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Poker Texas Holdem Strategies
Tournament Games VS Cash Games
Is there really a face off between tournament games and cash games, or does it really depend on your style and preference of the game and speed? We decided to a comparison of the two in hopes of just trying to see if we can decide which one we preferred' not sure if a conclusion was made, but either way good FYI's have been provided on both games.
Tournament Games
Once you decide to buy in and sit, that's it there no turning back, you're assigned a table, handed the same amount of chips as everyone else, which is a fair bargain' From that moment on - it's all about making the best of the hand dealt and hopes of your opponents making the first mistake.
Disadvantage of Tournament, you must finish in the top positions or first in order to see a real profit, so the game is all about surviving.
Cash games
Quite the opposite. You can jump into a game at any time, so you get to scout the table you wish to play on and simply join. Once you are on you're not obligated to sit all the way through, you can take a timeout whenever you feel like it. If you don't like what you see, or if you feel you've already peaked, you may leave at any time. 
And if you loose all your chips, you can always visit the cashier and reverse the curse.
At this point, cash games sound pretty good right? We thought the same until we ran a few numbers;
Topping a tournament is extremely profitable, first place typically gets to keep 25% of all the buy-ins, the second place 15%, and the third a nice 10%.
For example, a tournament with a $20 buy-in and 500 participants will pay the first place $2,500, the second $1,500, and the third $1,000. That's a great return on your investment, and the best way to turn online poker skills into fast money.
Big cash tables can also be profitable, but big hand involving many others will not pay as high as a tournament, so you your skills must really come into play in a multi hand involvement.
So which one game wins? We still don't know, but what we do know now, is for a quick buck Cash Games, for Bigger profit take our chance at Tournament.
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