[Ray Of Light]

Who would most like to see short-handed tables available - the house, or the players?

The house likes them more, when you consider that half of players like shorthanded whilst the other half prefer full ring games. Then again, demand and supply. There must have been a demand for more shorthanded tables.

What types of players prefer them?

Players who know how to play heads up postflop. Players who are able to glean reads on their opponents, players who play fewer tables (4 or less).

What playing styles do these tables reward, punish?

It rewards those who can change their style, from hand to hand, according to what player they are in the hand with. It rewards players who are able to make marginal decisions.

It positively punishes passive styles, simply because the game is a LOT more aggressive shorthanded.


Personally, I prefer whichever game has more fish in it. Shorthanded isn't a difficult game to learn, at the lower limits, but it is a game that requires you to focus more during the hands that you aren't playing.