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I would say play some $1 or $2 buyins . If your playing at FT they pay some good money and usually have like 250 entries and they pay like the top 26. I attached a screenshot of one to give you an idea.
The last time I deposited I went right to the ring tables and got burnt with some good hands and didn't do to well. So I didn't play like I usually do and that is the SNG's to get things going.
Edited by crazyhorse99 (18 February 2011 @ 19:38 GMT)
Posted by crazyhorse99: I would say play some small 8 seat SNG buyins like $1 or $2.
Mmmm...The question was about cash games, man, wasn't it?
p0ck3tr0ck3ts, if you can afford, skip NL2 and NL 5. Play only BSS on full-ring table. Play tight. Don't bluff until you get at least to NL 100. Don't play aggressive poker. Aggressive players have no respect at cash tables and are main suppliers of money.
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good advice, tight passive, bide yer time n pounce when a) you have reasonable cards and b) when yer gut tells you u have an agvantage over your opposition...
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That may be good advice for people that afford that kind of play but if he isn't doing well with what he attempted so far I doubt playing BSS Rings at the stakes your saying he can do. And it isn't always true that aggressive players are main suppliers of money if that was the case Isildur would never have made online poker history. The way you play depends a lot on your BR whether you be aggressive or bluff and naturally your cards.
I'm just giving him another way of trying to win money the small MTT buyins or the SNG's and they are the best way to build your BR if you don't have a lot of cash to deposit that's my opinion
Edited by crazyhorse99 (18 February 2011 @ 21:56 GMT)
Posted by crazyhorse99: That may be good advice for people that afford that kind of play but if he isn't doing well with what he attempted so far I doubt playing BSS Rings at the stakes your saying he can do.
Well, I specified in my post "if you can afford". If not, try same tactics on NL2 or NL5
Posted by crazyhorse99: And it isn't always true that aggressive players are main suppliers of money if that was the case Isildur would never have made online history.
I was talking about micro and low limits. On higher limits it is the opposite: aggression is everything. Isildur is a bad example. He has made the history of online poker. That's true. But he is one of the biggest losers out there. He is down several mln.
Posted by crazyhorse99: I'm just giving him another way of trying to win money the small MTT buyins or the SNG's and they are the best way to build your BR if you don't have a lot of cash to deposit that's my opinion
The topic starter asked specific question: what is the best way to play online cash games? And your post doesn't seem to answer it in any way. Not trying to pick on you, man. Just trying to be to the point.
Edited by schmoyster (18 February 2011 @ 22:02 GMT)
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As you know pOck3 I'm not very experienced, but I haven't played in any more then the $1 games and freerolls like Crazyhorse stated. I'm still trying to place top 10 in either.
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Looseness should be proportional to your skill. When you're very good and recognise marginal situations or when you know you're surely beat, you afford to play loose but as a beginner you should stick to a tight range of hands.
The decisions you have to make are proportional to the size of your stack so the smaller it is less decisions are involved, that's why you should start out with a short (20BB) or a medium stack(35-40BB) to reduce decisions to one or two streets (flop and turn) instead of three.
I'm not sure what tight-passive (advised above) means. Are they the ones only playing premium hands with 8/7 vpip/pfr ? I call them nits and most I've seen aren't winning players. You should opt for a more looser range, at least 14 voluntarily put money in the pot/10 pre-flop raise and blind stealing should be part of your game.
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You need to find out if your a cash player or SNG/MTT player. Playing ABC poker can take you very deep in low buyin tournaments and i won several freerolls with ABC poker. This is also good on cashgame, its not the most profitable but since you dont risk to much and you dont take to much. I myself play ABC poker (Tight/passive Tight/aggresive, depends on opponent) on microlimit. I join with $1 and play only small pots preflop and wait for opponent to make a wrong move on the flop. If i have KK, AA or AK i can put all in preflop in case its a very aggresive table and knowing someone will call me with almost any hand. If not aggresive i just raise the normal. But all other hands that i play, i always limp on them. A suited connector is good to limp also if many players preflop limp. When i reach $1.50 i join a new table and do the same thing. Mostly been profitable. Not big money, but it suits your bankroll.
Btw, dont try and bluff in micro limit's unless you have a really good read on a player, but then i guess we are beyond the ABC poker. As getting better and better you can tweak your own style as you find profitable
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cash games u must choose limit if u ll choose low limits or micro u must play tight agressive style if limits was bigger u must play clever game so u must choose your limits and play then only them and improve your skill off poker i love to play 0.25/0.50 limits in cash games and play not very agressive also love the same limits hu there i ll play quite agressive style good luck all
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Isildur may have lost his money and I agree but he had more come through his BR then you ever see in your entire life. I'm not an Isildur fan but I'm saying players win being aggressive also this is a fact. And Isildur went broke I have to give him credit the kid is back playing high stakes and got signed by the biggest online poker site to be on their team so he's doing something right just ashame he didn't put some of that money in the bank and he be set for life. And cash games just doesn't mean just playing the ring tables. Anything you pay cash for is a cash game. I didn't see him ask how can I do better on the ring tables so I made another suggestion that's all I'm not debating this anymore. Peace,
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I assume the 1$ buyin they are talking about reffers to rush poker but filltilt isn't the only site in the world and rush poker isn't the only type of cash poker
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Posted by p0ck3tr0ck3t: hi. what is the best way to play online cash games? every time iv attempted i just carnt seem 2 get anywhere.
any advice would be helpful
p0ck3tr0ck3ts19
the best strategy in cash game poker is quiet easy..... leave the table with mor money than you joined with. That is really cool... But finally: i like playing shortstacked cg !
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I would suggest SNG or MTT because they have lower variance and you can build your bankroll with this strategy. But playing ringgames is very risky to beginners.
Posted by crazyhorse99: Isildur had more come through his BR then you ever see in your entire life.
Posted by crazyhorse99: And Isildur went broke
Those are definitely not my objectives. Paradoxically, if you take just naked facts, I am far more successful (note that I don't say better) player than Isildur. I have a very small bankroll, but I am a winning player on all sites where I play. Isildur lost all his money, owes astronomical amount in taxes, and plays currently only for backers' money. What makes him good?
