Switching gears: tourny to ring game |
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Posted Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:13 am GMT by bzman
So I have played a lot of live tournaments in my local area, very few ring games. I have had success in tournaments, but very little in ring games.
What do I do to switch up my game play in order to adjust to ring games? I play tournaments tight-aggressive. But I think I need to loosen up my preflop play and play more tsrating hands in ring games. Also I have heard postion mans a bit more in ring games, and to always play your draws cause you can always rebuy.
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Posted Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:46 am GMT by Dave B
Limit or NL?
Looser, maybe a bit, but not much.
Position is probably less important.
Draws-yes, dont be afraid to go broke if you are the favorite but behind in a ring game and have more cash. Also, concentrate a lot more on odds and pot odds. If you have odds to chase in a ring game, you need to. You dont worry about whether something will cost your 1/3 or 1/2 your chips, if you have the percentages, you need to hang in there.
Posted Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:48 am GMT by BeerWench13
| Quote: | | I play tournaments tight-aggressive. But I think I need to loosen up my preflop play and play more tsrating hands in ring games. |
Actually, the opposite is true if you're playing a full table. However, it all depends on your opponents. If you're playing loose/aggressive players mostly, you'll want to tighten up a bit and wait for the big hand to crack them. If you're sitting in a rock garden, then you'll want to loosen up and play a bit more aggressively to take down more pots. It all depends.
| Quote: | | Also I have heard postion mans a bit more in ring games |
This is true. If you're going to play more hands, do so in late position when you can get a better idea of what kind of hands your opponents hold. You also have more opportunities to steal from LP.
| Quote: | | , and to always play your draws cause you can always rebuy. |
If you just want to gamble, this is a fine theory. However, you have to figure your odds to decide whether or not your draws are worth calling off your money. Sometimes the odds are in your favor, other times, it'll cost more than you're likely to make if you do hit.
As with anything else in poker, it depends. If your standard comfort zone is tight/aggressive, stick with it. Just because you can rebuy doesn't mean you want to do so. Get your money in when you have the best hand. That's all you can do.
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