Advice please -The transition from sit n gos to cash

Hi, I've been playing 6 max stt sngs for 5 months now and although I'm a winning player at it i'm fed up of the variance involved so i'm going to try something ive never done before -cash games. I'm going to read a load of stuff on cash games but as a newbie to cash games just want any advice on the difference between the 2 types of game and what stakes I should jump in at/also what an expected $ per hour should be, thanks.

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Have u been playing hyper SNG'S? It will be a hard transition to cash if so.

Blinds go up in SNG's forcing us to make moves, but in cash the blinds don't go up so there are no factors forcing u to shove K6 suited pre lol

Jblocher1 said:

Have u been playing hyper SNG'S? It will be a hard transition to cash if so.

Blinds go up in SNG's forcing us to make moves, but in cash the blinds don't go up so there are no factors forcing u to shove K6 suited pre lol

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No I played normal sngs

Even at normal sngs, blind increases.

At sngs, there is place paid while cash has none.

At sngs, blind increases while cash is not.

At sngs, what is stake is your registered buyin only while at cash, its your buyin amount that is hanging.

hffjd2000 said:

Even at normal sngs, blind increases.

At sngs, there is place paid while cash has none.

At sngs, blind increases while cash is not.

At sngs, what is stake is your registered buyin only while at cash, its your buyin amount that is hanging.

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Yeah I meant strategy wise is there any key differences

Well in SNG's you aren't going to be 100BB deep very often, whereas in cash games you will have the ability to ALWAYS have 100BB assuming you use auto top up ( which you should). Therefore post flop play will become very important.

try S nG one versus one there can gen cash and can lose cash but if you is good player than some cash can get out of this game stile...

- be aggressive with any pair, this includes 22-->77
- betpot when the board is drawy
- betpot when you have TP against 2 players

Pavelito51 said:

- be aggressive with any pair, this includes 22-->77
- betpot when the board is drawy
- betpot when you have TP against 2 players

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Thanks.

Pavelito51 said:

- be aggressive with any pair, this includes 22-->77
- betpot when the board is drawy
- betpot when you have TP against 2 players

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Generic sweeping answers is not gonna cut it. Cash game is waaaay more than just this. Aggressive with small pairs? How aggressive? When do we give it up?

Pavelito51 said:

- be aggressive with any pair, this includes 22-->77
- betpot when the board is drawy
- betpot when you have TP against 2 players

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Hmm no you set mine with those pairs.

How big a hand TP is depends on the particular hand and situation and no you should not always be playing TP aggressively.

There is too much info to give you any kind of comprehensive guide on the strategical differences of sit n GOS and cash. Instead I'll give some general pointers on how to learn to play cash.

I don't know what stake sit n GOS you played, but it's probably best to start at the smallest stakes cash games to get used to playing deeper effective stacks and the fact that it's more about post flop than pteflop.

Post/read a lot of hand histories.

Remember its all about profitable discussion making
This means you can fold a draw if you aren't getting the right price. And position is so important

Play tight at first and build pots quickly with big hands so you can get it in by the river, in tournament formats this isn't too difficult because of the shallower stacks however cash has more decisions on more streets on average.

Just understand that people's motivations are different. Can't really say much more than that.

its still poker, try playing lowest limits, just to get the feel of it, and than run, 1c/2c games are crazy, cant really give you any strategy, you know what type of player you are so, start the way you usually play and adjust, cash game aint nothing to be scared of

Like everyone else, it seems, I can't possibly give you the RIGHT answer. I will say, however, that your post-flop game will need and get a lot of work. I hope you have a HUD; it can help you immensely, even if you just look at your own stats to find leaks while you learn how to find leaks based on the stats of others. You can be a lot more patient and if you're gonna be playing 6max, you can definitely benefit a TON from table/seat selection. This makes note taking a little bit more important so that you can take a quick glance and see if you wanna be on someone's right or not. You can pass on open seats for better spots in cash games. Cash games rock.

Good luck!

There is no "perfect" strategy in cash games, you have to decide yourself how your opponents are playing and the best way to counter their playing styles; this takes a lot of practice.