I'm just a beginner and I love playing tournaments. I like the fact that tournaments basically "level the playing field" where you never know what anyone's BR is at a cash table. A friend of mine said the only difference between the two, is that in cash games the blinds never go up. So he said, just sit there and play the same way you do in tournament, but without the added pressure of having to make plays as the blinds go up. Patience he said is the key.