tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post1479125909869081767..comments2023-06-28T16:12:20.204+07:00Comments on BlackRain79 - Elite Poker Strategy: Should You Play Cash Games, Tournaments or Sit and Gos? [2024]BlackRain79http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-41470859936075434562017-07-20T08:47:21.856+07:002017-07-20T08:47:21.856+07:00Thanks Pumpkin glad I could help!Thanks Pumpkin glad I could help!BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-10816143562160548922017-07-19T20:08:27.146+07:002017-07-19T20:08:27.146+07:00Best article I've ever seen on this subject.
...Best article I've ever seen on this subject. <br /><br />I fancied trying to follow in Chris Moormans footsteps and focusing on tournament play (how did he do that??!)<br /><br />However, your slow and steady approach to profits makes sense. Dusty Schmidt advises cash over tourneys if you intend to run poker like a business as the variance is too high in tournaments.<br /><br />Still, trying Mort Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614689433843263418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-58158981782537915042017-05-08T11:59:17.021+07:002017-05-08T11:59:17.021+07:00Thanks Ian! The flexibility with my time has alway...Thanks Ian! The flexibility with my time has always been a big draw of cash games for me as well.BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-9908475226447648412017-05-06T18:36:45.111+07:002017-05-06T18:36:45.111+07:00Great article which I can fully appreciate having ...Great article which I can fully appreciate having been a reasonably successful SnG and MTT player. My main reason wanting to play cash is for the freedom and not been tied to a screen for hours. By the end of my SnG sojourn I was playing up to 16 tables on Stars with an ever decreasing ROI mainly due to the change in the player pool. Over the course of an hour playing 16 tables I'd find Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713955186694879955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-5170757830788527702017-04-12T08:13:52.902+07:002017-04-12T08:13:52.902+07:00technically the only reason to put money in the po...technically the only reason to put money in the pot without pocket aces is to steal the blinds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322338421483151189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-20651866492022196742017-04-12T07:54:57.862+07:002017-04-12T07:54:57.862+07:00Thanks Mike glad you enjoyed!Thanks Mike glad you enjoyed!BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-27585189402001445442017-04-12T00:28:25.632+07:002017-04-12T00:28:25.632+07:00Good read :)Good read :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971123051875824599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-51816570305543991242016-01-03T18:58:32.493+07:002016-01-03T18:58:32.493+07:00Thank you Emran!Thank you Emran!BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-43649222660991656512015-05-26T12:36:16.982+07:002015-05-26T12:36:16.982+07:00Haha, "technically" this is true. Since ...Haha, "technically" this is true. Since these are all world class players though they probably would not let you get away with that too much :pBlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-36239975903409310592015-05-25T21:10:46.676+07:002015-05-25T21:10:46.676+07:00So technically they could steal the blinds twice a...So technically they could steal the blinds twice a rotation to make that money. Makes me consider upping my playing stakes just to try that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669761065340504046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-34679441510176429742015-05-25T11:29:35.889+07:002015-05-25T11:29:35.889+07:00Those are all nosebleed players so probably $50/$1...Those are all nosebleed players so probably $50/$100 is the minimum blinds you will find them playing. BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-25735578718026983822015-05-25T07:36:56.479+07:002015-05-25T07:36:56.479+07:00What stakes are those 2014 winners playing at?What stakes are those 2014 winners playing at?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669761065340504046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-43381776108670520242015-05-25T07:32:13.925+07:002015-05-25T07:32:13.925+07:00I have started to dabble in these a bit as well. T...I have started to dabble in these a bit as well. They are certainly addictive as well!BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-7632463054285663322015-05-25T07:31:00.127+07:002015-05-25T07:31:00.127+07:00Haha, exactly. This is actually why I write half o...Haha, exactly. This is actually why I write half of these articles! Because people keep emailing me asking questions like this over and over again. I can now just link to this article rather than spending 5 or 10 minutes typing to them each time :)BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-81032073046378307142015-05-24T22:54:09.522+07:002015-05-24T22:54:09.522+07:00I prefer cash games also, but every now and then I...I prefer cash games also, but every now and then I play some SnG just for a change (especially after a downswing in the cash games). Lately I've been playing some Spin & Gos but just for fun. To me they're entertaining from time to time, and the idea of a HUGE score for just a couple of minutes it's also appealing ;) Jorge Volantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348832766706897640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-79741764214748735922015-05-24T19:51:48.790+07:002015-05-24T19:51:48.790+07:00Those questions "Which format should I play?&...Those questions "Which format should I play?" or "Which one is most profitable?" comes up so damn often. And my answer is the same as yours: Play the format that you enjoy the most!<br /><br />FWIW, I have the same leaning towards cash. Tourneys are great once in a while, but I couldn't be a tourney grinder at all. I can't cope with the variance in results or being Arty McFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700900405949717065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-59928897712031095682015-05-24T11:19:04.675+07:002015-05-24T11:19:04.675+07:00Other disadvantages to Sit'n'Gos:
** Perf...Other disadvantages to Sit'n'Gos: <br />** Perfect format for colluding players or even colluding bots a single table S'n'G with two colluders gives the pair an absolutely massive edge <br />** The maths nature of the game when the stacks get shallow makes it perfect for bots<br /><br />I'm guessing that spin and goes [which are a form of S'n'G] must be a target for Michael Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278512837240256168noreply@blogger.com