Is Multi-Tabling A Sign Of A Good Player?

[soon2bepro]

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If you come across a player online who is multi-tabling should that alert you to the thought that the player in question is a good player, who is maximizing his expectation or is it some fish to hasty to wait for a hand to finish?

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It can be any of the two, or somewhere in between, but in terms of probability, someone who's multitabling (3+ tables) is much more likely to be a winning player than someone who is not. Have in mind however, that most players are not winners, so that means a multitabling player isn't all that likely to be a winner. Also have in mind that being a winner doesn't really mean you're good, just that you're good enough to beat the rake.

[Snygaard]

An average multi table player is better than an average player, playing one table.

[JavaNut]

I wouldn't use the fact if someone is multitabling as a tell. Neither would I use the fact that they seem to bring in your full stack at one table as a tell.

There are too many who knows that these facts can be used and do the reverse.

But as I move around on micro stakes, I would say around 100 hands would make me think a player is good or just ordinary. Come to think of it, they are always ordinary.

[Jeff76]

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I wouldn't use the fact if someone is multitabling as a tell.

[/ QUOTE ]Well, it's a "tell" in that you know something about them. They aren't playing close attention to everything that's going on and they are most likely going to be playing very tight. This in and of itself is good information.

[johnnyrocket]

if someone is playing 8 tables and constantly reloading if not at the table max i always assume they are good. It is clear that the probability of them being good far outweighs them being a fish if they are playing so much and understand to reload alot

[El_Hombre_Grande]

I usually assume a multi-tabler is tight. Could be weak tight or TAG, but I see very few real LAGS 8 tabling.
And they are less likely to spew chips. Bad multi-tablers usually lose chips one at a time.

Obviously, someone multi-tabling probably has some level of poker competence, or else they will have a very short session.

[Blue Lagoon]

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No. It's a sign that the player THINKS they are good.

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[quirkasaurus]

i multi-table and i think i'm good...

but if i start losing, i cut back to 2 tables.
playing just 1 bores me to death and i usually
start playing even worse...

[Jeff_B]

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No. It's a sign that the player THINKS they are good.

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I sat next to some guy on 4 different tables the other day...
He had full+ buy ins with a VPIP of like 70... not sure how he did it

Defiently not a definitive sign but could be a warning...

[SmokeyRidesAgain]

I don't know how this relates, but single table + even live is so slow and boring after you multi for a while.

Perhaps multi tablers = action degens?