I'm a solid SnG player. I've played enough of these and followed my results long enough to know that I can beat the low stakes SnG game.

Recently, I've decided to milk deposit bonuses from the various poker sites. This, of course, requires one to play ring games to clear the deposit bonuses.

I've come to the conclusion that my ring game really, really, really stinks.

I'm not sure if anybody on this forum could possibly have this large a difference between their ring game/SnG skill levels. In theory, a good poker player should be a good poker player in either format.

Here's a list of my suspected ring game flaws:

1.) A tendency towards LAggy play the longer I sit at the table folding 74o over and over. This is fine in SnG play as the table gets shorthanded and the action gets forced. It's death at a ring table.

2.) Too many ill-advised bluffs. Bluffing/semi-bluffing works well when the action gets forced in a SnG and a bet basically puts an opponent to a descision to play a hand for all of their chips. It also works better against the weak/tight PokerSharks player base in general. It's death against loose/passive/calling stations that seem to populate many ring games at other sites.

3.) Too many loose calls. I don't know why I'm doing these. I don't do them in SnGs often at all. Maybe I'm looking for instant gratification? Win a pot at a ring table and it's instant +$$. Win a pot in a tourney and it's just one step closer to the goal of placing in the money. Myabe I'm more patient in SnGs.

Anybody else have these troubles with ring vs. SnGs? Were you able to overcome it with time?