Quote Originally Posted by TheMaverik91
I used to have a problem playing too many hands, but because of some helpful people, learned a few tricks, and it's done me good in tournaments.
Thats probably your answer. The fewer the players then the more hands you can and should play. Assuming everyone is equally skilled at 9 player table, then you will win 11% of hands on average. So, if you are playing 50% of your starting hands, you are going to lose. But if you are playing 1 opponent HU, you should probably be playing at least 50% of your hands. Playing 11% of your starting hands HU is unlikely to mean success.

You also have to be careful about small sample sizes. You have made the money twice in tournaments with 90+ entrants. Congratulations. But you have been lucky. I doubt even Phil Ivey could sustain a rate of 66% ITM in a 90 person tournament SNG even at a 0.25c buy in, because people suck out on you.

I would not recommend playing 90+ entry tournaments with a small bankroll because they are high variance. They do look like a good way to buld a bankroll. Everyone tends to think: hey I get $10 (or whatever) for winning, if I win a couple then thats a big bankroll boost. But if you are an average player compared to the others, you should win one about 1% of the time and that figure won't increase a huge amount, even if you are better than average. (See Phil Ivey comment above). While it is possible you might win 3 of the first 10 you enter, it also very possible that you get nowhere in 50 tournaments and lose most of your roll.

Its pretty obvious to say that HU, 6 max, FR, SNGs, DONs, MTTs are all different, but nonetheless true. Its probably best not to jump about between them, until you understand the differences and maybe not even then. If you like 6max then maybe you should concentrate on learning that.