slow tournament, unless you master and apply all the strategies and skills you have learned,
And also, control all kinds of feelings while playing,
Therefore, I find that slow tournaments are more difficult than others.
Because as you said, the tournament may take from 6 to 8 hours or much more than that, and here a good player or a professional takes into account the duration of the tournament, Thus, he does not rush to make a decision, and also does not risk hands that are not the max on the board.
So much so that he depends entirely in his game on the max being on the board, and sometimes the opponent’s reading skill
I don't like to play on hyper speed level. The chips are disappearing too fast just by blinds, so you can't play it slow. I would say that on hyper speed level tournaments, players depend on luck more than in turbo or slow speed level tournaments where the skill comes to expression. I know that it's hard to stay focus and control your emotions all the time while playing slow speed level tournaments, but I still prefer playing slow tournaments. Although I am not a pro player (far from that) I still prefer to rely on my skill, than on my luck.
In turbo tournaments, the cost of mistakes is very high, sometimes you simply do not have the opportunity to return to the tournament after them, so it is very important to make the right key decisions during the game. Above we said that high speed and a faster transition to the push-fold stage neutralize the difference in the level of the game, but I would like to draw your attention to the fact that minor mistakes at a long distance, which, when playing turbocharged tournaments, are easier to play, add up into colossal amounts of losses.
In slower formats you should be able to generate higher ROIs, but your win per hr may be lower because the tourneys take longer. The faster the speed the more ICM is important and the slower the speed the more post flop play is important. To me the best mix of games is whatever allows you to win the most per hr.
I don't have the patience for the slow tournaments. So for me turbo is perfect, hyper can be tough but I seem to win more with a better starting hand in hyper overall but still lady luck and I still have our fallouts once every seems like five minutes 🤣🤣🤣
I prefer to play medium tournaments where the blinds rise 6-8 minutes. Too long tournaments are exhausting, and it's a shame when you get run over on the river in a low pay zone. It's a pity the time spent on the tournament. Too fast tournaments are also bad because everyone tries to double their stack and go all-in through the distribution. Such tournaments are fast, but hopefully you will not be run over.