Cash Games vs Tournaments

I think cash games are the quickest way to build a bankroll. I am more of a tournament player and love the grind. There's just something about knowing that you lasted longer than everyone else and that you won. Of course the juice has to be worth the squeeze but I typically don't mind the SNG and few MTT but cash is definitely a subtle but different beast.

With the advent of the re-entry tourney getting stuck for several buy-ins is not unheard of thus making the overall return of a decent run even smaller. A good ITM at the mid-level MTTs is probably 15-17% with a win percentage of 3 if lucky. It has also made people gamble a little more early on improving the chances of those tight agressive sharks like me to scoop them up. Unless of course I am playing on Merge where my hands never hold up. It is bizarro poker.

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Originally Posted by bstpkr421

cash games do tend to generate quicker returns the problem is no matter how big you buld your sit down investment you always risk getting stuck in an unfoldable hand w the chipleader holding nuts and its all gone. tournaments are better for bankroll mgmt cause its already set what you can lose from the beginning excluding re-buys which are a scam. unless you play limt or pot limit cash games, if you get in losing streak on cash game can devour your bankroll

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When u say against the clock do I mean tourneys taking to long to finish in the time u have. If so thats y I play turbo sit and gos and tourneys. I just dont have the time play reg time tourneys. I just enjoy turbos a lot more

in my opinion, i like tournaments better! easier to manage your bankroll... awesome when you get to the money and final table...cash games are a good way to make or break your bank...gl at the tables

tourneys are the main reason I play poker.... it doesn't matter if you're in a tourney or on a cash table.... it's always nice to win and usually sucks to lose

at the rank I play time is more important than money. I just can't stand sitting for hours only to bubble or get my cash back. maybe if I won more but I would rather play cash.

I enjoy playing tourney and if u can win you will hit a bigger prize then in cash.

not neccesarially bigger prize in tourney if u get a good run in cas, but it lowers amt you lose because you cant just buy back in so you tend to play smarter/tighter in tourneys

I love cash games live! The cash games online suck!

I like cash games and tournaments at the same times on tuesdays, on the 3rd week of june in leap years.