Quote Originally Posted by Robb
About multitabling, I agree with you and sil both. I think some folks in the poker world get some macho kick out of saying "I 20-table" and thus play more tables than they "should." How many tables should we play? We should play more tables until 1 of two thing is true:

1. Our win rate is dropping off.
2. Our learning rate is dropping off.

Sil covered #1, but also if we're playing so many tables we can't learn anything, can't plug leaks, can't find extra value and play TPTK better for each opponent we face, the extra tables will inhibit our ability to move up successfully. We'll get the bankroll we need without learning what we need to about the game to be a winning player at the next level.
I disagree completely. The majority of your learning should happen when you are not playing. When you are p[laying you should be focused on the task at hand, which is to make +EV decisions. You should be learning by posting hands, reading posted hands, session reviews, EV type calcs(ie testing exploitative startegy and counter strategy), inducing mistakes, optimal play, blind defense, hand ranges, etc. If you are doing these things while playing, you are doing yourself a disfavor.

As far as the multitabling goes, you should be trying to maximize your hourly rate, including your rakeback. Do not make your head explode trying to play more than you can. Do not play more tables to the extent that you are making mistakes and -EV plays.

Example:
4 Tabling a 3.0 winrate and 6 tabling a 2.0 winrate will yield the same $/HR. However you will increase your overall $/HR by increasing your rakeback.