Like I stated in another thread, I decided it's best for me not to play more then 6 tables at a time. I definitely play a lot more sometimes though.

Every few orbits I look at the table makeup and decide where the money is coming from, and if I should stay there or not. If not then I close a table, and may or may not open another one. Sometimes I'll open 10-12 tables, and decide which ones to stay at, so it can vary a lot.

Reality: Depends on how much I'm reading online or watching TV.

I heard a very smart rule though. Something along the lines of start every session with 3 tables then add one if your up a BI, and I think if your down a BI close the least profitable table. The better your playing the more tables you can slowly add (IN THAT SESSION)

A couple years ago I tried playing 16-18 tables, and looking back I see how insane that was.