Question for 10/20 players - Page 2

___1___ · #1 12-12-2005, 02:22 AM

I usually 4-table if I want to relax and watch TV or multi-task in some way. I'll 5-table if I'm in the mood to concentrate. I'll 6-table if I'm in the mood to concentrate and all my tables are 5 or 6 handed with little turnover.

The impact of adding more than 5 tables is where it really starts to get noticable for me. It's just the whole deal of looking back and forth from monitor to monitor that I'm not comfortable with yet. I'll have to check out Party Beta...

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sthief09 · #2 12-12-2005, 02:38 AM

the optimal amount will be different for each person. some people, especially those who have played endless amounts of video games, are able to play many tables without their concentration breaking much. i time out a fair amount at 8 tables just because after a while i start to concentrate on the more interesting hands im involved in and realize that im sitting out somewhere.

also, you get far less hands for each table you add. playing one table, you might get 105 hands/hr. playing 4 tables, you might sometimes take a few extra seconds to act and get 100 hands/hr. then at 6 i start to slow down and get 550 hands/hr, or about 91 hands/hr. at 8 i really start pressing and i typically get about 640 hands/hr, so 80 hands/hr. so those 2 extra tables from 6-->8 get me only 90 hands/hr or 45 hands/table/hr. for me, unless i get a rhythm of playing everyday, i cant keep my winrate high enough at 8 tables to warrant me adding the 90 more hands/hr. over the summer, when i was playing moer consistently, i was able to play 8. so there is definitely an optimal amount for each person

however, 10/20 6-max is a very easy game to autopilot if you have some experience there and with the help of a lot of mined hands

Drontier · #3 12-12-2005, 04:07 AM

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however, 10/20 6-max is a very easy game to autopilot if you have some experience there and with the help of a lot of mined hands

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can you teach me poker [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. I sux0rs. And hitting 2 consecutive downswings hurts.

Victor · #4 12-12-2005, 04:50 AM

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however, 10/20 6-max is a very easy game to autopilot if you have some experience there and with the help of a lot of mined hands

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can you teach me poker [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. I sux0rs. And hitting 2 consecutive downswings hurts.

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10/20 is very hard at first. it takes awhile to get used to and even then you will have some sick runs.

TStoneMBD · #5 12-12-2005, 04:53 AM

if you want to learn how to crush 10/20 play in some highly aggressive shorthanded games on other sites or on party. you might not be the favorite in them but thats besides the point. the point is that those games are going to make you eat lightning and crap thunder and when you go back to the 10/20 6max youll feel like everyone is a passive idiot.

Victor · #6 12-12-2005, 04:55 AM

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if you want to learn how to crush 10/20 play in some highly aggressive shorthanded games on other sites

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sites/stakes?

kiddo · #7 12-12-2005, 09:55 AM

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when you go back to the 10/20 6max youll feel like everyone is a passive idiot.

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You think lack of aggressivness is the most common misstake at SH10/20 at Party Poker?

I would say being loose both pre- and postflop is a much worse problem for most players.

TStoneMBD · #8 12-12-2005, 05:34 PM

i think you misunderstand what im saying. i think most good players have a tough time moving up to 10/20 because they dont know how to properly handle aggression. once you start playing in games with players who are ruthlessly aggressive the 10/20 games start to feel passive and it gives you a fearless quality.

this is based on my experience because there was a time in which i was a good player who had trouble handling the aggressive 10/20 players.

donger · #9 12-13-2005, 06:05 AM

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if you want to learn how to crush 10/20 play in some highly aggressive shorthanded games on other sites or on party. you might not be the favorite in them but thats besides the point. the point is that those games are going to make you eat lightning and crap thunder and when you go back to the 10/20 6max youll feel like everyone is a passive idiot.

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What games would these be?

imported_ncray · #10 12-13-2005, 07:38 AM

I think tstone brought it up in another thread that he's referring to the Absolute shorthanded games at mid-higher limits. I feel exactly the same way in that it has improved my game quite a lot. You are playing against mostly the same players, a lot of whom are quite solid. It's not unlikely for a 6 handed table to have table vpip/pfr averages of 30/20. They are beatable, just not the fish gardens (comparatively) of party. Fish garden... Maybe I meant fish farm.