Transitioning From MTT's To Cash Games

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I play in Sit And Go's as well as MTT's (Multi Table Tournaments) a lot. I have hardly played a cash game for real money before. I have problems playing deepstacked because I'm used to play turbos a lot. What do I need to adjust in my play and what new things should I learn?
 
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S&G and MTT are really different from cash game. You said your new to cash game real money. I suggest you play first at the micro cash game just to feel the game and not hurting your BR. You said you played mostly turbos so blinds are climbing fast while at cash game, blinds are steady. So the strategy for each is different-like in turbos, you have to make a play just to earn chips and survive since the blinds are moving fast.
Dont worry, at S&G and MTT, much skills are needed compared to cash games. Cash game is mostly miechanical in nature.
Goodluck...
 
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S&G and MTT are really different from cash game. You said your new to cash game real money. I suggest you play first at the micro cash game just to feel the game and not hurting your BR. You said you played mostly turbos so blinds are climbing fast while at cash game, blinds are steady. So the strategy for each is different-like in turbos, you have to make a play just to earn chips and survive since the blinds are moving fast.
Dont worry, at S&G and MTT, much skills are needed compared to cash games. Cash game is mostly miechanical in nature.
Goodluck...

I don't know that much about MTTs/SnGs but I disagree with bolded statements. Different skills are needed for cash games but they are certainly not more mechanical. If anything, they are more complex as you are not dealing with a lot of push/fold situations and you may also be more than 100bb deep at times which is more unusual in tourneys. I do however agree with starting at the lowest micro limits to get a feel for the differences.

Good luck with the transition OP. Lots of good info here at Cardschat. Get reading the cash section of the forum, post hand histories of trouble hands and get stuck in! :)
 
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There are quite a few meaningful differences, probably too many to try to list, never mind discuss. That said, here are a couple.

It's easier to play tight since the blinds don't rise. Note that this doesn't mean you should be a nit, just that you won't have the same urgency to create action. For example, you should never be short-stacked, so you should never be in open-shove or fold situations. This also means your post-flop play tends to take on greater importance.

It can also be easier to play loose. You're never risking a large portion of your stack to open-raise, or to call a normal opening. It also won't severely damage your stack to 3bet fold, so you can do that more too.

You can table- and even seat select to your advantage.

Since you can be at a table with some of the same people for hours, your reading and ranging abilities can be more important.
 
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I don't know that much about MTTs/SnGs but I disagree with bolded statements. Different skills are needed for cash games but they are certainly not more mechanical. If anything, they are more complex as you are not dealing with a lot of push/fold situations and you may also be more than 100bb deep at times which is more unusual in tourneys. I do however agree with starting at the lowest micro limits to get a feel for the differences.

Good luck with the transition OP. Lots of good info here at Cardschat. Get reading the cash section of the forum, post hand histories of trouble hands and get stuck in! :)

I agree, cash games are entirely different. You can always spot a mtt player at the cash table. But, i will say that alot of mtt players have made the switch playuing shortstacked and using the same type of mentality they would in a SNG. They play push fold basically. Wait for a good hand and go with it

I cant condone this behavior as I hate this type of play and think its not real poker, but it does work for those who dont feel they have the edge to play deep.

By playing short, you take away the advantage of someone out playing you most of the time.
 
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