my problem

[BrianSwa]

ok here is my problem, well one of them


im a terrible cash game player, no control at all.
im a great sit and go and torney player.


so why do I keep sitting at cash tables? im a moron yes.

today I started day with $62 and built that up to about $85 then my stupid ass sat at $25 NL and .50/1.00 limit and 1/2 limit. DUMB. well i stoped at about $35, and decided to fire up 4x $5 sit and gos and keep $10 for tornies later on.

ok so i busted in 1st one then took 3rd, 1st, 1st in that order. Back to $62 but why cant I just stick with what im good at. Anyone else have a real weakness for cash games like i do.

[johnp158]

I'm SORT OF the opposite.

I consistently do well at cash games but have yet to prove to myself that I'm a good tournament player. But wouldn't go so far as to say I'm bad. Since I'm sure I'm overall in the black for tournaments. And probably was before the 3rd place last night in the $22 180. But I would definitely say at this point that I lose potential earnings playing in tournaments rather than cash games.

[PShabi]

This brings up to mind a short conversation Mayhem and I had last week.

He was commenting on playing 6-max limit. It went something to the effect of, "I'm doing well in 6-max, but I really struggle and lose a lot of chips when the table gets down to 4-handed or less."

I told Mayhem I had been having the same problem when it got 4-handed. My suggestion to him was:

LEAVE THE TABLE WHEN IT GETS 4-HANDED!

I used to be stubborn and try to battle for pride in these situations. Or, I'd stay at a table that wasn't profittable because, damnit they have my $100 and I want MY MONEY back. Nevermind that I could go to another table and pick up $200.

When I finally got my head out of my ass, I realized: Don't be too proud.

If I'm not in a profitable situation, I leave it. I'm not too stubborn to think I have to be great at everything. I don't let my pride get in the way of making good decisions and I have no problem saying, "I can't win here under these circumstances."

With that said, I'm not advocating curling up into a shell and not trying to imrpove or try new things. But I am saying that you have to look at yourself, and your game while analyzing things honestly.

[BlibbityBlabbity]

My advice would be top figure out what you are doing differntly at the cash games vs NL tourneys.

To say you should just not play them because you lose money when you do is only one part of it. If there is a reason, then you can find out what it is and decide if it is something you can fix.

Would it not be better to be a good tourney AND cash game player at some point instead of being good at tourneys and sheltering yourself from the cash games?

[studiopet]

That is the biggest benefit of playing online IMHO.

[BrianSwa]

I know exactly what it is, im scared.

see when im in a cash game the money is there to be lost, when im in sit and go or torney money is spent. In torney & sit and go the money is spent and I can calm down not worry and play my game. I know its all mental but its hard to get over.

[Gaether2]

I tend to go to the cash games over the smaller tournies because I like the CHANCE to win alot of money, over the chance to beat out 8 other guys in a 5$ buy in and win 20$. Thats me personally. I like to have the chance to win a huge pot oncee an hour or so and stay around even the rest of the hour. Gain 40-50$, not a bad job. Unfortunatly thats not how it works all the time, however sometimes you lose your shorts and sometimes you win 3-4 of those 50$ pots.

Just a random thought from Tom.

[BlibbityBlabbity]

I would give you the same advice as I did to "jimmynemo" the other week.

If you are confident you are making the correct play given the situation then you should not worry so much about how much money is at stake. If you are making bad plays that cost you a lot of money when you are sitting in a cash game that ONLY cost you the buyin in a tourney, then that should be the focus of your concern. Try to identify/fix the hole in your play and you will be less concerned about "losing" money. If you are making the right play you will make money in the long run.

[BrianSwa]

no pressure!