Playing the button/cutoff position in cash games

Playing the button/cutoff position in cash games is something that every good cash game player will do with his poker bonus money, and do with consistency. When you are playing a cash game and the table folds around to you the pot should be opened to three big blinds with anything you feel can hit the flop or make a hand. This range will vary depending on the player, but should be any two cards above an 8 or a suited king or queen. The reason to open a wide range is because you will get folds from hands that are better than yours and collect money with the worst hand. The key to making progressions through limits is by picking up pots without having the nuts or made hands. When you can pick up pots without a showdown and collect the money in the pot you are playing well from your button.

Playing the button in cash games is different than tournaments because in tournaments the blinds will increase. In a cash game the blinds will never increase, but, rather stay the same. When the blinds are stagnant as they are in a cash game you can see yourself winning them more often because players at the table with you are grinding it out, and waiting for big cards. If you can play small cards against their big cards it is almost impossible to read. If a small board comes out and you hit a big flop you can get paid off by an over pair more times than not. If you are playing aggressively from your button and picking up hands you can stack your opponents at a faster rate, and win more hands throughout the course of an hour or two long session. When you are making hands and playing aggressively you will get paid off almost every time by hands that is as bad as middle pair or top pair without a kicker.

Running over the blinds is something that every good cash player can do and do with ease. If you are collecting the blinds on a consistent basis or taking pots down on the flop without hands you will be having a higher win rate and hourly ROI. If you are dominating a table and playing effectively you can’t get complacent because eventually they will wake up with a hand, and put you to a decision. You want to lose the least and be able to get away from your hand in this situation. You can get attached to hands like middle pair or weak draws when a big raise is put in. this can cause you to lose your profit from the whole session and kill your bankroll. You can play loose and still play passive when you need to. You have to change gears effectively to be a good or great cash player. If the table adjusts to you then you should be adjusting to them. If they don’t adjust to your plays then keep doing what works and playing the button.