How many games do you play at once?

[Huskiez]

I like to play 3 NL tables 10 handed and work on clearing Pacific bonus at the same time, so four total.

[Mike Haven]

this makes a mockery of the complaints about bots

you are effectively a bot, pretty much playing all hands in a particular way, or, vice versa, your opponents are effectively playing against a bot

you might as well buy the bot programme and free up a lot of time for yourself - there certainly can be no enjoyment in the game of poker for you

[DrSavage]

I just play three, since that's the amount of activity which still lets me watch TV or browse the Internet at the same time. If I ever go pro I think I would be playing around 5. The biggest problem with more than 3 tables for me is not playing itself but switching them when the games become shorthanded or the only fish leaves etc.

[astroglide]

it has not been proven anywhere that a bot can come anywhere close to a real player in terms of profit. furthermore, what he does and why he does it remains his business. for many, profit is enjoyment. your judgement is totally unwarranted.

howver, fwiw, i seriously doubt his assertion that he could play 15 tables without signifigant error and/or slowdown. 8 is very doable. i do 6 because i like to be able to watch tv, talk, jet to the bathroom while my gf plays my hands, etc.

[kiemo]

I tried playing 2 this weekend and got massively confused.

Of course I only have a 17 inch monitor and one table fills over half my screen. So with 2 tables I was constantly switching screens, I am under the assumption that people who play 2+ tables consistantly dont have this problem becuase they have it set up so 3 tables wont overlap each other.

[astroglide]

many 17" monitors are capable of running at 1280x1024 resolution, which is sufficient (but not optimal) for multi-table play.

to play 6 tables, i use 2 1600x12000 20" lcds. each party/skin table takes up 1/4th of the screen, so i have enough room for 6 as well as the 2 lobbies with no overlap.

i am adding another video card to use an existing crt (21" or 19", haven't decided which one i want to keep) to have a third monitor for browsing/email/etc so that doesn't get in my way any more.

[Mike Haven]

you or your girlfriend play six tables, watch tv, talk, browse the web, and write e-mails, etc?

why don't you team up with a bot-maker and give him advice on strategy in your spare time? we'd soon advance to have a winning bot then, i would think

[astroglide]

i'll consider that. in the meantime, might i suggest that you collaborate with some developers on the creation of the next-generation useless thought/post generators? should only take a day or so to create. you could make another one for instant messengers.

if you would like to state something that actually has a point, i'm all ears.

[bigpooch]

What's wrong with playing like a bot? And why would a
player necessarily play poker for enjoyment? For example,
I certainly don't play poker for enjoyment.

[Mike Haven]

it's obvious that you have the type of personality where you tilt very easily

it's not your fault, but you should maybe be careful about playing multi-tables

take that advice as having point, or not - it's up to you

good luck