Quote Originally Posted by aislephive
Quote Originally Posted by Les_Worm
In cash games you really don't need to come into pots with marginal holdings since the blinds never go up. You can do this as your postflop skills develop but I would recommend against it just starting out. Here are 4 quick tips to improve your cash games play when you are just starting out:

1. Always play within your bankroll.
2. Play tight
3. Don't Bluff
4. Don't slowplay
I'll play a marginal holding in position any day as the aggressor, but I agree that you should never force things. If you go card dead that doesn't mean you should raise KJ from EP.

In regards to your quick tips:

1. Very true.
2. At a full table (especially the micro limits) always come into the pot with good values.
3. Bluffing is generally -EV when you leave yourself drawing dead, but semi-bluffing is still a profitable play at any limit, just don't get married to your draw when the other guy comes over the top.
4. Slowplaying is okay when there are few draws on the board and you know the other players will do the betting for you. I'd be hesitant to check-raise in a multiway pot though, players get scared off, therefore I'll normally just bet out my made hands.

The most important thing is to avoid tilt, I have done much better at this than before, and it's saving me money. If you suffer a bad beat then take a break, the games will still be there.
All my tips are geared toward someone just starting out playing cash that hasn't developed the necessary post flop skills yet.