I'm fairly new, been playing about a year. I've discovered that I can do well in tournaments, usually cashing in $3 to $6 tourneys, but I really suck at cash games. What do you suppose is my issue?

Thank you for your input

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Maybe you play more volume of hands in ring game because its live money on the line and you want to make your buck. In tournaments, the cash isnt until youre ITM.. easier to play conservative..

Tournaments and cash games require a few certain different skill sets. Tournaments require you to understand game flow and pick spots to constantly be stealing. It gets to the point where it's more of a preflop game because stacks are so small relative to blinds.

Cash game requires you to play more streets because you won't often be 20bb deep unless you choose to be.

Originally Posted by breathoflife89

Tournaments and cash games require a few certain different skill sets. Tournaments require you to understand game flow and pick spots to constantly be stealing. It gets to the point where it's more of a preflop game because stacks are so small relative to blinds.

Cash game requires you to play more streets because you won't often be 20bb deep unless you choose to be.

That, and the fact that when playing in tournaments you may be "in the mode"

Generally cash games require a lot more postflop skill to be a winner. Tournament players have a harder time switching to cash than the other way around because when a cash player switches to tournaments, he's already better at out-playing a majority of the field postflop at the beginning when stacks are deep.

I suggest you stay playing something like sng's or cash games and learn it is better to learn one thing and be good at it because both require a different set of skills

Cash games are much harder in general. Tourneys are full of people trying to get lucky because they know they can win. But cash games are much tougher and usually have a much great volume of regs.

apart from having a bit of a different dynamic of play, tournaments especially freerolls will have players which try to get easy money (amatures)..

Because cash is harder OP. The nice thing about cash is though, if you get sucked out on you didn't just waste the last 6 hours of winning stacks.

Skill and bankroll. If you want to win in ring/cash games, then check out Sustainable Wins in 1/2 No Limit. It has done wonders for my game! Much safer and profitable approach to the game.