cash VS tournament : the difference.

[Rafonavator]

i like most the tournaments o sit and go, cash game is a bit boring

[pikeboy412]

prefer tournaments and sit and gos...easier to control your bankroll////

[Detroitjunky]

Now on the flip side if you only win 2 out of every 50 hands in a tournament - unless they are double ups each hand then you will bust out VERY EARLY! This is the main reason cash and tourneys are different - you have to win more hands (or very big pots) in a tourney making your reads on your opponents more important, position more important, moves more important, and terms like EV and GAP CONCEPT very important - learn those terms - and another important item in tourneys is that unlike in cash - if you bust you are out and can not return making outdraws very damaging.

[Detroitjunky]

all in all i think cash games are easier to play because you can let your hands to the work for you - and as you get to be a better player and understand your opponents you can begin to up your BBPH rate and really make some money. They are slightly more boring than tourneys but winning money should never be boring - and if you want more fun realize that will will probably end up paying for it in the end - my advice is to play cash games to fund your tourneys - (on BCP) if you have $10 - play .01/.02 until you get to 11.65 - then use that 1.65 to play in a sng, if you cash in it play more sngs until you have enough to play in a bigger sng or mtt tourney- if you dont go back to cash and make another 1.65 and start over. this way you can control your bankroll more efficiently and will be on your way to making some big bucks

[Detroitjunky]

now with this there is the idea that no one seems to discuss on this site is how the game changes as your games go up in price - game play in both cash and tourneys changes dramatically as you go up in levels (from .01/.02 to .1/.2 is even a big change in style of play) - a good idea is to play .01/.02 and watch .02/.05 and .05/.1 games to learn how the style is different and what to expect when you get there - same with sngs - watch a few higher priced ones every now and then and see what is different - dont just think that if u are crushing one level you can immediately go and crush the next level up - you will most likely be wrong

[slideezez]

i like both but i leak a ton of money in cash due to over-aggression and not using my table image to my advantage