Multi-Tabling vs. Improving Your Game

[SeaEagle]

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Serious question: How many tables can you play at once and still improve your poker game?

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I would guess this varies from player to player.

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If 4 tables makes for a nice hourly rate, but prevents me from improving as much as I could, what should I do?

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This is something I do, but I don't know if it works for other people: I multitable just because I get bored with only a table (or two), but I generally pick the most interesting table and really try to watch the hands on that table. Often the 'feature table' will be the one that's full of good players. Instead of moving tables when the fish leave like I usually do, sometimes I'll stick around and play a bit just to learn, especially if a couple of my opponents really impress me.

Another way that I'll do the 'feature table' thing is to play up a level on a single table. For about 3 months last year, I always played 3 tables at one level and 1 table at the next level up. I'm of the opinion that it really helped my game.

[crunchy1]

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So why not make one of your 4 tables your "main" table and pay the most attention to that table out of the 4.

[/ QUOTE ]Note to self: quit proofreading your posts or crunchy will continue to post your thoughts before you do.

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LOL [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I multitable just because I get bored with only a table (or two)

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I think that many poor players (poor in terms of being too loose) would greatly benefit from adding a table or two. It's really easy to start playing too many hands at one table just because you're bored. In fact, the last time I went to the B&M I had to really struggle with dumping some pretty junky starting hands that were looking good just because the game is so slow.