Re: Response to Sklansky\'s article \"Chips Changing Value in Tournaments\"
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Excellent article, lots to think about.
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Agreed.
In response to Mason's article in Poker Essays, I would certainly rather have 4 x initial stack at the first break 25% of the time and bust 75% vs. 100% having only my initial stack at the first break.
That's because tournaments are about chip accumulation due to the prize structure.
Greenstein in Ace on the River and Lindgren in Making the Final Table articulate similar arguments. They would rather cash less often than the nit if it means they make the final 3 more often due to building huge stacks every once in awhile.
The cool thing is that you can build big stacks much more often than 25% of the time in live events solely because most players play too tightly early on.
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