qualify or buy-in directly to big mtt

[rvS]

I was just curious if most of you try qualifying for the more expensive mtts, or just buy in directly? I personally dont feel comfortable forking out $162 to play a party super weekday yet, so I grind through qualifiers to try and get in that way. Ive mostly played sng Q's, but gotten a couple thru mtt Q's. Im thinking dollar wise, mtt qualifiers would be better, but they take hours to complete. Which ones do you prefer?
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[SoCalPat]

It's bankroll dependent.

Somewhere out there, Tom McEvoy gives his .02 on how much you should be willing to spend on satellite play for a MTT. After you reach that threshold, he advises that you're better off looking for another tournament.

[Elaboration]

FWIW, I play single table qualifiers. The play is remarkably poor and it only takes about 45-60 min.

Regards,
E

[bugstud]

I generally will play batches of STT's for the weekdays and sometimes a MTT for the weekend tourns.

[Stipe_fan]

I am working on an experiment.I am keeping track of all my qualifiers through PokerTracker. I want to play 50 qualifiers to the weekday supers and the weekend specials. I have about 30 weekday qualifiers under my belt. Right now it is a wash. I won 4 weekdays and have spent $680. I place in the top 3 over 35% of the time but you need to be first or second to make the money or win the satelite. I guess my goal was to get 50% or 60% discount on the regular buy-in which in not happening. I am going to continue to work it this way for another two weeks. If I can't improve my win rate, it is not worth the time wasted. I can make more money playing $20-$50 SnG or 3-6 limit.

FWIW,

Stipe

[fnord_too]

I used to qualify, but now I just buy in directly. The transition was based on two things: bankroll growth and oppotunity cost. Now that I have a good bankroll, buying in directly does not hurt it and now that I can make more at other games than I can qualifying (i.e. I can make more than I expect to save qualifying) qualifying makes no sense for me any more.

I still play the TEC SnGs sometimes on UB, but I don't have a big roll there and they are sooooooo soft I occasionally sit in them.

[Unparagoned]

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I used to qualify, but now I just buy in directly. The transition was based on two things: bankroll growth and oppotunity cost. Now that I have a good bankroll, buying in directly does not hurt it and now that I can make more at other games than I can qualifying (i.e. I can make more than I expect to save qualifying) qualifying makes no sense for me any more.

I still play the TEC SnGs sometimes on UB, but I don't have a big roll there and they are sooooooo soft I occasionally sit in them.

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If this question is too invasive, feel free not to answer, but at what size bankroll did you hit this point?

[fnord_too]

I'm not entirely sure, it was a while ago and I had my bankroll spread over a few sites, and I was withdrawing money while building it up. I'd guess 6k or so.

[SoBeDude]

it depends on the value of your time, versus the value of the money it costs to buy in. My buyin limit online is in the $200 range. More than that and I try to win a seat. I won a seat for tomorrow's $600 buyin 1 Mil guaranteed tourney on Paradise, for example.

-Scott