tripdad
09-23-2004, 11:27 AM
first of all, i am a winning tournament hold'em player. i've only played in 6 or so online and haven't monied, but i've played in around 50 live and am well in the black.
i've come to the realization that tournaments are just not my cup of tea. sure, it's exciting to invest a small amount of money for a chance at a big prize. we all know, however, that for even the very best players, that prize is fleeting.
in cash games, one can make a mistake...whether it be a bad read, busted bluff, whatever...and can easily overcome it. in cash games, bad beats are commonplace and expected, but can be easily surmountable.
tournies are different in this aspect. the most common occurance in tournies??? you accumulate chips to many times the initial buy-in/starting stack, only to lose it all or the lion's share on one hand. one hand. maybe you take a bad beat. maybe you make a crucial error. maybe you just run into a better hand. one hand.
i simply have an issue with that whole concept. i don't like spending 2, 3, 4 hours or more playing like Stu Unger only to pull a Mike Matusaw(sp?) or lose my 6:1 favorite and having all my chips, or most of them, in front of someone i feel is an inferior player.
maybe i'll have a change of heart and begin playing tournies again some day(maybe even soon). maybe i won't. for now, i'll keep playing hold'em cash games and take my bad beats and make my inevitable mistakes and still make my 3 or 4 Big Blinds per 100 hands.
cheers!
i've come to the realization that tournaments are just not my cup of tea. sure, it's exciting to invest a small amount of money for a chance at a big prize. we all know, however, that for even the very best players, that prize is fleeting.
in cash games, one can make a mistake...whether it be a bad read, busted bluff, whatever...and can easily overcome it. in cash games, bad beats are commonplace and expected, but can be easily surmountable.
tournies are different in this aspect. the most common occurance in tournies??? you accumulate chips to many times the initial buy-in/starting stack, only to lose it all or the lion's share on one hand. one hand. maybe you take a bad beat. maybe you make a crucial error. maybe you just run into a better hand. one hand.
i simply have an issue with that whole concept. i don't like spending 2, 3, 4 hours or more playing like Stu Unger only to pull a Mike Matusaw(sp?) or lose my 6:1 favorite and having all my chips, or most of them, in front of someone i feel is an inferior player.
maybe i'll have a change of heart and begin playing tournies again some day(maybe even soon). maybe i won't. for now, i'll keep playing hold'em cash games and take my bad beats and make my inevitable mistakes and still make my 3 or 4 Big Blinds per 100 hands.
cheers!