Recently I've been building my BR in the $5.50 games, and it felt pretty easy for a while but now I feel like I'm a losing to bad beats and tighter players too often.

I tried to play 2 tables simultaneously but despite finishing 1st in one and 2nd in another, I felt like it took away too much of my attention and generally hurt my game.

Basically, what I'm asking is, are STGs profitable? I win more than I lose, for sure, but I can't help thinking that there's a lot of luck involved, because if you get shortstacked, you're gonna be pushing and hoping for the best many times. It could work or you could run into a better hand and crash out. When the blinds are steep, it's a little too much gambling for my taste.

So I want to hear opinions about STG vs. MTT vs. ring games.

Thanks.