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Royal9012
Rock Star
Silver Level
I don t change my style, but in cash game i play more responsible!
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Canwai
Visionary
Silver Level
I play too. But I have noticed that playing the same way in different types of games only increases the speed of how you win and lose chips in certain tournaments, because the variance always changes from one to the other.
57noona
Legend
Bronze Level
They are two different types of games in themselves. In cash games the blinds stay the same the whole time and in a Tournament blinds increase so you just can't wait all day for a good starting hand or the blinds will eat you up. You have to learn to pick your spots in a Tournament. In cash games you can wait for a good starting hand before entering into a pot. So to sum up yes I change styles for cash games and Tournaments.
Claudiunm
Legend
Platinum Level
You can't play the same way.
Basically you have to have a style of play that suits each situation:
1- Cash games - play tight
2- CardsChat paid ST and tournaments and freerolls - Light tight
3- Shooting-style freerolls with 3000, 5000 player courses (ah ... 888Poker) - Take more chances in the beginning. There is no point in spending 2 hours in a freeroll to earn 28 cents. If you survive the shootout with a considerable stack, play tight. If the pot is small All-in or fold.
4- PLO. - Seeing the flop whenever possible and not thinking that two pair is a strong hand.
Each of the 3 needs a different style of play.
Basically you have to have a style of play that suits each situation:
1- Cash games - play tight
2- CardsChat paid ST and tournaments and freerolls - Light tight
3- Shooting-style freerolls with 3000, 5000 player courses (ah ... 888Poker) - Take more chances in the beginning. There is no point in spending 2 hours in a freeroll to earn 28 cents. If you survive the shootout with a considerable stack, play tight. If the pot is small All-in or fold.
4- PLO. - Seeing the flop whenever possible and not thinking that two pair is a strong hand.
Each of the 3 needs a different style of play.
7thseal
Rock Star
Silver Level
I admit I play different on cash games than with tourneys. I read that most people play more conservative with cash games. I guess I am the exception, because I figure in a cash game you can always rebuy where as a tourney you generally have a certain amount of chips in play. This strategy changes when the tourney has re-buys and such, but at the end of a tourney I tend to play tighter ,than in pure cash scenarios. I also factor in the cost of a tourney as well. A $109 buy-in is treated a bit different than a freeroll. It also depends on how deep my bankroll is at the time. Bottom line my goal isn't always to win, but place high as my stack will allow. Sometimes I even will sit out a few hand just to secure a higher ending position.
IntenseHeat
Legend
Bronze Level
I change my style of from time to time. I might start off playing a certain way. Then, as others become accustomed to they way I'm playing, I might change my style. I might start off playing tight and aggressive, betting out when I have it and folding when I don't. It's very straight forward and predictable, if my opponents are paying attention. Yet it is remarkably effective, at least for while. As soon as I think that they are starting to realize how predictable I am, I start trapping, check/raising and bluffing. Or I might do it the other way around.
Adi8877
Visionary
Silver Level
Syltan
Legend
Bronze Level
All forms of poker have their own nuances of the game, and if you do not take them into account, you will win less or lose more. There is no one-size-fits-all style of play; you don't have to play all forms of poker at the same time.
Pokerpoet2
Legend
Loyaler
A good player will change playing style's throughout a game simply because you don't always have the winning hand. It is like the song "You got to know when to hold-em, Know when to fold-em" (The Gambler).
You have to adjust to other players being seated at your table, in a large tourney, and you also need to slow down when you are moved to another table, so you can get some information on all the players already seated.
If you play too aggressive on a new table or against a new player you can soon lose a lot of chips, if he or they decide to be more aggressive player's,
The skill comes from practice, and the perception of the other players around you. Knowing when to slow down, or step on the gas is all dependent on position and chip power.
Poker is likened to chess, and in a way it is, because you always have to think about what you are going to do on the River even before the Flop is dealt. Being three steps ahead of your competition. is key to winning in both games.
When the fun Stops, STOP!
You have to adjust to other players being seated at your table, in a large tourney, and you also need to slow down when you are moved to another table, so you can get some information on all the players already seated.
If you play too aggressive on a new table or against a new player you can soon lose a lot of chips, if he or they decide to be more aggressive player's,
The skill comes from practice, and the perception of the other players around you. Knowing when to slow down, or step on the gas is all dependent on position and chip power.
Poker is likened to chess, and in a way it is, because you always have to think about what you are going to do on the River even before the Flop is dealt. Being three steps ahead of your competition. is key to winning in both games.
When the fun Stops, STOP!