Can't figure it out

Been playing freerolls on Ultimatebet and getting in the top 30 and top ten pretty regularly. I just can't seem to crack the real money games. I KNOW the play is dfferent, but, essentially playing the same playeres from the freerolls. Any suggestions? All help here appreciated.

I should also mention I play quite a few SnG's and do really well in them. I'm starting to think it has something to do with the amount of time in some of the tournaments and losing focus.

how about some comments here. sppreciate any help.

We need hand histories to give you an answer to be honest. Or it could be luck that you place in the freerolls or bad luck that you don't in the cash games.

How many of each have you played, because if the sample's small you probably can't draw any conclusions from results anyway.

HHs are the best way to go.

So, not a lot of help from me

Here's my 2 cents...and probably worth as much. Your confidence level while playing a freeroll is pretty high just b/c you have nothing invested. You just don't care if you lose really, so moderate hands begin to look the same as premium hands. Now that you are in cash games, your getting steam rolled and losing your nerve. You may begin to wonder if any hand is worth calling a raise b/c your scared to lose your own $. If you see that your folding a lot more, and calling/making large bets on less than value hands out of frustration, then you need to stick to the SNG's for a while until you build your BR to a level that you will feel comfy with in larger tourneys. People tend to bluff more ( and better) in real $ tourneys vs. freerolls. In a freeroll you can spot the obvious overbetters and locksmiths, not quite as easy in large cash tourneys.

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I should also mention I play quite a few SnG's and do really well in them. I'm starting to think it has something to do with the amount of time in some of the tournaments and losing focus.

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Play SNG's where there is less players. On Full Tilt, $1.25/45 person SNG take approx. 2 hours. Time well spent? If you win Yes

At first the same happened to me. I have made a few adjustments that have worked very very well.

Mix it up. Raise your 7 8 suited with 5 callers, and limp in the same situation. Raise your high pockets 3 or 4x the blinds, limp also. The less someone can figure out the better. mix it up, consistently. I folded crap on the button twice today, and would have flopped full houses, but at least i made the right decision at that time. I also folded several high cards preflop without even a call, AK, AQ, AQ, 99, A10. I used to never fold a good starting hand, but when you have a stack, its better to have something more solid to call 2 all ins behind you. It feels REALLY good when you fold it and see how much money you would have lost.

If you have flipped over the best cards several times, and are playing well, a couple of bluffs will carry you to the final table. Dont bet on the flop then check the turn, unless youre sure you have the best hand. Fire on the turn if you are not sure.

Do not under any circumstance lose half of your stack on low pockets. It sucks, I know, just fold to the crazy raise, you will get better cards.

A 1000 person HE NL game runs 250 300 hands, you are not in a freeroll, you do not need to play 249 of them.

I've honestly never been playing better, i won $50 in a freeroll, and my accounts at $700 right now. I have won 2 tournys, a 2nd place, and a 1st in a sitNgo in the last two days.

I have deposited, Ive put $250 in FT, $100 in UB, lost all of that. I absolutely hate UB, FT can be retarded too ( quads every 3 hands, but ull lose to a strait flush with them lol ) i play live tournaments every day, live is my favorite

GL on your bankroll