6-max vs full ring (10NL) - FR players much worse?

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Decided to go back to full ring after a major downswing on 6-max, missing every board and bluffing right into top of ranges all the time. 40% of bankroll gone, but still rolled for 10NL.

Sure, full ring is SLOW, and everyone is super tight. But it kind of suits my playing style, as I will play a fairly wide range in LP and trapping becomes easy as most play fit/fold. Stealing pots IP when villains don't cbet is easily profitable, as well as floating low flops and stealing on turn, as everyone's range is nit-tight.

It is a more bluffable game type in my opinion, as people are super tight (ranges are v narrow), and many are scared and terrible post-flop - which is the main difference I find from 6-max.

My overall take is that FR players are absolutely terrible, fish are spotted within 2-3 hands and they will call down with anything. It may be my run-bad in 6-max, but 6-max players are so much better / more aggressive, everytime I even entered a pot it was more or less for stacks.

So I might keep going at FR for now, as slow as it may be, but a creative starting hand range and solid post flop poker seems to work wonders.

What do you think, do you agree on these differences? What else? Are FR players overall so much worse than 6-max?
 
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I've also heard that FR players have smaller penises too.
 
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Man oh man, this is gonna turn into a train wreck :D
 
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there are some hi stakes full ring players that beat hi stakes 6m players at full ring
 
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If that's what you're comfortable with, that's what you should do, as long as you're winning. Me personally I'll take a 6 Max just because, I can play a wider range of hands. (nothing ventured, nothing gained)!!!!
 
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Sorry, I made a mistake.

It's smaller testicles. FR players have smaller testicles. Yes, that's it.

Arran will be along to confirm.
 
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Decided to go back to full ring after a major downswing on 6-max, missing every board and bluffing right into top of ranges all the time. 40% of bankroll gone, but still rolled for 10NL.

Sure, full ring is SLOW, and everyone is super tight. But it kind of suits my playing style, as I will play a fairly wide range in LP and trapping becomes easy as most play fit/fold. Stealing pots IP when villains don't cbet is easily profitable, as well as floating low flops and stealing on turn, as everyone's range is nit-tight.

It is a more bluffable game type in my opinion, as people are super tight (ranges are v narrow), and many are scared and terrible post-flop - which is the main difference I find from 6-max.

My overall take is that FR players are absolutely terrible, fish are spotted within 2-3 hands and they will call down with anything. It may be my run-bad in 6-max, but 6-max players are so much better / more aggressive, everytime I even entered a pot it was more or less for stacks.

So I might keep going at FR for now, as slow as it may be, but a creative starting hand range and solid post flop poker seems to work wonders.

What do you think, do you agree on these differences? What else? Are FR players overall so much worse than 6-max?
NO.
 
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Sorry, I made a mistake.

It's smaller testicles. FR players have smaller testicles. Yes, that's it.

Arran will be along to confirm.

Which one of you was the primary researcher? :D :D :D
 
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Decided to go back to full ring after a major downswing on 6-max, missing every board and bluffing right into top of ranges all the time. 40% of bankroll gone, but still rolled for 10NL.

Sure, full ring is SLOW, and everyone is super tight. But it kind of suits my playing style, as I will play a fairly wide range in LP and trapping becomes easy as most play fit/fold. Stealing pots IP when villains don't cbet is easily profitable, as well as floating low flops and stealing on turn, as everyone's range is nit-tight.

It is a more bluffable game type in my opinion, as people are super tight (ranges are v narrow), and many are scared and terrible post-flop - which is the main difference I find from 6-max.

My overall take is that FR players are absolutely terrible, fish are spotted within 2-3 hands and they will call down with anything. It may be my run-bad in 6-max, but 6-max players are so much better / more aggressive, everytime I even entered a pot it was more or less for stacks.

So I might keep going at FR for now, as slow as it may be, but a creative starting hand range and solid post flop poker seems to work wonders.

What do you think, do you agree on these differences? What else? Are FR players overall so much worse than 6-max?

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. For a long time I played FR as my main source of income. It was for a combination of reasons, one being that the variance was lower and I could systematize my play easier (allowing me to play more tables and earn steady income). I wrote an E-book that discusses some of the differences of full ring and 6 -max.

Jeremy Oldschool Steinhausen: Crushing Small Stakes No - Limit

If you email: support@pokerufo.com

I will send you a free copy of the book.

I only ask that you consider donating $10 or more to one of the two charities below.

If you show me proof in this thread that you donated $30 or more, Ill also give you a free hour of coaching.

My local humane society

http://www.hscipets.org/donations.htm

The Huntington Disease Society of America

https://www.hdsa.org/how-you-can-help/donations.html

Best,

Jeremy Oldschool Steinhausen
 
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FR is going to be super fishy and super nitty...pros prefer 6 max because they can open up their range and dominate post flop more...there are more opportunities to get fish out of their comfort zone, as they can't just wait for premiums. That said, playing well at FR (tight is right) can earn you pretty much free $$$
 
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Which one of you was the primary researcher? :D :D :D
Well, there were 3 groups. FR players, 6max players, and a control group of normal healthy males. The findings were statistically significant, and rather enlightening.

FR players were found to be underpowered in the trouser department compared to the control group. By contrast, the 6max group were in the other direction, almost as if they had a party going on down there 24/7.

6max = very manly. SCIENCE tells us this, end of discussion.
 
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So, when FR players all buy Porsches, overcompensation is the reason? :p
 
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I wrote an E-book that discusses some of the differences of full ring and 6 -max.

Jeremy Oldschool Steinhausen: Crushing Small Stakes No - Limit

If you email: support@pokerufo.com

I will send you a free copy of the book.

I only ask that you consider donating $10 or more to one of the two charities below.

I was interested in checking out your book, but your website doesn't seem to exist anymore. And the wordpress page I was able to find doesn't have any recent information or links either.
 
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what do you think 6 max regular vs zone on Bovada? Seems the zone players are much fishier.
 
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I was going to make a humourous yet condescending post about full ring players and the various diseases they carry etc but now that I think about it's been quite awhile since I've played a lot of full ring online. I'm probably not qualified to say much about those games or the players they comprise of. I have my suspicions though ;).
 
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I currently play same style beast and would like to know how you do. I also play fr's only right now and have a decent br of 300. I have played 6max in the past with no profit and u seem to be right about fishes play more 9 than 6 b/c i do/did feel the pressure. good luck man and some feedback would be great. btw, what site you playing on?
 
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I currently play same style beast and would like to know how you do. I also play fr's only right now and have a decent br of 300. I have played 6max in the past with no profit and u seem to be right about fishes play more 9 than 6 b/c i do/did feel the pressure. good luck man and some feedback would be great. btw, what site you playing on?
I play pokerstars.

My take on FR is that everyone is so nitty & fit/fold so decisions become very easy if widening range slightly (basically trying to implement what I learned from 6-max strategy / experience, to some extent). 3-bet PF, c-bet flop with anything... pot won. If any resistance, c/f. Isolate fish and bet/bet/bet with TPTK, fold if raised. Set-mine vs ultra-nits, very profitable.
 
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