How many tables do you play at once?

I usually play 1-2 tourneys with 1-2 ring at a time......helps me balance the pace at tourneys

I don't know how you guys do so many. I was playing 2 SnG's last night and added a ring game on top of that. It was getting crazy for about 2 minutes when I had AK AQs and AQo on all 3 tables. I had to leave the ring game as soon as my hand was over. Then I was in two heads up matches at the same time in the SnG's and thought my brain was going to explode.

I suck at multi-tasking and have to devote my attention to one thing, playing 4+ tables is just not an option for me.

As an exercise i played 6 2NL tables just to see what it was like. I just about had a panic attack. If you can do 24 tables and be profitable, you have my utmost respect. Also, how do you play good hands when every time you go to make a move another table pops up on top of you?

LOL... me too. I like to think I give my best at one table. How do you guys implore strategy and notice betting patterns with that many screens

I usually only play one at a time. If I do play 2 or 3 then it's a cheap 10 person cash table. Ive tried to multitable sng's but with the rising blinds I struggle to play these.

I'm going to get me one of those LARGE screens! Wonder how many games a person can play without making people wait?

Which reminds me, maybe that's why some people play so slow?

3 for optimal cash game 6max play
6 for robot style grinding

I dont play cash games much but have played 3 tournaments at the same time but got to admit that I cant concentrate the same and have missed some big pots because of it.

I have played up to 5 at a time, but I do not recommend it. I do much better if I concentrate on one table and the players on it.

For Battle Of The Planets on PS, have you ever see how many sit & gos some of micro stake players play? Like 15 of them at a time.

I can't play that many and concentrate either. If I played for money one be certainly be enough for me to think about.

I play only 1 or 2 at a time. I really make an honest effort to focus on what my opponents are doing. I can't keep up with them if I'm playing more than 2 full tables.

I have played up to 4 at one time. However you really cant focus on your opponents than. My favorite is also 2 tourneys at one time. I sometimes play heads up and than play a tourney. But I am pretty tight aggressive so it helps that I dont play many hands to still focus on my opponents and also pass the time. Good Thread though.

Donkey Smash

I heard that there is a online poker pro who is playing 20 something tables at once and cashes for over ten thousand dollars a month (He plays on pokerstars.com and is a supernova elite). What I would like to understand is how could you keep up with that kind of action and be successfull, when I play four tables I encounter timeouts and have no time to read players. I think large multi table play is ok if you are a limit player, but I would like to hear the strategy behind how one can actually be successful with this type of method.

i seem to only do well playing 2 tables at once in sngs. i've tried doing 4, but i do poorly. thats just me, everyone is different.

I play around 4 or 5. I find it helps me not be impatient and play my cards. I seem to play much better that way.

I play 5 SNG's at once usually. If it is a big MTT than I'll only play that table and maybe a HU table.

i am a NL Holdem tournament player, 5 tables i played yesterday, dam was too much 4 me, 4 i can handle, i like the matrix tourneys with 9 players on full tilt, lots of fun though ;-)

I have 2 24 inch monitors on computer, and a laptop next to that. When I'm done work, I try and set up between 4-6 games at once to unwind.. I've had 12 games opened at once.. but try to stay on no more than 3 sites at once..

I loved reading this forum because now I realize.. I am not alone.. haha..

10 tables of 6 max 5nl

grind grind grind

on my 15" laptop screen i can play 6 tiled

but i'd rather play 4 with my HUD running even though its tricky to read

Used to play 3 or 4, but I prefer 1 or 2.

I usually stack my tables on top of old threads.

4 tables on cash more if i play tournaments

I play between 10-24 depending on how I feel. I'f i'm fancying playing more loose I will play less tables and If I wanna be a nit I'll max out 24 tables!

Weird that! I can't seem to play many tournament games at once. I think there is to much to take in, in terms of your M and BB's etc so instant clicking becomes more difficult. It's ok early on, but if you're deep in a few of them it becomes more tricky. Cash games it's the same structure so I feel I can play more tables! Weird how you do more at tournaments, maybe it works better for you?

wtf was i talking about

table selection?


or beer.

2007, so probably beer

I can play three tables well...but if I try to play more I can't play as well....congrats to those who can...good luck at the tables

10 DoN at the same time. I like that strategy someone linked awhile ago. It's pretty mechanical and makes it easy to multitable

play 6 stt turbos low stakes effectively. i will go up to 9 right now but not as effective. I tile the tables. always working on being able to add another table.

I'm playing on a laptop, so my tables are stacked. Usually play FR NLHE about 4-8 tables depending on how focussed/distracted I am.

I have tried more than 2 and found that with all of the other stuff I also have going on 2 is the most I can handle.

Recently I started something and it is working out ok for me. I will play say 01/02 on two tables and then I got to figure i was doing pretty well at this so I changed to one 01/02 and one 02/05 I did fairly well at this and jumped to two 02/05. Didn't like the way i was doing here so I dropped back down to one of each. Can move very comfortably between these configurations depending on my play and still be well within proper BR management.

Hi PPL!

I have played poker from 3 years. I tried everything.

1/2 year I played 6 tables at Everest - made profit 200 $ from 0$ for 10 days;

1/2 year I played 4 tables at Everset which was breaken even;

1 yeart 2-3 tables at pokerstars - and I was several times broke :-(

1 month tried 1 table- 200 $ profit for 1 month on cash tables 0.01/0.02 $

1 day tried MULTITABLING at Pokerstars 12 tables/ring/0.02/0.05 I lost 20 $ for 10 minutes;

1 year and Now I play only 1 table and I have great fun and also small profit.

Good luck guys. Have fun. Play 1 table.