Technical Differences between Cash Game and MTT

[Crash Burn]

Post your opinion about the cash game or MTT here.

 

[neart13]

Bet sizing and opening ranges!

 

[Crash Burn]

thanks

 

[neptun1914]

In fact the early stage of MTT when players are deep stack is in fact very similar to cash game. Main difference is that in MTT levels are changing and blinds and antes constantly go up which forces you to play more hands so that you can survive and continue forward. This requires constant change of your playing style depending on the current blinds, effective stacks and proximity to the money zone. MTTs have relatively lower risk as you can only loose your buyin and if you go deep you can earn much more than your buyin. There is also the risk though to play for several hours and at the end with one wrong decision to bust before the money and these hours of play to mean nothing.

In my opinion MTTs require more planning and adaptability and are more prone to variance influence. Cash games can be more profitable if you are really good player and have good bankroll management.

 

[ph_il]

You'll (almost) never be in a spot where you're considering 3bet jamming for your cash game life.

 

[gryllz_wins]

Both require a different kind of patience, MTT's are more dynamic, and require you to adapt to all the different situations you are in, an because of the number of players participating, variation is also higher than a cash game.

 

[GIRFIED]

In Tournaments, the pressure of the blinds together with our stack in relation to that of the rival, "forces" us to play in one way or another, while in cash we do not have that pressure and the hands are independent of each other.

 

[Crash Burn]

Bet sizing and opening ranges!

In fact the early stage of MTT when players are deep stack is in fact very similar to cash game. Main difference is that in MTT levels are changing and blinds and antes constantly go up which forces you to play more hands so that you can survive and continue forward. This requires constant change of your playing style depending on the current blinds, effective stacks and proximity to the money zone. MTTs have relatively lower risk as you can only loose your buyin and if you go deep you can earn much more than your buyin. There is also the risk though to play for several hours and at the end with one wrong decision to bust before the money and these hours of play to mean nothing.

In my opinion MTTs require more planning and adaptability and are more prone to variance influence. Cash games can be more profitable if you are really good player and have good bankroll management.

You'll (almost) never be in a spot where you're considering 3bet jamming for your cash game life.

Both require a different kind of patience, MTT's are more dynamic, and require you to adapt to all the different situations you are in, an because of the number of players participating, variation is also higher than a cash game.

In Tournaments, the pressure of the blinds together with our stack in relation to that of the rival, "forces" us to play in one way or another, while in cash we do not have that pressure and the hands are independent of each other.

In my simple opinion, these are two very different ways of relating to poker. What I notice about both cash and mtt is that they both have their variances but mtt are long-term games with more regular players and with less bets with marginal cards. Before playing a hand or calling, the player will think twice before wanting to throw his tournament away. So there is extra security in mtt. In cash, players are crazy about money and forget about the game and focus only on the money, so they play with any hand and pay knowing they are losing to see if they win on the river.