43 replies to this topic

[chgocubs99]

Ring games only

I have noticed that almost everyone on this board prefers 6 max to full ring.

There is the obvious benefit of seeing more hands per hour, thus increasing your potential winrate. I am looking for other reasons and some pros and cons of both.

Discuss.

[Czech Razor]

Ring games only

I have noticed that almost everyone on this board prefers 6 max to full ring.

There is the obvious benefit of seeing more hands per hour, thus increasing your potential winrate. I am looking for other reasons and some pros and cons of both.

Discuss.

Weaker players play even worse on a 6 max table because there are more opportunities for them to overvalue their hands and they become too aggrodonkish because they don't understand the real concept of aggression.

It's a bit more psychological as well in that it's much easier to pick on a player.

I'm not sure I could ever go back to 9 handed cash games online.

[Balloon guy]

9 handed is harder, that's why everyone plays 6 handed.

you need to wait for better hands, position is less often, and action junkies will usaully go insane in about 4 orbits, making them type insane comments in chat and buy really bad shoes etc.

[TB17]

I'm not sure about this, maybe FR players can verify But in my limited experience of FR, there are a LOT more Shortstacks which slow the game down more.

[HoosierAlum]

Generally there are a lot more bad players playing full ring. (shortstackers, random tards, etc.) But its just so damn boring and slow moving.

[Balloon guy]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Bad shoes

[Sheiky]

Andrew Yanning in one of his card runners videos mentioned that the FR players generaly play too many hands OOP and that as most of the best players play 6-max it's sometimes harder than full ring.

IMO, 6-max is the more skillfull game so theoreticaly being a more skillfull player you should maximise your edge over others more in 6-max, especialy as it's easier to exploit people's weakness and tendencies when there's only 6 players at a table.

Added to the fact the FR is nit filled, i was watching some of the 25/50 games on stars and they are the most boring things ever.

[bobbywithani]

the only benefit I find in FR is that I can play way more tables at once.

[eljo]

Also in my opinion hand rankings increase in value. I normally wont play A8o in a full ring but I will in a 6 handed game

[chgocubs99]

Also in my opinion hand rankings increase in value. I normally wont play A8o in a full ring but I will in a 6 handed game

Is this correct?

[bobbywithani]

Is this correct?

I play a8o from cutoff and button, depending on the raiser I defend with it as well in the BB.

[TB17]

I play a8o from cutoff and button, depending on the raiser I defend with it as well in the BB.

Not correct.

[bobbywithani]

Not correct.

So an 67/25/1.5 guy raises on the button and you just fold?

[StupidKid]

So an 67/25/1.5 guy raises on the button and you just fold?

Fold>Raise>Call

[HoosierAlum]

So an 67/25/1.5 guy raises on the button and you just fold?

Its certainly better than calling.

[bobbywithani]

Fold>Raise>Call

Are we talking about limit or no limit here?

[HoosierAlum]

Are we talking about limit or no limit here?

obv

[chgocubs99]

So an 67/25/1.5 guy raises on the button and you just fold?

Fold>Raise>Call

QFT. I used to make this mistake all the time without even knowing I was doing it in the 6-12 months following the HOH era. I assumed I had the odds to call mathematically with poor cards since Harrington said I did in a poker tournament. Wrong. Thanks to Hoosier for innocently mentioning it in some random post about a year ago and fixing it. I <3 you sir.

[StupidKid]

Are we talking about limit or no limit here?

NL.

[chgocubs99]

Are we talking about limit or no limit here?

I was hoping for responses from both types of players, actually, but obv the most responses will be re: no limit.