Poker discussion

Cash Games or Tournaments—which one do you enjoy more, and why

Cash games

I like both but cash games allow you to run up quicker IMO…but you can get a larger lump sum from tourneys.

I once stacked a guy three times in one cash session within 20 minutes, but he just kept rebuying like it was poccket change.

I actually prefer tournaments for the satisfaction of outlasting a hundred people, like the tiime I final tabled a small Sunday event with a stack that was down to three big blinds at one point.

fold early in tourneys if blinds small, saved me so much

Cash games just feel more like pure gambling to me tbh

Cash is less of a gamble if you manage your bankroll properly.

For cash games I set a strict loss limit per session and literaly close the client once I hit it, no exceptions. Stopped me from chasing losses so many times especially when tilting after a bad beat.

Honestly I’m a cash game junkei all the way, nothing beats the rush of stacking someone for 200 big blinds on a random Tuesday night with just a well timed river bluff. Tourneys feel too slow for me, like waiting an hour just to shove with ace jack and hope for the best.

One thing that helped me a lot was forcing myself to take a short walk after busting a tournament, even just 5 minutes resets my brain. Sitting there fuming and instantly regging another one always leads to donk plays.