tazer
Rock Star
Silver Level
What are the playing differences between the two and how beneficial or detrimental can they be to your bankroll if played the wrong way?
Basically I play cash games like I would play in a tournament and that hasn't gone too well for me so far. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
I guess what I'm looking for is more of the difference in playing styles between the two. Would you tend to be more aggressive in a CG or a MTT. I understand tournaments are about patience and playing your cards when you get them, but you have to throw in the amount of chips in your stack and tournament position. So aggression depends upon the cards and your stack in MTT's. Does the same theory transfer into CG's or is it a completely different style that you have to undertake?
I'm not sure but didn't you ask this question already about how to play mtt ?
Cash games requires a lot more skills than mtt. It's a slow process to build little by little especially if the table is tight. There will be grinders and you have to know when to play tight and aggressive towards them. Sometimes they fold, fold and 3bet every other hands, it's a strategy they use to mix in different hands. By doing that they are trying to confuse you as to what type of player they are, sometimes it's very hard to know what cards they are holding. They will play an aggressive pot AA ..ect , show you and make you think they are a tight players. They mess with your mind. They will do the same 3 bet preflop and always c bet on the flop. If they suspect your a tight player , they will test you, at this point you wanna play aggressive , most likely reraise. If they suspect your a loose player they will play their premiums tight and slow play them on the flop. Key details is You have to watch and try to make out what type of players your up against , this info will help you make the right decision in the pot weather to play tight or loose. This is not like tourneys where you want to play tight at the beginning Etc. Cash games requires you to play tight/aggressive/loose at any given time. Now to move on the good part, when the fish joins you will know instantly what to do, as you see them shoving 50% of their stack in preflop hoping to double up on their cash that's when you hit em. Just becareful of the grinders, don't mistake a grinder/pro for a fish. Im not a big cash player. Maybe someone else can break the stats down for you better.
So what you're saying is that it is more about who your up against and learning how to bet against them over everything else. I can see how that would cause me some problems. I tend to play very tight and I think people see that and will put a huge bet in front of me almost as a semi-bluff just to see if I will stay in. I just need to learn to open my range up slightly depending on position and see where that takes me. I appreciate the help!
No problem. Exactly what I was aiming for, now with my explanation it can help you adjust your own self.