Cash versus Tournaments

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:52 am

Used to play cash only but have had more success in tournament play (or possibly on a hot streak). Won a 83 seater tournament, a 24 seater S&G and three 10 seater's in the last seven days. $1100 profit this month.

What do you play ??????

Is anyone up for a Fruitchat tournament ???

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:02 am

We tried to have a couple recently, but both time the turnout was absolutely gash.... 4 in total.

Perhaps if we all just arranged to join a bigger tourney at the same time?

D4nBO · Post by **D4nBO** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:42 am

Tournaments for me................

Different style of play to cash games. Plus I have been busted a few times for $00's of dollars a hand in cash games. At least with a tournament you can only lose x amount of money (unless its a rebuy)

What site you play on ??

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:27 am

I'm on Betfair, Party Poker and Deadbrokes.

D4nBO · Post by **D4nBO** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:36 am

which one you play on most i have party poker account under userid of funnily enough d4nbo whats your alias ??

ob · Post by ob » Tue May 22, 2007 1:31 pm

cash for me, although it takes some getting used to... I'm on stars

bigv038 · Post by **bigv038** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:27 pm

cash mainly for me also and tournaments now and again. play on ladbrokes mainly.

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:21 am

Played three sit and go's yeesterday. Two bubbles and a third lol.

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:38 am

there's definitely a 'method' to stts.

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:28 am

Pete have you read many poker tomes ? I've heard Dan Harrington's is very good.

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:52 am

every poker player HAS to read Harrington. He advocates tight solid tournament strategy. even if you prefer to play loose aggressive poker you have to read it to undertand the way the majority of your opponents are playing.

I also highly recommend "the psychology of poker" by Alan Schoonmaker. not a poker strategy book but it completely changed my outlook on poker. makes you look at your opponents and understand how they play and more importantly, why they play that way. when you understand your opponents motivation for playing it changes how you read their actions in a game.

maverick69 · Post by **maverick69** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:07 am

The best poker book out there is super systems, the guy is a complete legend Doyle Bruson what a guy, i learnt how to play from him

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:08 pm

I read Super system about half a dozen times. the style in the book matched 1970's cash games, NOT modern tournament strategy.

Still worth a read but you can't base your game on it anymore. Doyle is a legend but he doesn't play like that anymore.