How do you win cash games?

I am about £100 up on heads up and 6 seated sng, but i just cannot hack cash games at all, i find i am super unlucky at cash which costs me a lot more than if i was unlucky at in a sng game. For example when i have KK i either run into aces or everyone folds, but when i jave aces and they have kings, the river a king.
What is your general strategy for cash games, 6 or 9 seated? Usually i prefer 9 as im not forced into action as much and less 3 betting pre flop on 9 seated.
Im guessing its looking to play in position and abuse position. Any tips would be grateful, i usually play NL5 or NL10
Also what bet sizes as it will be different from sng

your question is far too vague to be able to give an answer to it

You win cash games by being aware of player types and using hand reading to lose the least amount when you are behind, and win the most when you are ahead. Value betting as thinly as possible and playing in the most exploitative manner possible toward your opponents. The beauty of cash games is that you can be as patient as you want, to wait for a profitable spot.

You think that it is so easy to read tips and you can already go and win. You will have more than one year to grind your game in order to have a profit on cash tables. It is better to read what they write about this professionals.

Hi
To win at cash games is a different ball game.
Personally I have lost quite a good amount and had to finally quit playing cash games online.

I think playing micro to start with is better.

And that also zoom or 6 max to start gaining confidence.

I think that way you can go up the ladder.

Thanks

if you have at leat 30 buy-in stack for the tables, you can start. but tough opponents suddenly increase in bigger stakes. also, psychology and mental stability is more important in long term.

Deep Stack Play

HSmith said:

I am about £100 up on heads up and 6 seated sng, but i just cannot hack cash games at all, i find i am super unlucky at cash which costs me a lot more than if i was unlucky at in a sng game. For example when i have KK i either run into aces or everyone folds, but when i jave aces and they have kings, the river a king.
What is your general strategy for cash games, 6 or 9 seated? Usually i prefer 9 as im not forced into action as much and less 3 betting pre flop on 9 seated.
Im guessing its looking to play in position and abuse position. Any tips would be grateful, i usually play NL5 or NL10
Also what bet sizes as it will be different from sng

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Thank you for posting.

No one can do anything about suckouts so ignore losing to a King on the river. You will just drive yourself crazy.

AA everyone folds. The goal with AA is to get one player to call preflop. We must experiment with bet sizing to get that outcome.
Also you mentioned you liked that there is little 3 betting 9 handed. That suggests you are only raising with premium hands so you have a tell. That may be why everyone folds or only plays premium hands against you.
KK vs AA more often see above.
If we know our opponents are only battling us with AA when we have KK we have to be more careful with KK getting all-in.
Card distribution in 9 handed is very different from 6 handed. That AA becomes more likely.

You do not ever win a 6sng at the 100bb level. You hardly ever win heads up sng at 100bb level.
In cash games you are almost always playing at the 100bb level. Deep stack play allows your opponents to wait for hands and to chase you easily.

When you take flops 3 or 4 handed or 5 handed your equity goes way down on all of your hand ranges. Which means losing with hands that win for you in sng's.
When there are more players making it to the river the average winning hand will be 2 pair which makes over pairs far weaker for value on the river.

In short handed games players have to play more aggressively with a wider range. Not as likely in cash games. Which means you are less likely to get three streets of value from a worse hand in cash games.

If you are playing opponents with HUDs the HUD gathers way more data on you in cash games.

Some starting points for you to build a strategy around.

Hope this helps.

I mostly play very hard and cautiously and I am waiting for the right cards. It all depends on other players, there are many factors that influence the game and win. It's important that you wait for your opponent to make a mistake, and that's it!

I never realized it that way before

mikeisthebestever said:

You win cash games by being aware of player types and using hand reading to lose the least amount when you are behind, and win the most when you are ahead. Value betting as thinly as possible and playing in the most exploitative manner possible toward your opponents. The beauty of cash games is that you can be as patient as you want, to wait for a profitable spot.

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Thank you for your post! I never thought about cash games that way before. I have been wondering what i have been doing wrong with cash now i know thanks for that tid bit of information thanks

Play aces only! Maybe Ks when on tilt

play more aggressively but on the tables 1/2$:fight:

the key is to cash out shortly after a big win

i wanna ask..where is the fun...mtt are one thousands times better way to loose money

HSmith said:

I am about £100 up on heads up and 6 seated sng, but i just cannot hack cash games at all, i find i am super unlucky at cash which costs me a lot more than if i was unlucky at in a sng game. For example when i have KK i either run into aces or everyone folds, but when i jave aces and they have kings, the river a king.
What is your general strategy for cash games, 6 or 9 seated? Usually i prefer 9 as im not forced into action as much and less 3 betting pre flop on 9 seated.
Im guessing its looking to play in position and abuse position. Any tips would be grateful, i usually play NL5 or NL10
Also what bet sizes as it will be different from sng

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First thing, forget the lady luck. If she comes, nice, but don't chase it, specially in cash games;
bankroll about 50x the table buy-in, or more;
Look around, see the table stacks. Better is to sit on na table where any stack is not much bigger than yours, neither where many players are seeing the flop;
Play only premium hands and big pairs, jacks or better. Avoid big pots, many contenders, with marginal or 'trouble' hands. Position is very important;
These are the basics and we should not deviate from them until we build a solid stack. With big stacks we can play more hands and see more flops, varying your game play.
With KK I'm rather to see the flop than shove (mostly) and prepare to getaway if there's an A on the board.
There are many more to consider but those are the basics for an unlucky guy like me. :icon_stud

You win by taking advantage of your opponents tendencies, minimizing the amount of unnecessary hands played and by playing premium hands.

You can win one of two ways...
1. Bet and make the other guy fold
2. Have the better hand showdown