New to cash games

Hey I just recently started playing cash games online and I was wondering if you had any tips on how to maximize my game. Also is there a really big difference in live & online?

Yeah mate there’s quite a big difference on the tell front online all you have to look at is the raise a player has made of the time he spends thinking about something. I’m also assuming your starting at micro stake so tight aggressive works best

Cash games are very difficult, do not start playing them without experience .. in the cache your hand will often be beaten..just $ has to go from hand to hand to the room was his % ..you can go to a plus when playing in the cache, but it needs a lot of discipline, the concept of the opponent, for online gaming, programs . If you want to become permanent, I offer you the CIS game ..

Even at 0.01/0.02 online you'll find competent players. Live you can run the gambit from people who play for a living to drunk people trying to impress their friends with a big bluff. Live is also a lot looser as you'll have people who either don't get the game or just don't care about the money; anyone playing microstakes online generally cares about the money and has some strategic concepts about the game.

As far as improving your online game if you plan to play 6man I would recommend The Grinders Manual. It's a pretty comprehensive book on online 6man with a HUD.

timberwolf94 said:

Hey I just recently started playing cash games online and I was wondering if you had any tips on how to maximize my game. Also is there a really big difference in live & online?

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If you're truly new to cash games I would suggest studying up on them before playing unless you don't mind losing the money to learn.

If you have a set amount of money you're willing to budget out to learn the game while playing go for it, and use resources like this forum to ask specific questions that happen during your play. What I mean by that is take notes during your sessions and find specific hands that you don't understand why you lost and post them here in the hand analysis section and we can help figure out your leaks.

If you want to go another route, stay away from cash until you put in the proper amount of study time. You may think you're ready but the difference between live and online is MASSIVE. You will be able to beat 1-2 live and struggle with .01/.02 online. It's a different world where people have SO many more resources available to them to enhance their play. good luck in your journey.

online game is simpler so the conclusions for you are obvious ;0

cris1964 said:

online game is simpler so the conclusions for you are obvious ;0

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How so? Online the game is being played far more seriously (generally) and with more information.

The cash gamer is ways more certain for grow up in the poker. With earnings the of cash gamer you can keep on in the MTT, SNG and very play.

MemphisGrind said:

If you're truly new to cash games I would suggest studying up on them before playing unless you don't mind losing the money to learn.

If you have a set amount of money you're willing to budget out to learn the game while playing go for it, and use resources like this forum to ask specific questions that happen during your play. What I mean by that is take notes during your sessions and find specific hands that you don't understand why you lost and post them here in the hand analysis section and we can help figure out your leaks.

If you want to go another route, stay away from cash until you put in the proper amount of study time. You may think you're ready but the difference between live and online is MASSIVE. You will be able to beat 1-2 live and struggle with .01/.02 online. It's a different world where people have SO many more resources available to them to enhance their play. good luck in your journey.

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What would you suggest to study if someone was interested in playing live full-ring $1-$2....maybe $2-$5?

I prefer books, just don’t know where to start.

sammy22 said:

What would you suggest to study if someone was interested in playing live full-ring $1-$2....maybe $2-$5?

I prefer books, just don’t know where to start.

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First off, I wouldn't suggest $2/$5 unless you have 30 buy ins I started playing 2/5 with 20 buy ins and had to drop back down to 1/3 for awhile. after a big downswing. Full ring $1/$2 is a fine start since it's the lowest spread at most casinos for NLH. I don't urge people towards books because there aren't that many updated cash game books. Cash games in part you have to be a really good post flop player. You also have to be really good at table selection. When you walk into a casino you have many choices, and making a good table selection can make or break your session.

I guess the best way to study for cash games is studying your notes. I use poker bankroll tracker and it allows me to make notes on the players at my table and update my chip graph during play, so If I lose a big hand or get out leveled I mark it in my graph. I am also part of multiple "study rings" or groups of my friends and fellow poker players we get together and discuss certain players, and discuss hands. The majority of my cash game knowledge has come form getting beat and learning.... I've been a serious cash game player for 12 years. You have to adapt to what level each individual player is at. I will suggest the Mental game of poker by Jared Tendler and would probably be the only book I would suggest. A strong mental game is huge in cash. I don't feel like I helped that much but for the most part there isn't "that" much GOOD study material for cash games

Cash games are pretty hard at first, but if you play with a Tight Aggresive strategy and put a lot of volume in micros you can have pretty good results.

In time you will find, that cash games are more skill based than MTT's where you have rouph times with variance.

I would concentrate on learning and figuring out what works best for you. Since your just starting out, you need to figure out what kind of player you are and adjust your game when you find you might be losing when playing a certain way.

