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Old 12-11-2004, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Girevik
Maybe it's just luck of the draw, but I seem to be much more successful at SnG's than ring games. Does that tell me something about my play? Is there something that maybe works well in teh SnG's that I'm doing but need to adjust for ring?

Mathematically, tournaments are a "closed system".. the strategey is straightforward, the returns (which are carefully constructed by the sites) are low but allow a good player a reasonable return.. This is is what Skalansky hinted at in his book.

SnG's are good trade..

Mathematically, Ring is an open an ill-conditioned problem - it is far more interesting and difficult to beat .. the boundaries are set by the players , not the blinds and prize structure..

Any site will allow strong players to make money at Tournaments.. but a very strong player (who assesses opponents etc) will approximately treble his return at Ring.. That is judging from prize structures at PS, PP (and obviously Empire), Gaming room and Doyles(/VC)..

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