Today is the first day that I received applause for one my posts on the twoplustwo.com poker forums.
There have been some players on the forums complaining about tournaments that can take as long as eight hours. A few players countered that we need those tournaments, and I agreed. Here is my post on the forums on 10/1/2013:
I agree as well. Half of the stuff that I study in advanced poker books doesn't even apply if everyone is short-stacked early in the tournament. I love playing with an M of 100 and being able to stay there for at least a little while. I can do that in my local poker room, and I would love to be able to do that, or something close to it, online.
When I look at a tournament, I ask three questions:
1. Am I bankrolled for it?
2. How many starting chips do I get?
3. How fast is the blind structure?
If I don't like the answer to any of those questions, I usually won't play. For example, I won't play on demand or bounty tournaments on WPN because the blinds go up much faster than those in scheduled tournaments.
As far as deep tournaments going too long, if someone else doesn't like that, that is their choice. I always play as deep as I can, because that's where I have an edge. I am prepared to play all night.
When I enter the $5.50 with a $3,500 guarantee and three hours of late registration, I know exactly what I'm getting into. I know that if I go deep I could be playing for seven hours or more, and I prepare accordingly, from when I eat to how much sleep I get. Deep tournaments give me a big edge over the field.
The deeper the tournament, the more I like it, and I'm sure that many in this thread feel the same way. Who wouldn't want a good structure and a chance to win 200 buy-ins?
Here is the post immediately following mine:
Well fkn said Clif.
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