PKPurple
Rock Star
Silver Level
I play at tables 6 max
It's where I feel most comfortable.
My question is whether playing at a full rine table is the same or should I use another strategy?
Should play tighter or more aggressive with position
What range of hands should I play from early positions?
Oops Looks like I gone Overboard and at the same time wrote post in neutral form explaining differences , my bad
As you said that you are comfortable & have quite an good amount of experience with 6-max version , then i must assume u would be in mindset of Loose aggressive
Well I think Its not gonna be easy & smooth transitioning for anyone to play 9-max after experiencing 6-max tables for a good amount of time because they are not same and would obviously require different strategy simply because in 9-max the players play more often tight because it takes more time for one orbit compared to 6-max and hence less pressure on them to play & win pots , can wait for better hand which means less variance to handle than in 6-max
so theres a change of strategy required for sure
Full ring is a format where you can play profitably with a rock style of play, nut mining and focusing on implied odds. A so-called autopilot type of play can be efficient at full ring, i.e. playing ABC poker which involves tough decisions only infrequently. This is why some players think that full ring is boring. If you are looking for action & excitement, you wont find much and another thing is they offer advantage of smaller profit swings compared to 6-max .
As its a less variance one with slow blind orbitations ,you will pay the blinds less often and will feel less desperate to make moves.You will need less pain tolerance to withstand the variance.
Strategy :-
Since 9-max allows for tighter play , we can wait & play strong hands and can commit chips with only made hand .
So it is important to avoid marginal holdings and play hands which makes best possible nut hand & be aggressive with those
The Hand selection for 9-max Early position should be top strong , we should open/flat only with AA , AK , AQs ,AJs, KK, QQ, JJ , TT
The pairs 22-99 should be played carefully depending on action and also if u are getting good price to enter and others are weak to open and would most likely put us in tough spots especially i advise you to fold QA , AJ offsuit and others A10s ,QK , QJ , KJ , JT , KT , QT etc from early
From Late we can Open wide if we are first to act or also can flat depending on action before u