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Message: [QUOTE="xOneCoolHandx, post: 5134367, member: 143461"] It really is two different games. Yes, the rules are the same but there are much different strategies. There are also a lot more different playing styles in a tournament than in cash games, or maybe it seems that way because with the frequent knockouts and table changes, you encounter more people. This is also a major difference. In cash games, you can sit and analyze a player hand after hand after hand until you have a solid read on them. In a tournament, you are usually working with less information because of the aforementioned factors. Another big difference is that in cash games, you have the luxury to sit and wait for good starting hands. Your not as concerned with defending your blinds, ect. because you don't fear the rising blinds and antes. In tournament poker you don't have that luxury. You have to stay ahead of the rising blinds and antes or your stack will evaporate. Another mark of successful tournament players is the ability to change gears. You don't see this a lot in cash games. You do see some creative plays and people going on heaters in both, but this skill is really essential if you want to be more competitive in tournament play and it is a skill not often found in cash games. I play both and I am much more successful in tournaments. I only play one or two a day but I make deep runs in most, cash frequently and make four or five final tables a week. In cash games, I too usually double up when I play, but that's when I usually get out. Cash games seems more mathematical while tournaments seem to be more of an art (while also applying math principals..the two are actually also similarly related). If you want to be more successful at tournaments then you need to play more and develop your own rhythm for that type of game. You cannot approach it the same as a cash game. You also must realize that different levels of tournaments are like different levels of cash games...they all have certain types of players they attract. You wouldn't expect to see a $1/$2 player suddenly at a $25/$50 game just like you wouldn't expect to see a freeroll player in a $25 buyin (unless he won a seat). Develop at the level you are comfortable with. Best of luck. [/QUOTE]

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