[Clayton]

i feel ive played enough of tourneys and cash to have a solid answer:

successful MSNL players, even SSNL players, have a higher true hourly doing what they do than their assumed ROI in tournaments, with far lesser variance.

now, if the player doesnt mind adding tournaments to their schedule of play, then they obviously should. but tournaments can be a pain in the ass for numerous reasons. they require large stretches of time commitment and results can often be heartbreaking.

anyways, i solve this by only playing larger tournaments on sundays, 1 day a week if I'm in the mood I play more. to pass up sunday tournaments is basically throwing money away, as it is the most +EV tournaments during the week and it offers an ROI that is worthy to the MSNL player, and offers big scores (100k+) that are appealing.

And if you are someone like me, who was only up a decent amount until his huge tournament score, then obviously tournaments are great.

but really, you're just better off investing a lot of money and time into getting better at cash, and that includes coaching and playing a lot. tournaents have their purpose, i just happen to hold the opinion that they shouldn't be considered for regular play for liveEV considerations and your money is better invested elsewhere.

except sundays, where you can go LOL donkaments and not be wrong in doing so.