Are more tables good for a beginner?

Currently i play 6 tables and sometimes tend to loosen up for 1 or 2 hands. Im sure if i played more tables i would be able to fold more hands as I would have more action. Is it good for a beginner to play around 10+ tables? or should I stick to 6 for now?

Depends if you are playing full-ring or 6max....

As a beginner it is not a good idea to play lots of tables.

It depends on what you want from poker. If the main thing is just to play a bunch of hands, play as many as you can handle profitably. Otoh, if it's to move up to high stakes, you may be better served to work on improving how much info you get by watching fewer tables more closely. If you ever watch the nosebleed stakes players, you'll see that they tend not to play more than a handful of tables at a time.

It very much depends on if you can beat the game or not..or if you are only slightly winning/breakeven player then I would suggest just playing 1 maybe 2 and improve on your game first.

If you are a winning player, then there is no reason not to add more tables if you can handle it.

ok so i'll stick to 6 (playing FR btw)

ramdeebam said:

If you are a winning player, then there is no reason not to add more tables if you can handle it.

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I think this is an over-generalization. It's personal / situational, with various possible reasons not to. For instance, the more tables you play, the more ABC your game has to be since you have less time to read opponents as much or as well. This doesn't do much to help prepare you for the times you move up to a new level and find you need to adapt your thinking, your reading and your game because the opponents' tendencies and patterns differ more often from those you're used to.

Agree with Ram. If you are winning go ahead and add a few. If you start to lose a lot though it might be best to drop back down table numbers as well as stakes to keep your BRM in order.

They say if you are a beginner and trying to truly learn about the game, it is best to focus on a single table, and focus on player tendencies, how people play, etc. Obviously you will play more hands if you play at 6 tables, but you will be oblivious to some of the learning points that are happening while you aren't paying attention.

I think if ur winning and handling 1 table pretty fine u can try start up another one and play 2 tables at the same time. If it doesn't work for you then u might stick with 1 table a little longer. Myself i do only one table at the time so i can focus more on whats going on at the table since thats what im having trouble with.

sam1chips said:

They say if you are a beginner and trying to truly learn about the game, it is best to focus on a single table, and focus on player tendencies, how people play, etc. Obviously you will play more hands if you play at 6 tables, but you will be oblivious to some of the learning points that are happening while you aren't paying attention.

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Yep - if you are really a beginner then there is no reason to think you would have the basic thought process of playing thorough a hand even remotely close to working. In the end that will cost a lot of money.

Short answer no, it can seem to get over whelming and if caught off gaurd you may make a call that you did not mean to make, and as we all know that can cost you a lot of money. =)

Less tables are usually better for a beginner, don't want to make a mis click or play too many tables in a game you are trying to learn. Also being a recreational player or a grinder makes a difference in answering this question.

IMO, it's questionable that a beginner should even try to grind. There's plenty to think about and to learn playing one table, such as to practice watching for and recognizing each opponent's style and tendencies. How many beginners have more than a faint clue in this regard?

Don't get me wrong - playing more hands is more fun, and I do multi-table. But this fun comes at the expense of decreasing how much at the table work I put into my game.

Do you guys feel there is a major difference in this area for Limit Vs. NL? I have recently started playing micro-limit HE and one table can be pretty painful. I play on Carbon and have started playing the Fun Steps at the same time. Just seems so mechanical. Would love some input.

R1ace said:

Currently i play 6 tables and sometimes tend to loosen up for 1 or 2 hands. Im sure if i played more tables i would be able to fold more hands as I would have more action. Is it good for a beginner to play around 10+ tables? or should I stick to 6 for now?

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imo a beginner should stick to 2 tables. Jumping ahead & playing more tables if anything will just stunt your growth as a player (in initial stages) imo.

1 Table, 2 max. Try Zoom (pokerstars)if you are out of USA and you need more action. Focusing on your opponents on a single table will be the absolute bets way to learn.

avoid multiabling and focus on improving your game and thought processes. avoid zoom imo, edges are smaller and you don't learn about table dynamics. nl >>>>> limit, limit is dying fast

Sometimes multi tabling is very hard to keep track on every table. It's a tough game. So learn the game first and then do it.

Pretty much what has been said. Until you have a solid grasp of the intermediate fundamentals (I don't mean the bare basics like hand ranks and starting hand charts, I mean pre-flop/post-flop strategies, hand ranges, etc.) and are a steady winner at your stakes you shouldn't even think about adding more tables.