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Originally Posted by A2_Sauce

I think you highly underestimate just how profitable cash games can be. The variance is so low compared to tournaments. Sure if you're not a great player, then sng's or tournaments are probably better for you because of its systematic style, and if you're a losing player well you will lose your money slower. But if you're a great player, there's no reason not to be only doing cash games, you get a much higher hourly and learn a lot more. i mean if you're interested in icm and bubble theory shit then by all means go play tourneys but god damn, tourneys are just absolutely retarded. Maybe if you mass-table sunday tourneys and you have a great roi over a large sample. but seriously, 100r on stars is really drying up and sustainable roi's are getting lower in that tourney. games are getting tougher, including the cash games but you can ALWAYS table and seat select in cash games.

I think you misunderstand what I meant. I agree with you.

I only play cash games. I realize they're highly profitable. The variance is low compared to tournaments for sure, but that doesn't mean it's so low that you don't need strict BRM, which was my only point.

I do agree; tournaments are retarded and rely heavily on luck. As discussed earlier in this thread, I haven't had any luck in SnGs lately because everyone is really good.

However, my main argument was that if you're going to apply lumpho's 'Go big or go bust' theory of BRM, you should only be playing tournaments or SnGs because buying in for too much in a cash game will leave you busto really, really fast. It's highly unlikely you'll go on a heater large enough to make a ton of money off cash games really quickly, and even if you do you have to be careful as hell.

Lets face it. I don't play too high (I usually sit 0.1, 0.25). I have a pretty big edge on most of the people I play, but that doesn't prevent me from dropping a lot of money pretty quickly if I hit bad cards. My only point was that, if you're a winning player, you shouldn't buy in for too much. Just take your time and grind up.



I've been running pretty hot lately. I haven't been playing much at all, but I'm running like 3x over expected in the last 10k hands. Pretty hilarious hand last night:

Button I'm dealt 44, about 120 bb deep. Nit raises UTG, some guy I have no data on calls and I call. They actually have me covered here.

Flop 844 rainbow. Checked around. I check.
Turn 844A. Nit bets half, guy calls, I call. (I'm guessing they both hit the ace at this point, woo).
River 844A2. Nit bets half again, guy raises 3x (!). Re raise again given I think guy will call. Surprisingly Nit shoves (!!), guy calls all in (!!!).

They turn over AA and 88. Greatest shit ever.