LC - Why don't you play 6 max ?

[bkar824]

I play full ring because my first instinct when I get raised on the flop is, "OMG HE HAS IT!"

Where as to play 6-max your first instinct has to be, "this guy is full of #$%@!"

[wallenborn]

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theres also more very good regs to deal with in six max.

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There's also more donkeys at 6-max tables. The action-junkie types that run into the nuts every time at FR usually move to 6-max.

I play both and i like both. But they are different games. A single FR hand is more complex, there's always someone trying to trap you, and you are always trying to trap someone.

An individual 6-max hand tends to be simpler. In 6-max, straightfoward aggression plays a much bigger role. But on the other hand, since you can't avoid a player the way you can in FR, playing the player become more important.

[jmillerdls]

Mostly because nearly everyone on this site is playing 6-max. That leaves me to believe (along with my results at both), that the fields at the FR tables are filled with a higher percentage of bad players.

[Mike Kelley]

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This was my experience. 3betting light is common down to 50NL 6Max, something you rarely see at 50NL FR.

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How light is light?

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lol, That's player dependent don't you think? I just know it happens more.

[CalledDownLight]

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This was my experience. 3betting light is common down to 50NL 6Max, something you rarely see at 50NL FR.

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How light is light?

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lol, That's player dependent don't you think? I just know it happens more.

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Standard 3bet range would probably be 99+, AQ+, KQs for a lot of players. In some spots 3bet squeezing scs and other hands like Axs would be very much the norm. Open the range up a little wider for blind vs. blind or blind vs. button situations.

[checkmate36]

Lately I have been playing 6max hoping it will improve my FR game. My game is better suited to FR than 6max and Im willing to do whatever it takes to improve as a player.

[mce86]

I play full ring for the same reasons you do. Its the game I play in the casino. And my goal was to move up. Also, my style of play was more suitable since I play a TAG style. I also had a tendency to play a bit bigger games than my bankroll suggests (not really anymore) and there were much bigger swings in 6-max which I dont handle very well.
Then I found I can play a good profitable game playing full ring.

[Yoshi]

I am different than most of the posters on this thread. I prefer 6max. IMO there are much worse players at 6max than FR. Not necessarily bad players but most people either play 6max tables way too tight or way too loose. There is the exception to the many good players but if you play enough then you should recognize the regulars and choose a different table or leave when there are 2-3(good)regs at your table. Trust me, there are plenty of other tables just full of weak/passive opponents or overly aggressive opponents. 6max can be extremely profitable with very little variance if you practice proper table/opponent selection and you can adjust well to your opponents style of play.

[Johnes Benjamin]

Mostly, I am still improving my FR game and I can make money while doing it but I do plan to play more 6max in the future.
Variance also is greater and I hate that.

One thing that no one has brought up direcly is that I believe it is much easier to multi table FR (one contributing factor to being able to make more money).

I would like to know people's thoughts on this. How has multitabling 6max gone for people?
I would assume it is close to impossible to 12 table at significant stakes

[Yoshi]

Multi tabling. Thats a good point. Me personally if I multi table I can show profit over the long run with 5 tables, 6 is boarder line, but this is when the variance is huge; therefore, I try to stick with 1 or 2 b/c there is such a huge difference in my hourly rate. Big enough where it is way more profitable for me to play 1 rather than 4. However, I know people that play 10 tables of 6 max at 5/10 & 10/25 NL and absolutely dominate all the tables. For me its just way to hard to play that good on all tables b/c reads are so important w/ 6max b/c well timed aggression is a major factor to consistently beating these tables. For the most part I would say it is almost impossible to consistantly beat the 6max tables 12-tabling.(With the exception of the very few people who are exceptionally good at 12-tabling)
I would love to hear other people views on this too.