6-man tables more profitable?

I have heard that 6-man tables are more profitable and more fun so I played on them for awhile tonight. To me it seems like:

1) The players suck just as bad if not more.
2) Its more fun because there is more action.
3) It seems like there is more of an opportunity to use superior poker skills than on the larger rings
4) It seems like because of number 1 and 3 that it could be more profitable.

What do you guys think? Anyone doing well on 6-man?

Oh, yes.

6max is my cash cow.

Mooooooooo.

-'rilla

What kind of hands do you like to play at these tables? It feels like TPTK would hold up better while hands with monster potential such as suited connectors go down in value?

I feel like the 6 person rooms mean less control. You can sit in a ring game all day and wait from primo hands while you study your opponents. In a 6 person game, it seems like there is alot more guessing to it.

On the other hand, I see people who can make incredible amounts of cashs quickly and consistantly in them. It just seems like you have to be a near maniac to hold you own. I've always had crazy respect for anyone who can make there living at those, and I would love some tips on how to. Everytime I try I get wiped out quickly.

the swings are a bit larger because you play in more marginal situations.
however, more hands an hour = more decisions an hour = more money....if you make good decisions.

Originally Posted by Waggho

What kind of hands do you like to play at these tables? It feels like TPTK would hold up better while hands with monster potential such as suited connectors go down in value?

Yup. That's basically it.

High cards are HOTT and TPGK I play like a monster.

At 25 stakes, it's more camping and jamming becuase weaker hands will call foolishly.

At the higher stakes, its just about avoiding too many sharks. More than 2 good players ruins a table.

Originally Posted by Superstar

feel like the 6 person rooms mean less control. You can sit in a ring game all day and wait from primo hands while you study your opponents. In a 6 person game, it seems like there is alot more guessing to it.

On the other hand, I see people who can make incredible amounts of cashs quickly and consistantly in them. It just seems like you have to be a near maniac to hold you own. I've always had crazy respect for anyone who can make there living at those, and I would love some tips on how to. Everytime I try I get wiped out quickly.

6max is not about camping for hands. It's about playing in boarderline situations and making the right decision. All the decisions are close since weaker hands, like top pair, are often good. The key is to make your opponent make these decisions becuase they usually choose wrong. Playing passively will kill you. I am always raising/betting for information becuase info is precious. You'll see that if you raise with AKs UTG, you'll get called by the BB with 89o. So, when the flop comes T high and you have AK, you can't really be certain you're ahead. BUT what you can be certain of is that a pair of 9s 8 kicker can't call a pot bet or a pot raise.

Also, it's more fun than full table becuase there is a lot less emphasis on preflop-hand selection and a lot more on being tricky post flop.

-'rilla

I play 6 max marginally, and pretty much better than most Party dipwads. Thats why I join a short-full ring table and clean up!

Thanks for the tip fnord

5) Hands play out faster which means you get more hands/hr at a 6-man table. More hands/hr = more money. (Hat tip to Fnord).

When it comes to table selection, what am I looking for at these 6-max nl $25 party tables?

Limpers calling raises preflop and action.

-'rilla

At least 5 or 6 people once you sit down. Preferrably 6. Don't stick around for long if it gets down to 4 or lower. Very important to get position on the tall stack because a lot of people at these games play very agressive once they have a tall stack.

Ok, I'm really liking the 6-max tables so far. Those tables force poor players to make difficult decisions more often instead of just letting them wait around all day until they flop a full house.

Do you limit your hands or chose a wider selection... whats the limits to your hands, how far do you go on 6max?

Originally Posted by DukeSoccer

Do you limit your hands or chose a wider selection... whats the limits to your hands, how far do you go on 6max?

play more hands

Ill have to try that tonight, 10max is driving me nuts...

Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla

You'll see that if you raise with AKs UTG, you'll get called by the BB with 89o. So, when the flop comes T high and you have AK, you can't really be certain you're ahead. BUT what you can be certain of is that a pair of 9s 8 kicker can't call a pot bet or a pot raise.

At the 6-max $50 NL tables on party, most ppl call in that situation without hesitation.

6-max on Party skins can be extremely profitable because people will commonly call a pre-flop raise with a hand like A 8 and then call their mid-pair to the river. The best part is when they catch there A, jizz their pants, and then go all-in. I play $10-$20 and $100NL and there's plenty of fish even at these limits. For some reason fish seem to feel more comfortable at a smaller table making it easy for a good player to feed on them.

Hmm i played 6max today for the first time, it was a pretty passive table, with basically all fish. I played about 170 hands and saw about 50% of the flops. Now they are all fishy call stations, but i think i played a bit loose even though i made 3 and a half times my buyin. What percent of hands do you guys normally see when you are playing at a fairly passive, loose 6max table?