Tournaments or cash games ?

cactus45 · Sep 15, 2025

What do you like the most in poker ? Playing cash games or playing tournaments ? Also give me the reason why...

IveGotToeJam · Sep 15, 2025

I've always preferred tournaments because you have a set stake with the chance of, usually, winning more than you would in cash games.

LiviuRo123 · Sep 15, 2025

I usually prefer tournaments because I like the structure and the excitement of going deep. But I also play some cash games from time to time to practice and improve my skills.

wushibala · Sep 15, 2025

I find tournaments much easier to handle. Cash games are tough for me—seeing chips as real money makes me play too scared, and that never ends well

Vrotebal · Sep 15, 2025

I like playing tournaments more, the probability of losing a bankroll is less than cash

dreamer13 · Sep 15, 2025

Tournaments for me are already priced in, the chips have no monetary value so you don't have to worry about your bankroll, you just have to get through the game to get to the final table and into the money. There's a little more freedom to go wild knowing that losing is priced in.You need to play what you enjoy the most, or what you think is the best value for the time you have to spend playing.

Mantinhoo · Sep 15, 2025

It really depends on how much time I have. If I’ve got several hours, I usually play tournaments. But if I’m short on time, cash games are a perfect choice.

valanddon · Sep 15, 2025

Cash play

janwar · Sep 15, 2025

i’ve tried both, but I enjoy tournaments more. There’s something exciting about building a stack and trying to make a deep run, even if it takes hours. Cash games are nice too since you can come and go whenever, but for me tournaments just feel more rewarding when you hit a final table.

thwenth1983 · Sep 15, 2025

Good morning everyone, whenever you ask a question about poker, almost always the answer will include the word “it depends.”
Cash games, in my opinion, are more fun. I enjoy playing them, even when I’m also playing MTTs.
MTTs, on the other hand, are games where it’s much easier to make money. You can have just $1 or $2 in your bankroll and with a single MTT win $100, $150, or even $200.
Winning 5 buy-ins in cash games is very difficult — it can happen, but turning $2 into $200 in cash games would take months, and the probability of going broke is high.
There are players who live solely from cash games, but they are very skilled players who study a lot. In my opinion, profiting from MTTs is much easier.

GrannySmit77 · Sep 15, 2025

I usually play cash games because I don't have a lot of time, but after all your answers I will consider playing more tournaments. I have in the past but depending on the site, I don't like the variance or the RNG of any site.

Vladimir_eb · Sep 15, 2025

Cash games are good if you want to lose a large amount of money quickly and also win.. in a tournament you invest a certain amount and if you are patient and good, the chances of a sure win are better.

pentazepam · Sep 15, 2025

Poker with Cash is a strategic and psychological game where you read your opponents' tendencies and unbalanced approach, and also use your image to make moves that are not GTO.

Tournaments are a fuc..ng Lottery with a small edge for the best players. (Unless it's a very long MTT with very deep stacks. But that MTT also becomes a lottery at the end.)

Surely the former is more interesting and rewarding, both for fun and intellectual challenges, except for playing on some Online sites that are infested with bots, collusion, and RTA-users. But that is even worse in MTTs online also.

Peteski84 · Sep 15, 2025

I prefer tournaments. I like the long game. Tables disappearing along with my time.

Prophet · Sep 15, 2025

cactus45 said:
What do you like the most in poker ? Playing cash games or playing tournaments ? Also give me the reason why...

In cash games you gotta be focused every single hand cuz you can lose a big chunk of your stack in seconds.
I’m more into tournaments, they just feel more exciting. Once I played like 11/12 hours straight just to make a final table, and even though it was exhausting it was such a good feeling to finish 3rd

sandy358 · Sep 15, 2025

cactus45 said:
What do you like the most in poker ? Playing cash games or playing tournaments ? Also give me the reason why...

MTTs. They are just more complex with much more to learn and I love them for that. Also higher modern cash games often become a game of tiny edges.

dompoker · Sep 16, 2025

I like to play both of them, although I prefer to play cash live.

s0ftdumps · Sep 16, 2025

dreamer13 said:
Tournaments for me are already priced in, the chips have no monetary value so you don't have to worry about your bankroll, you just have to get through the game to get to the final table and into the money. There's a little more freedom to go wild knowing that losing is priced in.You need to play what you enjoy the most, or what you think is the best value for the time you have to spend playing.

That is a solid way of looking at it. I like how you framed tournaments as priced in because it really shifts the mindset away from fearing bust outs and toward focusing on playing your best game. I agree that the freedom to take risks is part of the fun and at the same time picking the formats you actually enjoy or feel give you the best return for your time makes the grind sustainable.

Toruk Makto · Sep 16, 2025

Tournaments, come for me! 😉

fewerz · Sep 17, 2025

I’m a tournament poker player. I enjoy the competition for first place much more than cash games. I really like that competitive aspect — it’s kind of like a battle royale, lol.

Dejana · Sep 17, 2025

Online cash games - you can stop whenever you want, it's more fun + you can "take" more money in short period of time (if you play for money)...

Live cash games is more superb when you see who you playing to...😄

Igor Popadyk · Sep 17, 2025

I prefer tournaments, they have a component of struggle and everything is not so monotonous, and it is difficult to find weaker players in cash

theoxy · Sep 17, 2025

I usually prefer tournaments , its nice to play with slow blinds . Cash game you can lose money very fast .

woraphatman · Sep 17, 2025

I like to play tournaments

anasslaaleg · Sep 17, 2025

Tournaments vs Cash Games
Tournaments (MTTs): Big prizes from small buy-ins, lots of recreational players, but huge variance and long sessions.
Cash Games: Flexible, steady profit potential, less variance, but tougher fields and no big score “lottery.”
If you want adrenaline and the chance at a big payday → play tournaments.
If you prefer control, shorter sessions, and consistent grinding → go for cash games.
Best players often mix both to balance risk and reward.

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