change in Hand selection?

[Reel Deal]

My preflop hand selection during a tournament is very dependant on a number of things like my stack size, the blind level, who's yet to act behind me (ie, is the chip leader to my left), are we getting close to being ITM, are we already ITM, etc. I think all of those things have to be considered when deciding on your preflop play during a tournament.

In a cash game you really don't have to consider any of those things, so I have much more of a set pattern for preflop hand selection at a cash table.

So, to answer your question, yes I think you should definitely have a different preflop hand selection strategy in a tourney as opposed to a cash table. I think the single biggest reason for this is that in a tournament your decision could mean you're risking your tournament life, whereas in a cash game if you go broke on a hand you can simply reload.