Last year, Full Tilt Poker introduced a new type of Sit-and-Go tournament called Matrix tournaments.  They received a decent amount of attention at the time as players tried them out, but after a while, interest faded.  Now, there is not much traffic at the Matrix tables at all, especially at higher stakes.  I have recently been dabbling in low stakes Matrix tourneys and, frankly, I like them, despite what the critics may say. Before I continue, allow me to review what a Matrix tournament is for the uninitiated.  A Matrix tournament is actually four Sit-and-Go's at the same time, all four with the same players (although seats are randomly selected at each table).  There is a single buy-in for the Matrix as a whole, with four-fifths of it going towards the standard, individual table prize pools and the remainder going towards the Matrix prize pool.  All five prize pools are broken down the same way: 50 percent for first place, 30 percent for second, and 20 percent for third. The individual table prizes are handed out just like in a regular tournament.  Come in first, you win first prize, and so on for second and third.  The Matrix prize pool is different.  ...