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Multitabling

chicknMeltchicknMelt Member Posts: 1,159
edited November 2013 in Poker Chat
With the standard of poker onine ever increasing, I think the days of being able to 16 table and still make a profit are gone.. agree?

there was an article in bluff magazine recently that asked pro grinders how many tables they play... the general answer was 6-8 mostly, with beasts like moorman and calvin anderson still managing 12 or so, where they used to play 16+  ...the general consensus was that poker is harder now, so you need to take every available spot, and take time with your decisions and bet sizing etc.

has anyone actually analysed where their table sweetspot is?
how many tables to you play?
how do you decide how many to play?


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  • chicknMeltchicknMelt Member Posts: 1,159
    edited November 2013
    I generally play 6-9 tables on sky now... dammit...my options are 5-8 and 9-12 lol. ..5-8 it is then
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  • TeddyBloatTeddyBloat Member Posts: 1,419
    edited November 2013
    I am woeful at multi tabling. I find that if I slightly lose concentration on one table it instantly scrambles my sense of awareness on all tables. Two is where im comfortable. Pathetic, but true.
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  • tomo_efctomo_efc Member Posts: 716
    edited November 2013
    More to the point i play to enjoy, can anyone enjoy playing 9/12 tables...? One good thing you wouldn't have time to see the bad beats.......lol
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited November 2013
    Used to play a 12 tables for a while but I don't think it was optimal, still think I was deffo a winning player 12tabling but what I sacrificed in edge probably wasn't made up for by squeezing in a few extra tables.

    Now I tend to float around the 6-9 tables mark and feel like I'm a lot more able to pick up on things with this number.
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  • SJspanky1SJspanky1 Member Posts: 620
    edited November 2013
    Comfortable at 6-8. Still enough time to think decisions through adequately at that level. 

    9-10 starts to get a little frantic and at 12 my PC occasionally lags and times me out so not worthwhile.
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  • THEROCK573THEROCK573 Member Posts: 2,550
    edited November 2013
    when i play on sky which is not very often these days i cant play any more than 6 tables simulataniously due to the software problems i allways have but to be honest 6 is my most comfortable number, i tend to play 12 simultaniously on other sites no problem though with the use of a hud to help me. i dont no what the average tournaments per day some pros play but ive seen some on 2+2 playing over 40 tournaments a day so i would think they would have to 12 table at the least. i would hate to see these guys diet and lifestyle, i bet its disgusting.
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  • K8LOUK8LOU Member Posts: 630
    edited November 2013
    In Response to Re: Multitabling:
    when i play on sky which is not very often these days i cant play any more than 6 tables simulataniously due to the software problems i allways have but to be honest 6 is my most comfortable number, i tend to play 12 simultaniously on other sites no problem though with the use of a hud to help me. i dont no what the average tournaments per day some pros play but ive seen some on 2+2 playing over 40 tournaments a day so i would think they would have to 12 table at the least. i would hate to see these guys diet and lifestyle, i bet its disgusting.
    Posted by THEROCK573

    When I was grinding stars I was playing 35 tourneys a day on average, I was getting no exercise not eating at all and was in a horrible mood all day long, felt so sorry for my missus I was an absolute nightmare and depressed as **** !!! hence the massive downswing !! never again !!!!!
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  • sim_mosim_mo Member Posts: 12
    edited November 2013
    Although I can play 8 plus if I wanted, I do find the win rate drops the more tables I play. 4 is definitely my comfort zone!
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  • LnarinOOLnarinOO Member Posts: 545
    edited November 2013
    In Response to Re: Multitabling:
    In Response to Re: Multitabling : When I was grinding stars I was playing 35 tourneys a day on average, I was getting no exercise not eating at all and was in a horrible mood all day long, felt so sorry for my missus I was an absolute nightmare and depressed as **** !!! hence the massive downswing !! never again !!!!!
    Posted by K8LOU
    not doin that deal no more...? what happened ?
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  • rancidrancid Member Posts: 5,947
    edited November 2013
    I used to play 24 but only can manage 20 now :( game is tough :D

    <3 THREAD
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  • K8LOUK8LOU Member Posts: 630
    edited November 2013
    In Response to Re: Multitabling:
    In Response to Re: Multitabling : not doin that deal no more...? what happened ?
    Posted by LnarinOO

    Yeh mate just moved to another site

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  • K8LOUK8LOU Member Posts: 630
    edited November 2013
    In Response to Re: Multitabling:
    In Response to Re: Multitabling : not doin that deal no more...? what happened ?
    Posted by LnarinOO

    Take a peak at my sharkscope mate, chiptease301, I still want to go back to stars eventually but not until I can try and get my head round the bigger fields.... PKR, enjoying it sooooo much more and im actually making money again
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  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited November 2013
    mtt or cash
    mtts being more complex prefer not to have 6 or more
    whereas cash easier to go higher
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  • foldUfairyfoldUfairy Member Posts: 148
    edited November 2013
    In Response to Re: Multitabling:
    mtt or cash mtts being more complex prefer not to have 6 or more whereas cash easier to go higher
    Posted by GELDY
    I feel like it's the opposite of this as the lower stack sizes in mtts means there are more spots that play themselves.

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  • DonttelmumDonttelmum Member Posts: 1,921
    edited November 2013
    I play 16-20 but I do like to watch tv, text and eat at the same time.
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  • DoubleAAADoubleAAA Member Posts: 954
    edited November 2013
    On sky my max is really 4 due to the software but I have played up to 12 sng tables on FT although I would say my optimal would be 5-6 for mtts and 7-8 for sngs, however I voted 3-4 as that is what I'm currently playing on sky.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,885
    edited November 2013
    In Response to Re: Multitabling:
    In Response to Re: Multitabling : Take a peak at my sharkscope mate, chiptease301, I still want to go back to stars eventually but not until I can try and get my head round the bigger fields.... PKR, enjoying it sooooo much more and im actually making money again
    Posted by K8LOU
    Timing is an art!
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  • DoubleAAADoubleAAA Member Posts: 954
    edited November 2013
    In Response to Re: Multitabling:
    In Response to Re: Multitabling : Timing is an art!
    Posted by Tikay10
    Sorry but :)
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  • peter27peter27 Member Posts: 1,634
    edited November 2013
    I only play one table at a time. I have dabbled with two or three tables, but I do make mistakes when doing that so I'm sticking to what I'm best at for now. My plan is to slowly increase the amount of tables I'm on over the next year or so - but I want to develop my poker ability further before increasing table amount :-)
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