Money022 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I played in the $3 rebuy last night and got down to the final three tables, busting 23rd. I played for 8 hours and fell short of decent money. I cashed for $84. That was a long tournament without amazing results as far as cashing goes. It was fun to go that deep but it made me wonder how you big tournament players can play so many tournaments. It's highly time consuming. I know a lot of you play all the majors on Sunday. Do those of you who do play poker for a living or is it a weekend deal? It's so time consuming. Very impressive for those of you who do it. I don't know that there's a point or question other than how do you manage to invest that much time on a consistent basis? Curious as to your thoughts for anybody that plays mostly tournaments over ring games. I'm really a ring game player myself so it's interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
bull62 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I played in the $3 rebuy last night and got down to the final three tables, busting 3rd. I played for 8 hours and fell short of decent money. I cashed for $84. That was a long tournament without amazing results as far as cashing goes. It was fun to go that deep but it made me wonder how you big tournament players can play so many tournaments. It's highly time consuming. I know a lot of you play all the majors on Sunday. Do those of you who do play poker for a living or is it a weekend deal? It's so time consuming. Very impressive for those of you who do it. I don't know that there's a point or question other than how do you manage to invest that much time on a consistent basis? Curious as to your thoughts for anybody that plays mostly tournaments over ring games. I'm really a ring game player myself so it's interesting.Huh? Link to post Share on other sites
Money022 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Huh? Is it odd to play that long and cash for so little? The prize pool didn't hit the 40k guarantee so there was a bit of an overlay. Link to post Share on other sites
bull62 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Huh? Is it odd to play that long and cash for so little?It is if you bust in 3rd. Link to post Share on other sites
Money022 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 It is if you bust in 3rd.Oh, duh. I meant 23rd. Link to post Share on other sites
Wandigo 1 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I play full-time about 5 days/week and generally 4 or 5 of those days end in me being very depressed and so close to a huge win but just not quite there. Link to post Share on other sites
bull62 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I switched to cash. Link to post Share on other sites
Merby 3 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 It is if you bust in 3rd.No, they $3R is played 1-handed from the final 10 tables down to the final table. I'm surprised you didn't know. Link to post Share on other sites
bull62 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 No, they $3R is played 1-handed from the final 10 tables down to the final table. I'm surprised you didn't know.I have finished 3rd in the $3r before. Is this a recent change?PokerStars Tournament #44301259, No Limit Hold'emBuy-In: $3.00/$0.302634 playersTotal Prize Pool: $32670.00Tournament started - 2007/03/10 - 14:00:00 (ET)Dear Bull62,You finished the tournament in 3rd place.A $1,796.86 award has been credited to your Real Money account. Link to post Share on other sites
albasuna 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I have finished 3rd in the $3r before. Is this a recent change?PokerStars Tournament #44301259, No Limit Hold'emBuy-In: $3.00/$0.302634 playersTotal Prize Pool: $32670.00Tournament started - 2007/03/10 - 14:00:00 (ET)Dear Bull62,You finished the tournament in 3rd place.A $1,796.86 award has been credited to your Real Money account.lolol Link to post Share on other sites
Flushgarden 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I play full-time about 5 days/week and generally 4 or 5 of those days end in me being very depressed and so close to a huge win but just not quite there.I can't play a high volume of mtts for that reason. It's so disappointing and depressing. I started off trying to be a mtt grinder and had a lot of success in smallish stakes, but I've never ran good at the end of anything that would make a difference in my life. I've been so close to large scores so many times. Maybe if one race had gone differently at one point I'd still be doing it instead of grinding LHE atm. Link to post Share on other sites
outsider13 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 That tournament in particular is probably the worst for that. It has a great payout for the FT, the rest sucks. And it's soooooo deep, it takes forever. Link to post Share on other sites
sennin 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Ive been playing MTT's for about 8hrs a day for the past month, most days suck, but reaching the FT and having a nice score is the greatest feeling ever Link to post Share on other sites
whatgreatis 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I play one tournament a month and I hate myself for it. Link to post Share on other sites
