good at tournements-bad at ring game

Good advice. I'll keep that in mind the next time I play.

[crazyfish3r]

gn2056 wrote:

whatever u do do not listen to dreillys advice, the one thing u always always always need is patience, it sounds like dreilly is looking to steal blinds quickly at ring games, probably leaves with nothing half the time. You really want a ton of patience at ring games, and i used to suck at em but now i prefer them to tourneys sometimes. The advantage u have at ring games is thet u arent going to be moved to another tables, and also people are playing for real money so it effects every player differently. Pay close attention to how they play, make extra note on how they react to reraises and if they try to steal every pot. Play tight if the tables loose, and more aggressive if the table is tight. Try and see cheap flops with small pairs and suited aces but dont chase big bets if you miss, but these will be the huge payouts if played properly.

I agree with the most things gn2056 have said in this post. U will never get transfered that means u can study ur opponents close up and u can and should set a little note if u see a pathern in his play and use it as good as u can. Stay focus with the cards that u hit good and play em strong, many players call with second best pair in cash games (anyway in the lower lvls)

U got to adept to the cash game and be patience to the game. i play like 5 7 sometimes beacuse if u hit we say str8 u have a very good chance to get alot of cash beacuse no one can ever set u there, but ofc u should prefer to play premium hands.

One thing that is a big diffrent to cashgames vs tournament is ofc the BLINDS. They never go up in cash games witch means that many players limp in with shit hands so be aware of that. in tournament u often wait to get a premium hand before u do anything at all depending on the blinds ofc.

cya at the tables // hannes

[dreilly]

gn2056 wrote:

whatever u do do not listen to dreillys advice, the one thing u always always always need is patience, it sounds like dreilly is looking to steal blinds quickly at ring games, probably leaves with nothing half the time.

everyones suddenly great at poker and knows what they're doing, dont over rate yourself. Care to take me on in a ring game see who comes out on top? dreilly hardly ever goes broke in a ring game.. i can only think of one time i ever have and i have a good memory

2/1 i leave after 100 hands with more money than i started with.... any takers?

Sounds like he's calling someone out.

I might take you up on that someday, but with the current losing streak I'm on right now I'll let someone else step up to the plate.

dreilly wrote:

2/1 i leave after 100 hands with more money than i started with.... any takers?

Right now I only have money on the i network. poker770 specifically, but I'll take you up on HU. My offer is .10 .25 each with a max buyin and playing until 1 of us is broke with no reloads. I'll also take the 2:1 odds for a $20 bet. counter offers welcome.



-Pyro

[dreilly]

I'll take that challenge, just let me get sorted, im moving house this week and as soon as my connection is up again ill play ya. Ill pm ya let ya know....

sounds good

I prefer tourneys too, probably due to not playing as much in ring games.

All the points made here are good....especially the opportunity to gather information on players and that patience and discipline is key. There lies my problem sometimes I think :?

One big difference that stands out to me is the fear of being knocked out comes into a tournament and not so much in a ring game, lose your chips and you're gone with nothing in a tournament against simply reloading in a ring game ? The increasing blinds add to this in a tournament but aren't a factor in ring games where you won't be blinded out and can therefore afford to be patient and study opponents play.
Aggressive play works better in tournaments where fear of going out before the bubble is a big factor for example?

Leave while you're ahead and don't give it back .....man is that ever good advice.
If Carlsberg gave poker advice.....:P

Tim

[callingcowboy]

I get same problem dood it sux waiting for tourneys!!

[jedimoose]

Alot of people have this problem. Try playing a level or two below what you think you should be playing. Watch the table you are gonna play at for a while before you sit down. Youll get to see whos pushing, passive etc. Some people will chase to the river every time, get to know them, they are playing all connected, and suited cards, and probably most 1 gappers. If the board represents a flush draw, or a straight draw, theres a good chance the fishies hit it, so dont overbet your pair, two pair, or trips. This is especially the case in limit. If its no limit go ahead and be a bit more aggresive betting with these hands, youll even get some fish to drop with a nice size bet.