Good Luck!

online is harder to play than live. there are better opponents

MemphisGrind said:

First off, I wouldn't suggest $2/$5 unless you have 30 buy ins I started playing 2/5 with 20 buy ins and had to drop back down to 1/3 for awhile. after a big downswing. Full ring $1/$2 is a fine start since it's the lowest spread at most casinos for NLH. I don't urge people towards books because there aren't that many updated cash game books. Cash games in part you have to be a really good post flop player. You also have to be really good at table selection. When you walk into a casino you have many choices, and making a good table selection can make or break your session.

I guess the best way to study for cash games is studying your notes. I use poker bankroll tracker and it allows me to make notes on the players at my table and update my chip graph during play, so If I lose a big hand or get out leveled I mark it in my graph. I am also part of multiple "study rings" or groups of my friends and fellow poker players we get together and discuss certain players, and discuss hands. The majority of my cash game knowledge has come form getting beat and learning.... I've been a serious cash game player for 12 years. You have to adapt to what level each individual player is at. I will suggest the Mental game of poker by Jared Tendler and would probably be the only book I would suggest. A strong mental game is huge in cash. I don't feel like I helped that much but for the most part there isn't "that" much GOOD study material for cash games

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Thanks for the advice....it’s very much appreciated and helpful! 👍🏻

Hi Guys
I m new ad I playing only freerolls because I think if I play cash game I will loose all my stack. What to do.In freerolls I play different, and sometimes I m finishing in money.

I'd start with 100 buy-ins at the smallest stakes so .1/.2 or .2/.5. Pay attention to your table, and don't bluff too much because at these stakes players are usually going to call you with any pair. Adjust your bet sizes to the hands you get, stronger = go bigger, and just be patient when waiting for hands.

timberwolf94 said:

Hey I just recently started playing cash games online and I was wondering if you had any tips on how to maximize my game. Also is there a really big difference in live & online?

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Use a tight-aggressive strategy that is very much positionally aware. What this means is you want to avoid situations where you are out-of-position with marginal holdings.

Typically you should only be playing the strongest of your hands from Early positions (1st/2nd/3rd to act in full ring at the start of the Pre-flop round) the closer you get to the button, the more hands you can use to open up the pot with. If you have not done this before, I suggest starting off looking at opening raise charts for either 6-max or full ring so you can create a pre-flop strategy.

When someone opens the pot before you and you call, this is referred to as "cold-calling" you should be only calling with hands the play good post flop, have good implied odds (if you hit you get paid off big) and are not easily dominated by the villains opening range.

Consider 3-betting instead of calling when you feel like your hand is ahead of your opponents opening range. By 3-betting you will gain the initiative in the hand, which will lead to more wins for you by being on the offensive and c-betting the flops and getting folds from your opponent.

If you are always just calling instead of raising, you will be put in the opposite situation, where it is you that will be the one check/folding to a c-bet when you miss the board.

Initiative and position are just as important as your cards, keep that in mind.

Good luck with the cash games!!

If your really serious about cash games, I suggest getting the program "Poker Snowie". It is an advanced AI that you can play against and it will teach you an optimal GTO strategy which is a good base to work from and include some exploitative play against weaker players.

if u are new, u should build a good strong strategy to play good on a big distance.

it's important to find the balance between entertainment and the excitement of playing poker, with heavy losses that you can rack up quickly if you do not know what you're doing. One of the most basic tips and smart in poker is to spend a lot more hands than you play. New players tend to neglect managing their bankroll and make bad decisions. This explains that more than half of online poker players throw in the towel after losing their entire bankroll. We've all started at one time or another, so do not get discouraged if things do not immediately lean towards you. Be discreet and keep practicing to improve your skills. And most importantly, have fun! After all, it's just a game.

My tip, dont play zoom, just play regular casual tables, start with low stakes, until you are sure you are better then them & making money, then move up, play tight aggresive but dont play zoom those tables are too tight.

Tommyc9494 said:

Yeah mate there’s quite a big difference on the tell front online all you have to look at is the raise a player has made of the time he spends thinking about something. I’m also assuming your starting at micro stake so tight aggressive works best

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Sometimes even the time he needs for his decission is not a n indicator, it could be just a slow connection, or he is playing other games. Does not necesseraly mean he is thinking.

MatMackenz said:

I suggest getting the program "Poker Snowie".

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Installed this shit of a rhinocene and deleted it every other day. Sizing options: 1/2 pot, Pot, 2xPot. Everything. What can it teach? Some sort of pumping money from regs

I would advise you to play only strong hands, but if you hit it, pre-flop. Do not bluff unless you watch your opponents longer and you're sure of this move

For sure its completely different! Among online cash, there is to much difference too about buy ins. An important point is, dont spent all your money to buy in! watch out you bank roll and play with no push.

hey man, if you can, search aabout Doug Polk classes, he has a lot of free materials of study and in my opinion the better ones!