Should I play MTTs instead?

Jacquelyn

Hi forum,

I will be able to put in some good volume in August without many time restrictions and i'm trying to work out which method of poker would bring me more returns playing for the whole month MTT or DYM, looking for some advice from someone whose better at calculations than myself.

I can play 12 tables of DYM at around 4% ROI, only when there is traffic, and recently it's not been good even in evenings.
I can play 6-9 tables of MTT at around 40% ROI (though I expect this to drop a lot with time).

If I played only DYM I would also reap the rewards of priority status from the previous month and C4P, and potentially sit n go promo's etc. Bonuses normally bring in around 400 pounds total.

With MTT I likely wouldn't make priority for september, and wouldn't gain many C4P. Volume would be far less, but wins could be more lucrative.

I am considering the switch due to very bad traffic in the slower DYM's which I enjoy, and that my results in MTT's have been good.

Attached is my results for both, and bottom one is combined results.

Bank roll is low, around 700 pounds.

Thanks all,

J x

EvilPingu

Jacquelyn said:

Bank roll is low, around 700 pounds.

DYM because of this. Off a £700 roll, MTT variance has a decent chance of making you either drop stakes/remove some of the juicy stuff from your MTT schedule, or busto.

Plus obvs MTTs go on way longer, so in the time you play 20-30 MTTs throughout the day you can maybe play 80-100 DYMs, possibly more depending on liquidity. Plus the reduced RB issue. So the increased ROI disappears again pretty quick.

Throw in the fact you said you think your ROI is likely to drop in MTTs and suddenly you're looking at significantly higher variance/risk of busto and probably not the improved EV that you're after.

Bigger starting BR and I probs give a different answer. But I don't think it's unrealistic for the £11 BHs to wipe out a £700 roll with some run bad, even on here with smaller fields.

Jacquelyn

EvilPingu said:

Jacquelyn said:

Bank roll is low, around 700 pounds.

DYM because of this. Off a £700 roll, MTT variance has a decent chance of making you either drop stakes/remove some of the juicy stuff from your MTT schedule (which will negate some of your gains from increased ROI) or busto.

Bigger starting BR and I probs give a different answer.

Thanks for comment Pingu.

Would you still recommend entering the 11 pound and below ones combined with DYM?

On a side note I read your entire thread the other day about being banned from Skybet/Casino, bit of an eye opener.

Angmar2626

Why not do both?

Also, is there room to grow your bankroll for MTTs with profit that you make or do you need to cash out profit for real life things?

Angmar2626

@MynaFrett crushes low ABI MTTs, probably more knowledgeable about question in OP

EvilPingu

Jacquelyn said:

EvilPingu said:

Jacquelyn said:

Bank roll is low, around 700 pounds.

DYM because of this. Off a £700 roll, MTT variance has a decent chance of making you either drop stakes/remove some of the juicy stuff from your MTT schedule (which will negate some of your gains from increased ROI) or busto.

Bigger starting BR and I probs give a different answer.

Thanks for comment Pingu.

Would you still recommend entering the 11 pound and below ones combined with DYM?

On a side note I read your entire thread the other day about being banned from Skybet/Casino, bit of an eye opener.

Edited above post since your reply but is basically the same point.

Mixing SNG/MTT - It depends. I find sometimes it can throw my brain off a bit because I'll occasionally get my 'default' game mixed up, especially with lots of tables - I'll start making folds pre that are fine for a DYM but terrible in an MTT in the tourneys, or I'll start making good MTT calls but bad DYM calls in the DYM. So it's something I try to avoid.

If you're comfortable with it, then yeah it's probs fine to have up to £11 MTTs going and then £5.50/£11 DYMs as well.

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Yeah, the whole sports betting and casino industry is like that unfortunately. Makes me laugh how the (really **** obnoxious) Coral adverts come on and say "Don't bet silly, bet savvy", then you get restricted to £0 max stake if you actually "Bet savvy" on their site.