Winrates at HU vs. 6-max NLCASH

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Your typical 6-max table is running at ~100 H/hr, while your typical HU table is running at ~200 H/hr.

A solid long term win rate in most 6-max games from what I have seen is some 4-7 ptBB/100. From what I have seen in the HU forum breaking 10 ptBB/100 seems fairly common.

Why is 6-max so much more popular?

[Vinetou]

Fishes lose money less quickly in 6max and they don't take it so personally when they lose.

[Vinetou]

Also, HU requires more skill than 6max.

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Fishes lose money less quickly in 6max and they don't take it so personally when they lose.

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This makes sense in explaining why there would be more fish in 6-max, but why wouldn't the majority of solid players be sticking to HU where the win rates are significantly higher?

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Also, HU requires more skill than 6max.

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I consider HU a lot more complicated than 6-max, but I would consider it more of a different skill than having a higher requirement. I've been crushing HU since I started and I was way below breaking even in 6-max. Presumably I have some huge flaw in my game there, but after many months of studying the game I still have no idea what it is. I was a very profitable 5-max SNG player (I've never seen 5-max cash so I can't use it as a better example), but I get annihilated in both 6-max SNGs and 6-max cash.

[dboy23]

people can 4-12table 6max. I think that is it.

[TNixon]

Why does anybody play HUCASH when your $/hr can be so much higher playing HUSNGs for the same buyin?

There are tradeoffs for everything.

With the higher winrate comes higher variance, and I would guess that it's not just "slightly" higher.

[imfatandugly]

I think if you want to make more than $100/hr. or want to become a better heads up player faster your better off playing heads up cash games.

[People_Mover]

i suck at 6 max, but kill it heads up.

I'm running 53BB/100 over 12K hands of 1/2NL and 2/4NL heads up for September [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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sick