To all the new 6-max players

[highlife]

nice. i'm sure this has been brought up before but what do people think about sharing PP screen names to stay out of each others way in 6max?

[kiddo]

Nope, we are still learning, I like to have a good player at my table because against him I have to think and that is necessary to get better. But if u dont want to play with me, my name is kiddo [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Franchise (TTT)]

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I don't know how I could go back now to the slow grind of full ring.

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if u are playing 4 tables of short-handed games now, u can play 8 tables of full rings [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

but if u are already playing 8 tables of short like me, u are kind of out of luck, unless u can do 16 tables effectively, which i imagine to be little difficult [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Kenny

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I find it easier to play 6 games of 10/20 sh than 6 games of 15/30 full, since the full games feature so many damn more opponents. That and I play fewer of my hands, so it feels like my opponents remain unknowns for much longer.

[Bob T.]

Thanks Guido.

Add Bob T. to your list of SS players who are moving over.

Good luck,
play well,

Bob T.

[purnell]

I've added this thread to my favorites and will pass it along to others when they first appear on this board. Does anyone have any other links that would be good for noobs like me? I'm thinking of creating a thread to be bumped and brought to the attention of new posters who ask the typical questions. It seems we all have the same basic questions when we first show up, and answering the same question over and over is a little boring for the longer term posters. Any help would be appreciated. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

edit: Oh look, it's my 100th post. Yee Ha! Do I get a cookie? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Nemesis]

and me, although i'm micro limit, not SS =(

[purnell]

Hmm... Here is a thread that already exists and has the perfect title.

OK, here's some of my favorites-

Great Q&A thread on hand selection in SH games


Links to some real gems on this board, courtesy of Illunious and Dieter01

Nicely done table of Hand rankings by percent of pots won vs random hands, played to the showdown, against 1,2,3,...,9 opponents


Ed Miller's Column on CGTV.com

[purnell]

Hi Nemesis. Looks like we're doin' the same thing, dude. Thanks for all your help, BTW. Shorthanded is just more fun for me. I have no discipline whatsoever when it comes to money, though, and I keep making little cashouts for things not related to poker. Probably a good thing in a way, 'cause I'd have the bankroll, but not yet the skills, to play up. I'm takin' my time here [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

[finnhand]

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Hi all,

It seems a lot of players from the SS started playing 6-max lately. Sfer, Saborion, Trix, Joker122 and Alobar are a few examples. It seems we all have the same kind of questions and problems when we try to adjust to this game.

Like the regulars know, I made a few posts a couple of weeks ago with a bazillion questions and hands. Some were easy to answer, some were not. Because I went throught the same process about 2 months ago, I thought it would be a good idea to make a post about these kind of questions.

Here are some links from posts I made, maybe they show the same kind of problems you have at the moment: this and this one.

I also had a bazilion questions about blind stealing and playing in the blinds. I knew that in full ring games this was/is one of my biggest leaks. I was/am terrible in defending, stealing goes a lot better now. Anyway here's a post I made at the time.

I knew that I needed to lower my raising standards, but how low? I knew pairs and high cards go up in value, but how much? Here's a post I made about starting hands.

Maybe these two threads from David Ross will also help you with your starting hands: this and this one.

Don't forget the swing are huge. I dropped a 150BB in the first 2 weeks or so. Sometimes you lose 100BB in just 2 hours and a day later you win it all back in just 3 hours. It's part of the game and you better get used to it although it sucks.

I hope this helps... If you know any good threads feel free to add them.

Just read a lot, play a lot and post a lot and you will all do fine.

Good luck,

Guido

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[Schneids]

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I've added this thread to my favorites and will pass it along to others when they first appear on this board. Does anyone have any other links that would be good for noobs like me? I'm thinking of creating a thread to be bumped and brought to the attention of new posters who ask the typical questions. It seems we all have the same basic questions when we first show up, and answering the same question over and over is a little boring for the longer term posters. Any help would be appreciated. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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I've been meaning to do this for a long while too since I have a friend who I'll be extensively tutoring in 1/2 6-max once he gets back from Venezuela in a week. However, as it turns out I'm also exceptionally good at laziness. I can think of many hands that have been posted in the past which are good examples of the right amount of aggresion, and plenty of others that had good discussions about ideas and default plays. Hopefully soon...

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Your cookie is in the mail [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]