Appointment poker

I first used this blog post title on April 8th of this year. I was referring to the PokerStars MTTs which start at a regularly scheduled time each day. After lots of experimentation, I think I've found the best poker style to use with each of my two favorite poker flavors, and perhaps not too surprisingly, each flavor has a different best style. Also, neither of the styles is cash game :-) I've sworn off cash games for the indefinite future. As you may know, my two favorite poker flavors are no limit hold'em and 8-game. The best poker style for no limit hold'em, at least for me, is sit and go. The best poker style for 8-game, at least for me, is MTT. Sit and go no limit hold'em tournaments are typically fast and furious affairs, whereas MTT 8-game tournaments typically take over an hour to complete. I like both paces, at different times. Success in November with sit and go no limit hold'em is what saved my 2015 poker year, but I think my best long term profit potential lies with MTT 8-games. Accordingly, I'm going to play appointment poker for the rest of the year, and on into the new year.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

SNG   NLHE     9000  1000       9    25      18    4    14        0
SNG   NLHE     9000  1000       9     8      45    7    29        0
SNG   NLHE     9000  1000       6   102       6    2     2    18900
MTT   8-Game   4500   500       6   139      79   18     5    23100

delta: $7,000
MTT 8-game balance: $153,420
balance: $10,354,764