I will never play at a 9-max only site. Why not 10 players? I don't know. But I know that there are a lot of good sites with normal 10-max tables out there, and I want to play full handed games, i.e. 8-10 players, and if it's 9-max, it's sooooo much easier to fall down to 7 or 6 active players. Why would I willingly put myself in a situation like that? When I don't have to? Some people like playing shorthanded, and they have the 5-max tables at most sites now, but who prefers to play "semi-shorthanded" (6-7 players)? I have never heard anyone state that they do. For those who do, I recommend PokerStars and UltimateBet, for those who does not, I say, stay away!