Quote Originally Posted by XTR1000
its possible to observe players on multiple tables.
you need a "system" of who you observe for a certain period, say ten minutes. start with the players to your immediate left, b/c they affect your game the most, then go on with the next player to his left and so on. if you use a HUD, you only have to look for obvious lines, players potting bluffs but 2/3ing locks or something like that. at lower stakes you dont even need to make notes or reads on each players, since there are always some unimaginative ABC´s and rocks playing nothing but their cards.
But to really observe players, don't you need to know what hole cards they have? For that you need them to go to showdown, and it's not like the players to your immediate left will typically be going to showdown very often. Wouldn't it take too long build accurate reads?

I don't know, I guess I agree with Oar. One-tabling is the best way to make accurate reads on opponents.