Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="rwilson, post: 766253, member: 32897"] Ben, I think Billy the Bull is spot on when he says -[B] "the biggest difference between cash games and tournaments is....how the blinds influence the action at the table"[/B] You're falling into the trap of playing a ring game how you would play a tournament. Most of the time you will come to a spot in tournaments where the blind pressure forces you to make coinflip calls, or to push with marginal hands. This pressure doesn't exist in cash games and I wouldn't advise doing either! Cash games rely more heavily on knowing the players around you and less on luck or the cards you have in front of you (as a tourney does). The aim is to consistently make money, not to stack your opponent everytime you make a half decent hand. Try concentrating on the players around you and how they bet, then using that to your advantage... and also remember that you don't necessarily have to be too patient to win in ring games, just be disciplined.. If you sit and wait for premium hands you won't get paid off when you play them.. try to know your opponents and mix up your game so that they can't work out how you play. The last thing I want to say, is that you usually don't have to be pushing your whole stack into the middle to be putting the odds out of reach for someone in a cash game. This is where you can afford to be patient. In a tourney, pushing your stack frequently is probably solid play in a lot of circumstances. Pushing your stack regularly in ring games is a recipe for disaster and will cost you dearly. Pushing all-in is a very powerful move in a cash game and you should be careful about when and how you use it. Before you call and all-in raise in a cash game, think about type of opponent you are playing and then the opportunity costs of calling the raise. Could the money be spent better at another time when you're likely to have a more certain advantage? Remember, there is no pressure in a ring game.. so don't rely on luck to win pots for you. Play pots ferociously when you're ahead, and let the other players on the table rely on luck! [/QUOTE]

Verification

Search

Reply to thread

About CardsChat

Our Community

Our Site

Follow us