Ring & SnG/MTT strategy seems a mile apart… lets also set aside for a second any rebuyMTTs…
Ring: normally in a casino unless you know your opponents, therefore have an Idea of thier bankrolls, you’re basically waiting to maximize profit on any singular hand and possibly snag a few small pots here/there (but not bluffing), Because Ring has the built in ability to rebuy, assuming the bankroll to do so… You can’t always assume another person’s “risk” is your “risk” even in the exact same reverse situation, therefore you need to be more confident you have the winning hand or that your opponent(s) will fold to the right bet. Bluffing is more risky on a Ring table than a SnG/MTT table.
SnG/MTT, and since they are basically the same then we combine strategys. Your strategy is just condensed in a SnG vs a MTT. Here rather than maximizing hands on an individule basis, you’re maximizing profit across all hands it takes to play that event. We are talking no rebuy here. The biggest difference left is the fact that blinds increase, therefore you MUST make enough profit each orbit to counteract those blinds. ( thats just to stay even ) Bluffing will be less risky, due to the elimination factor.
Situational and psychological plays work both places, yet are enhanced when playing a SnG/MTT vs a Ring… Depending on your knowledge of your opponent(s), then Ring can play equally as enhanced.
Anywhere where you can see in to your opponent(s) pocketbook… ( see thier Bankroll ) then Definite advantages are avail for the bigger bankrolls in Ring games. Altho that difference exsists in SnG/MTT, once your “in”, since everyone starts with same amount of chips, you get a “leveling” of the playing field, so to speak.
Rebuys (3) or Unlim, will severly skew strategies in a SnG/MTT as will any Leaderboards such as we have here at replay. You need to adjust your play accordingly for these.
I find that when multiple different objective strategies clash, thats when ppl have the hardest time adapting and overcoming situations. What I mean by that is : If player A’s objective is profit/winning the SnG/MTT, and player B’s objective is winning a Leaderboard… OR … a higher Broll player is playing a lower table just for fun, vs another player thats got 30% of his Broll on table, playing super serious to grind out profit… Each of these are where objective strategies clash bigtime.
I guess for me Ring is 1 hand in a vaccuum, and SnG/MTT is ave of all hands. My personal opinion is SnG/MTT players are more rounded in thier skills than are Ring game players, and its slightly easier for SnG/MTT to play Ring, than the opposite. I said “easier” I am not gonna touch “if” 1 or the other are “better” players. ( better is way too subjective )
Sassy