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johnnyawe
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05-21-2004, 12:44 AM
Post subject: Party Poker 6-max vs. 10-max ring games
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Full House
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I have settled into playing the 10 person table ring game on party poker. Occasionally I have played the 6 person tables, and some friends I play with every week insist on playing at these because the play moves faster at them.
I do much worse at the 6-person tables. It seems like the players there are better and also way more aggressive. I usually adjust my strategy to play looser and more agressive, and it never works.
Has anyone else noticed any differences between the 6 and 10 tables? What tables do you guys prefer to play at, and why?
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Fnord
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It's more aggressive, big time. This is both good and bad. You can't be making lots of marginal laydowns or the best players will run you over. However, if you can find a passive table, it's really easy to build up to 1 1/2 buy-ins just by running them over. Hands like AJ and AT become much more playable and you can raise it up with quality hands and still get multiple callers!
Not a game for weak/tight players...
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Natrix
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So then what's the strategy? I find myself on the 6 person tables, loosing small amounts of cash by playing tight, until I get that one good hand, where everyone else bets the pot and I have great cards. I take it this isn't the proper stategy for a 6 person table, so any suggestions? I find myself betting pre-flop with pocket 9's, then loosing and then watching someone else win with it later. How much looser should I play?
Thanks
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johnnyawe
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I don't know. I think you have to play tight if you're at a loose table, and agressive (steal the pot after the flop) if you're at a tight table.
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fishstick
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interestingly, i get killed at the 6 person ring NL table, yet do very well when it gets down to 5 or 6 in an SNG.
i think this is because:
1. at 5 - 6 players in an SNG, fear of getting knocked out can considerably tighten people up, making the table receptive to my more aggressive (but not reckless) play.
2. (i think this is the main thing for me) i get "emotionally attached" to the money, and therefore, don't play as aggressively as i should in ring games. in a tourney, you pay up front and you're done with it. after that, you're not playing with money, you're playing with chips.
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Fnord
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Originally Posted by fishstick
interestingly, i get killed at the 6 person ring NL table, yet do very well when it gets down to 5 or 6 in an SNG.
2. (i think this is the main thing for me) i get "emotionally attached" to the money, and therefore, don't play as aggressively as i should in ring games. in a tourney, you pay up front and you're done with it. after that, you're not playing with money, you're playing with chips.
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6 max NL is a very wild game. You can raise to 6x the BB and get callers with all kinds of stuff. However, the blinds come around fast enough that it doesn't pay off to wait for hands. You must play aggressive and be willing to take some bankroll swings. It's a game for action junkies and sharks that have the heart to go to battle with them. From what I've seen of your play, you don't seem like the 6 max kind of player...
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fishstick
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Originally Posted by Fnord
From what I've seen of your play, you don't seem like the 6 max kind of player...
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are ju dis'n me, fnord (my finger and head are moving from side to side)? 
i don't think that you are, and being honest with myself, i completely agree. i'm definitely NOT an action junkie kind of guy. i don't quite consider myself a rock, but i am definitely a bit of a camper, waiting for the right time to strike and then playing it hard. although, i'm liking the later stages of an SNG and heads up play more and more.
my playing style seems to be compatible with $20 SNG's. by the time i usually start playing (unless i had a premium hand or caught a cheap draw early on), it's down to 6 players and the action junkies are gone.
if nothing else, this a good a reason to keep records of your play. by doing so, i could see where i was doing well, and where i was really sucking.
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