LC - Why don't you play 6 max ?

[diebitter]

I tried my first session of 6-max today, because of this thread actually. I liked it, and can see how a hand, when the first 3 hands in FR don't raise, would be easy pickings for someone used to 6-max.

[demon102]

I play both 6max and fr but have been playing 6max primarily for a while now but my game has stagnated and I got tired of learning and am in a 2 month break even stretch. Add in that stars rewards fr players more with there rakeback system Ive decided to play more fr and its really refreshing. I actually like to visit the strat furoms [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img], where with 6max I just got tired of it and lurked in nvg and bbv4life for the most part lol.

[holdem2000]

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So far I have only played full-ring cash games online (about 25000 hands) and my reasons for playing it is that this is what is played in casinos and I would eventually like to play live games so I see this as a training period. I also prefer to play a TAG game and my opinion is that 6-max is more suited to a LAG player.


However, everyone else I know who plays cash games plays 6-max and their main reason for doing this is that they say 6-max is more profitable for a winning player because they will be playing more hands vs the losing players..

What do you think? Do you agree ? Why do you play full-ring ? Why don't you play 6-max ?

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I struggle more to play 6 tables of 6-max than 17 of FR. My 6-max winrate at 1/2nl is definitely less than double my FR winrate (in terms of BB/100), and I see more than twice as many hands per hour at FR, so my short-term hourly rate is higher at FR. Long run 6-max is going to make me a better poker player (similarly playing fewer tables, regardless of my game choice, will make me better), but right now that isn't as important to me as making money. Plus FR is lower variance and less stressful, I can sanely get in more hours per week than I could handle at 6-max.

[BBQSquirrel]

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I DONT PLAY 6MAX BECAUSE I GET OWNED

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[johnc]

My win rate is alot higher playing FR vs 6max. I know, like you, I need to work on my 6-max skills but the variance is, honestly, too much for me to handle at this point. As my skills get better (I do play 6-max but not as much) I will play much more but I have alot of work to do before that happens. Honestly, stick to what you do best, at least for now.... [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[oldschool]

You must lack serious poker skills/concepts in general if your 6max winrate is truly smaller than your FR winrate. (not making fun of you just letting you know that about yourself so that you may change it)

[GrassHopperAA]

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I think that to become a top FR player you really need to put in a good amount of time playing 6-max. Learning when and how to steal properly with or without cards. How to play in position and how to play out of position with weak/strong hands, you run into some many more tricky situations. Profitability i would say definetly runs on the side of FR althought i have more experience with SH the number of buy-ins you'll loose can just get ugly, i found myself monthly taking 3-6 day breaks.
So i would say to any aspiring players, learn the very basics at Limit FR, teach yourself to NL at FR NL Micro, learn to play real poker at Short Handed, then start to collect the cheques at FR NL.

Warrant

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minus the learning of limit...i rly aggree with this post. my FR game wud b sloppy as hell if i didnt go thru 50K hands of 6max

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I'm an aspiring player. How do I go about learning the basics at NL Full ring Micro? Should I just read the sticky's and posts here?

[Chargers In 07]

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I'm an aspiring player. How do I go about learning the basics at NL Full ring Micro? Should I just read the sticky's and posts here?

[/ QUOTE ]Read the stickies here, read the links on the first reply in the micro stakes forum, and read everything here . Alot is for six max but almost all (if not all) can be applied in full ring games.

[GrassHopperAA]

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read the links on the first reply in the micro stakes forum

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I don't understand what you mean by this. What's the 'first reply in the microstakes forum'? Thanks a bunch!

[Chargers In 07]

My bad I messed up. Read the first reply in this thread .