Grateful for any advice on the difference in strategies.
Grateful for any advice on the difference in strategies.
Really a different beast, although SNG's should have built a basic understanding of the game. You should easily be able to play 4nl and beat it. Just slowly work your way up the cash game stakes, and learn and make adjustments along the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by filthyJ
Thank you!
Def start small and see how you do. The blinds stay the same and stack sizes are usually 50-100 bbs. I dont think theres any big strategy on transitioning. Its still poker and you have to adjust on players at the table are playing you.
Thanks!
One thing you will realize is that many tables are different. If you figure out another payers strategy (and are successful winning money from them) then tag them or write notes, so you can take more money. Find your own strategy and don't be afraid to lose some chips in order to gain some, because it is a quicker game... Best of all Goodluck! :)
Guys this is great, thank you. Here is a question:
How do you feel your play differs from a SNG knowing you can just buy in again?
In cash games, i just pick the BEST of the BEST of the BEST spots to play in. you literally have all day to sit and wait for premium hands.
playing them properly is something i'd have to be paid to teach tho
also if you are gonnna "gamble" rather than take control of the hand by raising make sure you are getting good odds
i think the biggest thing in cash games is to know when to get out when the cards get cold, same as tourneys and sngs but there is no end so just be patient and leave if ya have to
in cash ants dont go up so you have time for waitng premium hands end you have more romm for playing you have more bb
Cash games require you to be much more disciplined with your BR. Important to stay within your BR or you will be busto quickly
In SNGs the object is to place in the top 3. In a cash game the objective is to get your money into the pot with positive odds.
Important Tips for Cash Games
- Table selection
- Stack Sizes
- Implied Odds
- Table Dynamics
All of these things can be applied to SnG or MTT except table selection. This is one of the keys to success. You don't want to sit at a super tight table or a table full of sharks. The game will be incredibly difficult and without increasing blinds there is nothing to force action. Stack size is very important. It dictates your potential gains and coupled with implied odds is extremely important for profitability. For example if most of a table is short stacked, you can never play hands like small PP profitably because the pay out for your implied odds is too small. This can happen in tournaments, but in cash it goes back to table selection. Table dynamics is related to table selection like I mentioned in a tight table. Table dynamics tend to shift and flow a lot differently than a SnG/MTT. There is nothing forcing action so when there is action everyone takes notice. There will be a wait list for a table that is full of sharks looking to get in. Players will have more time to look at what you and others are doing. Players can tighten up without worrying about increasing blinds. It's all stuff you must pay attention to in order to stay profitable.
This is great...
don't build the pot unless you have more than a pair
You're gonna have to go by feeling more in cash games coz the advent of leaving whenever you want usually means ur gonna play the rest of your stack if you're down rather than leaving a "loser."