Are you chances of winning better or worse with a smaller field?

[chronical]

Better at smallet MTTs. There is a trade of basicallt when you differ your AFS. Smaller field = more often ITM vs huge field = better ROI, but this = the you will be loosing more in big fields untill that 1 big win for zillions of dollas, and min/mid cashing in smaller fields. I would advise to play smaller fields (like our favourite FR) beacuse it will be less tilting and more of a practice for actually good plays. In addition I think you want to progress as a player and at some point you will be playing 200-500 mtts on constant basis.I do understand (and want) to turnt that 11$ into 25k in sunday storm but what is your realistinc proffit there... 10$-50$?

 

[leon_fush]

Well, it's easier for me to play tournaments where people are less than 50 to 500 people, I feel more comfortable than in tournaments over 10,000 than I do not know))) I often get into prizes when few people)

 

[Pickat]

I think it depends on the payout schedule . I look for the percentage of players that get paid . The better the percentage the better your odds of cashing .

 

[freestocks]

Way better. Simple math. The less people, the higher chance of winning.

 

[mico595]

fewer players have more chance of winning.

 

[Kenzie 96]

ok, I concur with some

Glad we were able to provide you with a definitive answer.

 

[Bozovicdj]

If by win you mean taking the 1st prize, then yes, definitely less people=more chance to win. On the other hand, I think that in big fields it is actually easier to just get ITM but far harder to take the whole thing.

 

[klada152]

If by win you mean taking the 1st prize, then yes, definitely less people=more chance to win. On the other hand, I think that in big fields it is actually easier to just get ITM but far harder to take the whole thing.

it may be easier to get in the money but prizes for lower places are biger comperd to buy in

 

[chezzzi_qwe]

The scoring formula used is very simple and only considers the amount of players in a tournament and your finishing position at the end of it.
Points = 10 * sqrt/sqrt(k)
Where:
"n" is the amount of players that participated in the tournament. "k" Your position in the tournament. (Winner =1)


original:
https://www.pokerstarsschool.com/article/The-Poker-League-Scores-Leaderboard-and-Tickets

 

[Nintendo]

depens more on the player skill level, how you play. and blinds structure.

 

[Pwohar43]

Think they are worse

 

[ghOst]

the more people there are in a tournament, the more likely they are to win it or less ...

my chances are a lot higher in making the money with a smaller field. way too many time have i grinded a large stack for hours to be donked off on the bubble. my life feels wasted playing large fields.

 

[CallmeFloppy]

I feel like I tend to cash a bit more in smaller tournaments but would really need to go back and evaluate that.

I think a more telling way to look is the payout structure. If you have a flatter payout structure that pays 15% of the field, you have a better chance to cash than one that pays 10%. Problem is that when you do cash, it is for less profit.

 

[oroochimaru]

I would say, more people means more money but it also increases variance.
MTTs above 500 people is realy hard to win.

 

[Luvepoker]

Winning smaller tournament are easier for sure and the variance is much smaller than larger tournament. Take a 100 player tournament. You play every day you should win 3-4 of them a year. Do the same with a tournaments with 800 players and you could play 2 years or more before winning one.

 

[skeptix]

Your chances of winning the tournament are obviously better with smaller fields. Your ROI will depend on your strengths/weaknesses. Some players are better with small fields, some better with large fields.