Mondays, always fun…..right? To give you a reason to cruise the internet for at least five more minutes before you start work, here are some more questions from our readers:

Question #1

Hey Rock,

I play on FTP on a regular basis. I watch you in the big game frequently. Who, in your opinion are the top 5-7 toughest opponents you play the big NL cash games with?

Thanks,

Sean

Answer

Toughest 5 players I play on Full Tilt that play there regularly..

-sbrugby
-ozzy87
-john dagostino
-krisqueen
-durrr

John Juanda is also pretty good, and prahlad and taylor are good but dont play
tilt often.

GL
Scott

Question #2

Rock,

I’ve had great success playing nlhe tournaments both live and online. I am consistently in or near the money in fields ranging from 40 to 500, but in cash games I’m very inconsistent, especially lately. This has been bothering me and i have been racking my brain for about a month trying to analyze what i do differently. The only explanations i can think of would
be the fact that i have alot more experience playing tournament style poker, or i might be playing too loose/agressive in cash games. Any thoughts? Do you see this alot? Any tips on how to translate my success in tournaments to ring games???

GL in the rest of the ME,
Kurt

Answer

Kurt,

Are you playing 9 max cash games? If so you have to tighten up a bit when its cash and theres alot of players. That being said, if you think you are too loose, I would try the 6 max games. 6 max is my favorite type for a few reasons. The action is speeded up with not so many players making decisions. You are forced into more pots and thus get more experience quicker than you would with 9 max. Tourneys are a completely different skill set. Some players (Chris Ferguson, Gavin Smith, etc) are very good tourney players yet hardly play any cash. Cash is a harder game than tournaments, however, as your decisions are always open. In tourneys, there are points when there is only one or two decisions you can make. In a cash game you can play any hand any way you want, so there is a little more weight on ur decision process. I’d try 6 max and lower limit cash at start and work up using ur tourney success as a bankroll.

GL
Scott

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