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I have only been multi-tabling for a little while now, and I am currently crushing the .05/.10 cash games at FT, 8 tables at a time. When I play I cannot keep up with every player individual, so I make my plays very basic, playing according to position, relative hand strength, and bet sizes.

When you guys multi-table 8 and up tables, do you actually have time to keep up with every player, or do you basically just make automated decisions the way that I do. I am doing very well at my current stakes, but i would imagine that when I move up I will be forced to play less tables.

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When I play lots of tables, I cascade
 
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Oh, I have not tried that. Then you just let the tables pop up naturally one after another? How many do you usually play if you dont mind me asking?
 
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Yes, the software pops them in the proper order. I play 16 tables at full ring.

On the other hand, if I tile my tables, I typically play no more than 6.
 
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Okay, thanks for the insight. I will attempt to cascade my tables.
 
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Cascade is definately the way to go if your playing that many

and you probably will find you get almost no time to read playing 8+ games at a time so stick to what your doing if it working for you

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Because you play so many tables you can't keep track of the other players so your tactic is based solely on your cards.
 
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When i multitable, then i stack the tables in boku87 style, this way i only see one table at a time und i haven´t too see all the ugly bad beats and suckouts. But then i only can play abc poker, but its enough to beat my micro games...:cool:
 
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cascade, use HUD, play tight aggressive, play position and thats about it. basically multi table grinders don't have a huge BB/100 but they make up with the bonuses. better players play fewer tables so they can focus better.
 
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I feel like a get sloppy and careless when I'm multi-tabling. I like to keep it under 3 tables so I'm never rushed and can make better decisions in big hands
 
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A tip that I can provide is to keep an eye out for the players who are multi-tabling with you. Often it is much easier to steal from and bluff these players. It is difficult to track many players when multi-tabling, although you should be able to pick up out the nits and the maniacs.

It will become easier with experience too. Good luck!
 
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A tip that I can provide is to keep an eye out for the players who are multi-tabling with you. Often it is much easier to steal from and bluff these players.

The regs multitable, The fishes don't. The notion that it's easier to play the regs than the fishes is pretty ridiculous.
 
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I stack tables, you cant really tile a lot of tables AND use a HUD.
 
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I do not understand the reasoning behind multi-tabling so many tables. I thought the main reason for playing was to be able to learn from playing and developing a skill about reading other players. If all you are doing is relaying on software and playing basic poker strategy are you improving your overall skill set. Do you feel that by playing so many tables you are gaining that sixth sense at a faster rate? I would like to hear some thoughts on that. I my self will only play 4 max. This way I can keep all tables up and this I can see the action on the tables.
 
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I do not understand the reasoning behind multi-tabling so many tables. I thought the main reason for playing was to be able to learn from playing and developing a skill about reading other players. If all you are doing is relaying on software and playing basic poker strategy are you improving your overall skill set. Do you feel that by playing so many tables you are gaining that sixth sense at a faster rate? I would like to hear some thoughts on that. I my self will only play 4 max. This way I can keep all tables up and this I can see the action on the tables.

Well, I think you're right about the learning part - you don't have much time to analyze when playing on 10+ tables. But multi-tabling means leverage and if you are consistently successful playing 2 or 4 tables at a time, why not make 2x-4x-8x more money?
Of course, that applies to the lower limits where a basic, straightforward strategy can be a winning one.
 
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I attempted to cascade my tables today. I tried it for a couple of hours, and am not sure if I am comfortable with it yet or not. I did go back to tiling.
 
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I do not understand the reasoning behind multi-tabling so many tables. I thought the main reason for playing was to be able to learn from playing and developing a skill about reading other players. If all you are doing is relaying on software and playing basic poker strategy are you improving your overall skill set. Do you feel that by playing so many tables you are gaining that sixth sense at a faster rate? I would like to hear some thoughts on that. I my self will only play 4 max. This way I can keep all tables up and this I can see the action on the tables.

Tell that to nanonoko ... :D
 
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Explain. why no?

Well for starters in poker there is alot more than just your cards for example position, your stack size and others stack size (more in sngs mtts), in this case belgo already answered with the HUD which will help your reads when playing many tables, also past history of players that you have met. Pokers a game of information if you just play your cards what do you do when your card dead?
 
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The regs multitable, The fishes don't. The notion that it's easier to play the regs than the fishes is pretty ridiculous.

Obviously I'd rather have fish than regs at my table, that's not what I was saying. From my experience however, the multi-tablers are less likely to defend their blinds with average hands. They are more patient and sensible than the fish and this is the reason why a well timed steal often works.
 
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Obviously I'd rather have fish than regs at my table, that's not what I was saying. From my experience however, the multi-tablers are less likely to defend their blinds with average hands. They are more patient and sensible than the fish and this is the reason why a well timed steal often works.

Maybe thats true to an small degree but a real good reg using hud and going through HHS will have you tactics pegged at some point.
 
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I am not to great at multitabling myself. I cant concentrate and get a read from players at the table by jumping back and forth to alot of tables at a time
 
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