S&G, best size and payout?

[titans4ever]

I have been getting just drilled on the cash games the last month so I have been focusing on S&Gs on PS since they fill up fast. Now for all of you S&G nuts, which is the best ones to play.

1 table - 9 or 10 seaters. They have smaller payouts but 30-33% make it into the money. You really need to make top 2 to make any real money since third is usually just enough to cover the next S&G.

2 or 3 table - 18 or 27 seaters. odds decrease to make it into the money since only about 22% on 18 ppl or 18% on 27 ppl make it into the money but you can make more and not have to make it into the money as often to see a profit.

The 45 ppl or 180 ppl - Chance to make some real money for your investment but significantly harder to make it in the money, 15% for the 45 ppl and 10% for the 180 ppl.

I started to look closer and realized this for the games on actual places that make money (money back and at least a little profit):
9 ppl - top 2 = 22%
18 ppl - top 3 = 16%
27 ppl - top 5 = 18%
45 ppl - top 6 = 13 %
180 ppl - top 18 = 10%

I understand it is all about winning these things to truely make any profit but is the extra time invested in the multi-table ones worth the larger payouts? With just a 4% difference I would say that the 27 person ones are the best since you can get a real increase in money for a first and there is only a 4% difference in profitable finishes. Am I just way over anylizing these things or does all this make sense? I don't get alot of time to play online anymore so I want to make the most of it by playing smarter and where there is more money to be made.

 

[premierplayer]

Ive been playing in 9 person trying to place at least 2nd. I have finished 2nd and 3rd in about 5 SnG.. cash games have been killing me too...

Lost my first $75.
Got my new 45 deposit up to 75 and now its down to 32... blah

 

[titans4ever]

Poker is about math and odds and do you making the calls that are clearly profitable. I am looking at this as table selection question. I look at these different S&Gs and see that they are not the same and one should overall generate more profit mathmatically.

Skill does play a part but if you are decent at tournament formats I assume my skill protion will increase the more I play that style of S&G. How much do you need to make it into the money, when to make moves, etc will come quickly after playing them for a month.

I just want to know which table to set my chips at. I am already generating a profit from them, just wanting to maximize it.

 

[bw07507]

I think it all depends on how much time you have to spend on one sit n go and your preference. Personally, I like playing the single table sit n gos at bodog. The main reason I play the single tables is that they only take 45-60 min to complete. I have played multi tables before and the one that I got 2nd in took over 2 hours to finish. Its pretty much all about preference. I know some people that do better with a larger field for some reason. I suggest you try them all and see which one you like best.