Quote Originally Posted by aokrongly
I believe people who can get into a flow in SnG's can do very well there. But they aren't standard poker. It's a game where you either make money or you don't. There is no middle ground. Also it's a game where people do crazy things, sometimes in predictable ways, due to blind pressure. If you can get a feel the flow of a SnG as blinds change and chip pressure builds then you can do very well in spite of cards or odds. If you don't understand that flow then you can do very poorly inspite of cards or odds.

Feel free to disagree.

How else can you expect somone to make money playing only 2 hours/week? I think this is the best track for him to have teh best chance and get the most enjoyment out of the poker he does play.
Agree to a degree! I would just probably qualify your statement by saying that people get good at SnGs because they put the time in to understanding the little nuances associated with this type of tournament play. There is the tight-is-right at the beginning, open up slighty in the middle and then the bubble. Each has certain factors associated with things like stack sizes, opps skill & style etc

I agree, that for someone with limited time (and possibly a limited BR) SnGs are excellent value for money, because you can only lose your buy-in and you get to play a bit of tournament poker.

I guess, to sum it up, "flow" perhaps is a little misleading, but I agree with what you're getting at.