the reason why you play small ball in tournaments is bc if you lose your stack you are out, so you want to avoid marginal situations for large amounts of chips. in cash games you can reload at any time so if you can get your whole stack in as a 51% favorite you should do it everytime (in a vaccuum, obviously there are situations where you prob don't want to push razor thin edges i.e. spewy opponents, limited bankroll, etc.)it is true that playing small ball in cash games would limit your losses but more importantly it would limit your wins. this isn't to say you shouldnt' incorporate small b