Well she's talking aboutt 6 max and heads up of course is a different deal, where there's only one other player at the table and you're involved in every hand all the time, there's no folding and then waiting for hands to end. So you're not really adding that much when you add another table, and if the game action is brisk you may not even be adding anything much at all. What you do manage to do is distract yourself, you've got 2 or more opponents you're dealing with now and you're going to be less focused. If you're not that great at multitasking like myself then this makes things worse, and if you're using a stats screen like HM active players then you've got to flip between them which is a pain as well. The proof is in the pudding though and there are lots of players who do well playing 2 or more, I've never been one of them though, but I'm a guy who can only play a couple of full ring tables comfortably, there are people playing 24 of those, off their Ritalin and guzzling caffeine drinks :) My suggestion to people is to get good first and then consider speeding things up. With heads up in particular it's better to move up then to double up, sure the opponents may be a little better but that's part of it, plus if you're playing one and they are playing more that will be an advantage to you, where you can get into their head more. If you find the game gets boring this doesn't necessarily mean you need to add more tables, it usually means you're playing on auto pilot too much and need to slow down and think more.
The greater your edge, the more you lose when multitabling because you're forced to make more automatic decisions rather than fully utilizing the available information. If you're not fully utilizing the information and your decisions would have been fairly mindless even if one-tabling, then multitabling won't cut as seriously into your edge. Multitabling can be more profitable but you have to try for yourself instead of assuming it will be better.Moreover, don't be the guy that is playing several tables but is close to timing out on each hand. The point if multi-tabling is to get in more games/hour. If you're two tabling but are taking 3x as long for each decision, you might actually get more games in by one-tabling. Plus, if you play faster, you will be deep-stacked for more hands and that also increases your edge.If you do go for it, there isn't much I can recommend. It's the same thing anyone does... play a little more conservative and don't get into as many marginal spots because your reads won't be as reliable. However, I'm not an expert and don't multi-table much. All I will try to do is sit-in for another game when one of my games starts. This is because the room I play in has low-traffic and it might take almost the entire game just to get another one going. I haven't tried to play more than two tables and given my relative inexperience, I am glad I haven't! Still, I know there are some players that 4-table successfully and maybe you're one of those.
My brain is exploding when I try to play 2 tables. I seem to win majority of matches but it is just not for me. I think it is better to move level up then to play 2 games at the same time at the lower level. More focus. I can only imagine the people that play 3 or 4 tables at the same time.... Not for me.
I really like the comments that are coming my just posting an article. Going to try to get the head honchos to add a new section on the forum to just cover discussions on articles. Any comments?
Well she's talking aboutt 6 max and heads up of course is a different deal, where there's only one other player at the table and you're involved in every hand all the time, there's no folding and then waiting for hands to end. So you're not really adding that much when you add another table, and if the game action is brisk you may not even be adding anything much at all. What you do manage to do is distract yourself, you've got 2 or more opponents you're dealing with now and you're going to be less focused. If you're not that great at multitasking like myself then this makes things worse, and if you're using a stats screen like HM active players then you've got to flip between them which is a pain as well. The proof is in the pudding though and there are lots of players who do well playing 2 or more, I've never been one of them though, but I'm a guy who can only play a couple of full ring tables comfortably, there are people playing 24 of those, off their Ritalin and guzzling caffeine drinks :) My suggestion to people is to get good first and then consider speeding things up. With heads up in particular it's better to move up then to double up, sure the opponents may be a little better but that's part of it, plus if you're playing one and they are playing more that will be an advantage to you, where you can get into their head more. If you find the game gets boring this doesn't necessarily mean you need to add more tables, it usually means you're playing on auto pilot too much and need to slow down and think more.
The greater your edge, the more you lose when multitabling because you're forced to make more automatic decisions rather than fully utilizing the available information. If you're not fully utilizing the information and your decisions would have been fairly mindless even if one-tabling, then multitabling won't cut as seriously into your edge. Multitabling can be more profitable but you have to try for yourself instead of assuming it will be better.Moreover, don't be the guy that is playing several tables but is close to timing out on each hand. The point if multi-tabling is to get in more games/hour. If you're two tabling but are taking 3x as long for each decision, you might actually get more games in by one-tabling. Plus, if you play faster, you will be deep-stacked for more hands and that also increases your edge.If you do go for it, there isn't much I can recommend. It's the same thing anyone does... play a little more conservative and don't get into as many marginal spots because your reads won't be as reliable. However, I'm not an expert and don't multi-table much. All I will try to do is sit-in for another game when one of my games starts. This is because the room I play in has low-traffic and it might take almost the entire game just to get another one going. I haven't tried to play more than two tables and given my relative inexperience, I am glad I haven't! Still, I know there are some players that 4-table successfully and maybe you're one of those.
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My brain is exploding when I try to play 2 tables. I seem to win majority of matches but it is just not for me. I think it is better to move level up then to play 2 games at the same time at the lower level. More focus. I can only imagine the people that play 3 or 4 tables at the same time.... Not for me.
I really like the comments that are coming my just posting an article. Going to try to get the head honchos to add a new section on the forum to just cover discussions on articles. Any comments?