Gallo 1 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 For those that don't like or get frustrated by large MTTs you should play 180, 90 or 45 man SNGs. They don't take as long. I usually don't play large MTTs that often or as many as some of the other players do, so I just usually grind out 45man SNGs that only take a few hours. Link to post Share on other sites
mark_999 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I can beat this... PokerStars Tournament #56616749, No Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $3.00/$0.302289 playersTotal Prize Pool: $29139.00 Tournament started - 2007/08/01 - 14:15:00 (ET) Dear mark_999,You finished the tournament in 1st place.A $5,693.77 award has been credited to your Real Money account.you earned 723.34 tournament leader points in this tournament.For information about our tournament leader board, see our web site athttp://www.pokerstars.com/tlb_tournament_rankings.htmlCongratulations!Thank you for participating. Link to post Share on other sites
Vtlaxer09 4 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 The final results were:1) JCarver - $107,716.482) vtlaxer09 - $65,574.403) Isaac "mjorgenson13" Baron - $42,713.604) Balderdashin22 - $33,388.805) Johnny1987 - $24,966.406) I_Hate_To_Lose - $18,469.127) appledome - $13,836.808) J.P. "MavFish" Kelly - $10,828.809) The Fluke1200 - $8,061.44I win. Link to post Share on other sites
whatgreatis 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 The final results were:1) JCarver - $107,716.482) vtlaxer09 - $65,574.403) Isaac "mjorgenson13" Baron - $42,713.604) Balderdashin22 - $33,388.805) Johnny1987 - $24,966.406) I_Hate_To_Lose - $18,469.127) appledome - $13,836.808) J.P. "MavFish" Kelly - $10,828.809) The Fluke1200 - $8,061.44I win.Second place is first place loser obv. Link to post Share on other sites
CrookedLink 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hm...I've been meaning to give this 3R tourneys a try.What is it, unlimited rebuys for the first hour?How many entrants in these on average? Link to post Share on other sites
mark_999 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hm...I've been meaning to give this 3R tourneys a try.What is it, unlimited rebuys for the first hour?How many entrants in these on average?Yeah, Unlimited rebuys for the 1st hour then you can add on for 3$ for 2000 chips at the end of the hour.Usually get about 3000 people entering more or less Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Playing a high volume of tournaments and maintaining a healthy mindset requires a certain type of personality (sadomasochistic? ), one which most people do not have. Like Wandigo said, most nights end in extreme disappointment; even finishing 4th or whatever leaves you feeling like you failed somehow, even if that 4th place finish netted you a decent amount of money (see: bk's lft).The key is to somehow keep a perspective on the amount of variance involved in tournaments and stay patient, all while maintaining a high level of confidence. This post by Gigabet is helpful: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/36/stt-s...long-17-post17/ Link to post Share on other sites
Jam-Fly 8 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 yeah, it's very frustrating to play MTTs full time. Sooo often you're close to that huge score and don't get it. Also, you have to abide by the 'BKiCe rule'. He says that there are some tournaments you are destined to win if you play good poker, so to make sure you win the tournaments your destined to win, you have to play good poker 100% of the time. Because if you fukc in that one tournament you were supposed win, that could well be the difference between a winning year and a losing year (or a slightly winning year and a super fantastic winning year).So obviously playing your A-game all the time, in tournaments where 95%+ of the time you'll be disappointed, is pretty sick. God looking at it this way, why does anyone play MTTs?(btw, I am mostly an MTT player) Link to post Share on other sites
HighwayStar 8 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Just play 30+ tournaments a session to avoid disappointment Link to post Share on other sites
Vick12 0 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 The final results were:1) JCarver - $107,716.482) vtlaxer09 - $65,574.403) Isaac "mjorgenson13" Baron - $42,713.604) Balderdashin22 - $33,388.805) Johnny1987 - $24,966.406) I_Hate_To_Lose - $18,469.127) appledome - $13,836.808) J.P. "MavFish" Kelly - $10,828.809) The Fluke1200 - $8,061.44I win. You do??? Link to post Share on other sites
donk4life 34 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 The final results were:1) JCarver - $107,716.482) vtlaxer09 - $65,574.403) Isaac "mjorgenson13" Baron - $42,713.604) Balderdashin22 - $33,388.805) Johnny1987 - $24,966.406) I_Hate_To_Lose - $18,469.127) appledome - $13,836.808) J.P. "MavFish" Kelly - $10,828.809) The Fluke1200 - $8,061.44I win.Superuser. You were just clever enough to allow yourself to finish 2nd instead of 1st, made it look less obvious. Link to post Share on other sites
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