pancho_1954
Rock Star
Platinum Level
the maximum that I can play are 2 tables, if I play more than 2 I think I go crazy, I still can not get used to it and that makes me not achieve good results in them, I like to concentrate on 1 or 2 but sometimes the tournaments coincide in the hours and is chaotic for me
Luvepoker
Lost in the twilight zone
Community Guide
I was playing 4+ tables at one point and doing OK at it. The problem is I started to not enjoy the game as it started to feel like work. I will play 1 table most of the time an occasionally 2 but never more. I would rather play the game i enjoy than have the game I love become work.
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LuigiBros03
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I usually play with 2 monitors, I can calmly open up to 18 tables but graphically it does not look good and sometimes I get confused so I play from 8 to 12 tables, also in mixeo on one screen I can place only tournaments and in another the SNG. At first it costs you a bit but with time it becomes customary and you can calmly apply your normal game.
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lqprimetime
Enthusiast
Silver Level
When i get to 4 or more it is rough. a couple times I have accidentally had like 6+ up due to not planning correctly, and I know whether I won some of those or lost, that a couple of those windows got legit thrown away. That is just me though, and usually they are free rolls, or like 1 slow tournament on the side and 1 cash game.
I can distinctively recall the issues i mentioned happening;
a) At least 2 or 3 separate sessions, i've eliminated from a tournament due to flat out not playing or able to keep up with it. Like all of a sudden a window blinks and i have been eliminated and never knew what happened, and have to check if it was a tournament I was looking forward to.
b) Poor scheduling and a tournament going longer or faster, than i thought. Then near the end, when tables may have 6 people with half being inactive, and blinds high, a new tournament pops up. While the other is just spamming me with alerts because the hands are going around so fast like it is heads up basically.
c) Scrolling through tournament lobbies to find my name to piece together whether I played in/am still in/or was just looking at the lobby. And usually i find my name with "finished" somewhere, and never realized that tournament was running.
I assume people do like I try to, and keep the more important windows in focus, and others off to the side.
But i can see how someone may just tab through clicking hands, playing by the numbers. Because even in 1 MTT sometime's you get moved table to table so much, you can't get a real read on people. On top of it already being online.
I can distinctively recall the issues i mentioned happening;
a) At least 2 or 3 separate sessions, i've eliminated from a tournament due to flat out not playing or able to keep up with it. Like all of a sudden a window blinks and i have been eliminated and never knew what happened, and have to check if it was a tournament I was looking forward to.
b) Poor scheduling and a tournament going longer or faster, than i thought. Then near the end, when tables may have 6 people with half being inactive, and blinds high, a new tournament pops up. While the other is just spamming me with alerts because the hands are going around so fast like it is heads up basically.
c) Scrolling through tournament lobbies to find my name to piece together whether I played in/am still in/or was just looking at the lobby. And usually i find my name with "finished" somewhere, and never realized that tournament was running.
I assume people do like I try to, and keep the more important windows in focus, and others off to the side.
But i can see how someone may just tab through clicking hands, playing by the numbers. Because even in 1 MTT sometime's you get moved table to table so much, you can't get a real read on people. On top of it already being online.
radartodd69
Rock Star
Silver Level
I play 2 maybe 3 tables at a time. I don't do it to get more rich. I do it to keep from getting bored. A lot of times people run their clocks. If they do that at one table then I have the other tables to play at. It just keeps things more interesting.
MikeCarasone
Legend
Platinum Level
Playing any more than 4 tables forces me to hit autopilot. I tend to hurry my decision making and play ABC poker. I honestly like the time to watch my table and the dynamics of each player. There’s HUD info but that can’t tell me that a player just got bad beat 2 big hands in a row and is now shoving any 2 due to tilt. It amazes me that some players can play numerous tables successfully. My hats are off to them. It takes great skill.
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babboonnexx
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Playing two tables is the only way I can keep from getting bored and playing merely to have some action. I would recommend zoom/ fast fold cash games, they keep the ball moving and you can easily play just the one and stay engaged.
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ruk1dd1ngme
Visionary
Silver Level
Absolutely you do
While some players want to sit and focus on every hand, there is truth to the adage "analysis paralysis" -- If you know the game relatively well, you need to trust your instincts and just act according to what you know. If you think too much, it usually leads to a bad decision.
Another big benefit to playing several tables is that you tend to be more patient. If you're only playing one table, you can easily get too impatient or anxious and want to make a play that doesn't make sense according to the normal discipline.
While some players want to sit and focus on every hand, there is truth to the adage "analysis paralysis" -- If you know the game relatively well, you need to trust your instincts and just act according to what you know. If you think too much, it usually leads to a bad decision.
Another big benefit to playing several tables is that you tend to be more patient. If you're only playing one table, you can easily get too impatient or anxious and want to make a play that doesn't make sense according to the normal discipline.
dimon4ik89
Visionary
Platinum Level
I absolutely agree with you, I, too, can not be completely concentrated when I play more than two tables at the same time. Many times I played at two or three tables at the same time, but I have never managed to achieve a result at the same time at several tables. It often happened when I played simultaneously in different poker rooms, but the result is the same. There are experts who simultaneously play for 4-6 tables and everywhere they have a good result, but I have not reached such a level yet.
