first time poster, long time reader.

I don't get it. I suck the asshairs in cash games, but place ITM in at least 1/3 of the sngs I play and place ITM in MTTs as well.

my friends say just play solid poker and you'll come out a winner, so I do but I get raised like 5 bucks when I hold TPTK or TP decent kicker. I get big bets called preflop with A rag all the time. I'd like to say I'm TAG, but should I try switchin to LAGG? or maybe start the sessionn with LAGG then TAGG?

also when I used to play cash, I would buy in half the max buy in, I play 50NL or 25NL. I know its better to buy in the max, but I think its cause I don't have much confidence in cash games.

I also have the same problem in live cash 100NL cash games at casinos. howdo improve my game??? I would get my roll up to 500 from 50 in like a week or two playin sngs and lose 100 in 2 sessinos playin cash. help!