9 handed vs 10 handed tables-- difference in hands likely to be fav?

[stjohnychan]

I recently switched from an online cardroom that sat 10 player tables to one that seats 9 players per table. This made me wonder- how does this change the odds preflop?

Specifically- what hands are likely to be the best hand at a 9 person table that weren't small favorites at a 10 seater? I'm pretty sure this isn't terribly important, but it has made me curious. I mean- there must be a reason some tables are 9 and some are 10, right?

PS- if this is covered somewhere else I'm sorry- I searched for it and couldn't find it but I haven't mastered the search features yet.

[Red_Diamond]

If you have no Ace, the probability no other player has an ace:
10 handed - 15.61%
9 handed - 20.14%

If you have one ace, the probability that no one else has an ace:

10 handed - 25.31%
9 handed - 30.53%

Use the rule of 5% here, same goes for odds that no one has an ace(including yourself)

[Siegmund]

The easiest way to think about it is to say that "you are never under the gun anymore" - that is, the new seat just after the big blind is what you've been thinking of as UTG+1 all your card-playing life up to now.

I suggest this, rather than worrying about the percentages, since what matters is usually how many people are left to act behind you, rather than how many hands were dealt at the start of the hand... you can pretend that 10th hand is dealt and auto-folded every time, if you wish.