9 handed vs. 10 handed

Kenshin · #1 01-16-2004, 01:09 AM

Why does pokerstars carry 9 handed NL hold'em tables and 10 handed limit hold'em?

csuf_gambler · #2 01-16-2004, 01:51 AM

while we're on the subject, why are all victor chandler tables only 9 handed?

Cyndie · #3 01-16-2004, 02:10 AM

The rake at 9 ten handed tables is lower than 10 nine handed tables. There is also something for a less cluttered table with only 9 player spaces?

Take your pick.

JohnShaft · #4 01-16-2004, 02:24 AM

This is precisely what has stopped me playing there.
And I used to have an even bigger bugbear about playing 'shorthanded' than I do now.

csuf_gambler · #5 01-16-2004, 02:36 AM

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The rake at 9 ten handed tables is lower than 10 nine handed tables.

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why would they want less rake?

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There is also something for a less cluttered table with only 9 player spaces?

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huh? whazza whazza?

csuf_gambler · #6 01-16-2004, 02:38 AM

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This is precisely what has stopped me playing there.
And I used to have an even bigger bugbear about playing 'shorthanded' than I do now.

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whats such a big deal between 9 handed and 10 handed?

im thinking about whoring the 25%(100$) on victor chandler. their software seems solid.

JohnShaft · #7 01-16-2004, 03:15 AM

whats such a big deal between 9 handed and 10 handed?
We've sorta had this discussion on here in the past.
9 handed might not seem like much, but for someone who wants to play against as many opponents as possible (tight=right) it can make a difference. Maybe much of it is psychological (especially in the past).

You only need a couple of people sat out to turn the game into 7-handed, which is 200 times more like a shorthanded 6 person table than it is a 10-handed one. The effect is exponential.
I'd have to know the games were *more* profitable to play at a site that only had 9 seats.

JohnShaft · #8 01-16-2004, 03:16 AM

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The rake at 9 ten handed tables is lower than 10 nine handed tables.

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why would they want less rake?

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They wouldn't, which is why they use 9-handed tables, despite knowing that the vast majority prefer 10-handed.
That was Cyndies point.

Terry · #9 01-16-2004, 04:01 AM

The leather-asses like it because their AK holds up more often at 9 handed.

Cyndie · #10 01-16-2004, 04:15 AM

they don't ...9 ten handed tables...is LOWER...they have nine handed tables.

the screen is not as crowded...Absolute and Vic Chandler have 9 handed...it is a difference. There are fewer player spots at the table. Absolute has quite detailed player graphics and they are large, and refreshment tables too...Chandler has a very open table that is not cluttered.