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I'm going to vote for more hands that one has to pay blinds. 8 free hands and 2 blinds is less expensive than 6 free hands and 2 blinds.

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everyone at the table is paying the exact same amount of blinds as you. the only inherent disadvantage to playing shorthanded is that you have to play more hands, so it gives the better players a bigger edge. (this is also an inherent advantage for the better players, hence the popularity of 6-max among internet pros.) 9 handed compared to 10 handed changes very little.