Poker Orifice
FoolsTilt
Platinum Level
Tried to stay off of other stuff while playing... did an hour session of 8-tabling SPEED tables (6 on iPoker & 2 on Party). For now I think 8 is not optimal. Maybe one day.
Tried to stay off of other stuff while playing... did an hour session of 8-tabling SPEED tables (6 on iPoker & 2 on Party). For now I think 8 is not optimal. Maybe one day.
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badalhoco345
Visionary
Silver Level
I never play more than 12 tables. It's not a question of focus because in the majority of the times i just focus on my hands and games. I just don´t play more because I had defined the tournaments that I should play and it's rare to play more than 12 at the same time. When it happens it's a good sign lol
evthealien
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I actually find it harder playing only 1 table because it's boring, especially when you get a bad run of hole cards and fold for 30 minutes.
Probably 3 is where I play the most optimally. But I'll usually play 4 to 6. And I want to work my way up to 10 or 12.
Probably 3 is where I play the most optimally. But I'll usually play 4 to 6. And I want to work my way up to 10 or 12.
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benspocket
Rock Star
Silver Level
well my limit is only 2 and sometimes that's to many for me when I have 3 by the time I go to a good hand to bet I get beep out and that makes me so done mad it happens sometimes when I play to I`m 70 and slow as hell players get nasty to me because of it makes me wanna quit poker sometimes but I try to not focus on nasty remarks about my playing
n3rv
Visionary
Silver Level
If it is cash normally I just do 1 or 2, but if I am on my A game and focussed enough I will play 6+. I usually start out with 12 random ones then filter down and keep the good tables. My concentration goes pretty quickly though so my sessions are quite short.
For SNGs, 4 seems optimal. I can go to 6 if I want a challenge but if I get far in too many SNGs then it starts to become a severe disadvantage.
For SNGs, 4 seems optimal. I can go to 6 if I want a challenge but if I get far in too many SNGs then it starts to become a severe disadvantage.
Frontiere
Visionary
Silver Level
HOW MANY TABLES ?
How many tables at same time we can play and have concentration on all of them ? Dont think you can play more then 2-3 tables , because you cant see action of others players( how they play). When you concentrate on 1 table ( should i raise , should i limp , how players who raise play ) you miss all action from other tables , and dont see how some players are play. See some players with 20 open tables , for me thats mission imposible if you wanna play good poker. Or not ??
How many tables at same time we can play and have concentration on all of them ? Dont think you can play more then 2-3 tables , because you cant see action of others players( how they play). When you concentrate on 1 table ( should i raise , should i limp , how players who raise play ) you miss all action from other tables , and dont see how some players are play. See some players with 20 open tables , for me thats mission imposible if you wanna play good poker. Or not ??
toots babos
ex-tornament grinder
Bronze Level
People who play 20+ tables have software which helps them make a decision at any time they need to. It's a lot harder for us people who play without any software to play that many tables profitably since we rely mainly on our cards hitting and our hands holding.
I find ideally 4 is good for me since I can put a table in each corner of the screen and pay good attention to each of the games. If I had a bigger monitor I could probably increase that to 6 games
I find ideally 4 is good for me since I can put a table in each corner of the screen and pay good attention to each of the games. If I had a bigger monitor I could probably increase that to 6 games
Marcwantstowin
Member of the T.S.T
Moderator
There have been quite a lot of posts about this.
I think that you need to play the amount of tables that you are comfortable with. This means if you are happy with 2 then play 2, if you are happy with 50 then play 50. As tootsy has said there is software to assist those who play a lot of tables, but, I think that this turns poker into a computerised system. Not for me I must say!!
On a personal note I play 2/3 tables at a time and am happy with that. I have tried playing more and do find it hard to concentrate on other players styles, however, I believe that if you wish to play more you need to build it up steadily.
Gl with your game and play as many tables as you are comfortable with..................
I think that you need to play the amount of tables that you are comfortable with. This means if you are happy with 2 then play 2, if you are happy with 50 then play 50. As tootsy has said there is software to assist those who play a lot of tables, but, I think that this turns poker into a computerised system. Not for me I must say!!
On a personal note I play 2/3 tables at a time and am happy with that. I have tried playing more and do find it hard to concentrate on other players styles, however, I believe that if you wish to play more you need to build it up steadily.
Gl with your game and play as many tables as you are comfortable with..................
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kittybet
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Hello,
How many tables.. it is a question I ask myself sometimes... and thats what I do:
play a session with 4-table opened, then a 6 table one, a 9 table one, a 12 table one.... while playing I check my concentration, awareness, alertness etc...
I put down my decisions and just then I see that I played my A poker at 9 table. For you it might be different though. I heard that, e.g. Patrick Antonius is playing like 4 tables only but makes a lot of money... Lex Veldhuis is comfortable with 36 tables...
Hope it helped,
GL and fuk the variance
How many tables.. it is a question I ask myself sometimes... and thats what I do:
play a session with 4-table opened, then a 6 table one, a 9 table one, a 12 table one.... while playing I check my concentration, awareness, alertness etc...
I put down my decisions and just then I see that I played my A poker at 9 table. For you it might be different though. I heard that, e.g. Patrick Antonius is playing like 4 tables only but makes a lot of money... Lex Veldhuis is comfortable with 36 tables...
Hope it helped,
GL and fuk the variance
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floweryhead
Rock Star
Silver Level
TempoShaman
Rock Star
Silver Level
agreee with this... for me it's finding the balance between max profit and max efficiency... usually if im playing 3 or more tables theres a point or 2 where im folding a hand due to timeout.
