Short handed strategy?

Ive recentley been playing 0.10/0.25 NLHE max 6 players.

I have not been doing that well, but i do like theese games more than 10 player tables. There is more action more hands played, which i like.
Thing is, the players seem really aggressive on theese tables.

Is this because there are less players?
Should i play more loose and aggressive?
Are hands like K9 on suit good with 6 players?

Yes I suppose when there less players the blinds go around more quickly and you lose more money to the blinds if your play is too tight, so you cant afford to play conservative. And with 6 players the chances of someone having a better starting hand than you or outdrawing you lessens and thus the value of your hole cards increase. Hence most players who play 6 player tables tend to be more aggresive. I like to take my time and dont like to take chances plus im a more conservative player by nature so I prefer 10 player tables, 6 player tables are too fast for my liking, but thats me, if you like fast paced games and are more aggresive then go ahead. As for the K-9s it really depends on your style of play, your read on the other players and your position on the table really. I would usually limp in with a K-9s in a ring game and fold if the flop comes out dry.

You have to be more aggressive since the blinds come around faster. You are in the blinds 33% of the time so you need to play more to keep ahead of them.

Open up your hand selection some. Here is the reason you can play more hands. With 10 person tables 20 cards are dealt to players. That is 40% of the deck, so there is a very good chance at least one A is dealt to the table every hand and a decent chance 2 are dealt. In six handed, only 12 cards are dealt to a full table. That means that not every card will be represented. There will be more hands where an A is not dealt out as a hole card. With less chances someone has a good hand, you can open with more hands and assume you have the best starting hand.

sorry,
just realized that this should be posted in the poker strategy section!

Thanks for the advice guys.
Anyway looks like i maybe getting the hang of short handed im up $16 on poker.com. :-)

you should be playing aggressive regardless if its 6 max or full ring. I could count on my hands the amount of times I call or limp during a sitting. But in general yes you do play more aggressive in 6 max because blinds come faster. This is the only game I play if I can help it, it fits my style very good and I can take advantage of the weaker players. Right now sitting at full ring not by choice.

before we can tell you if K9 suited is good we need to know position and action before you. I like doing squeeze plays with K9 personally but I don't suggest you trying that. If you are getting rocked in 6 max im guessing your hand selection and aggression are not the best.

im also guessing that you are not continuation betting on dry boards? basically if you have AK and the flop is something like K27 rainbow you should be betting that, or if its all low cards because it is unlikely it hit your opponent. You can lose alot of money by just check/folding your hands on flop and you lose alot when u let someone catch by not continuation betting.

these are all what they call holes in your game, again im assuming alot here and if this isn't you then please disregard.

that is shortterm sir, we are looking for long term success.


the name of the game is selective aggression.