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[dscoot]

whats up peeps. so i have mostly played tournies online the past few years. but i recently decided to play cash games more. can someone give some thoughts on what type of play/ type of player is better suited for the 6person NL table vs the 10person NL table this is what ive noticed the past few days of playing the 10 persons. play is tight. big hands like kk qq aa are hard for me to make much money on. blinds are 1 and if i raise to 5 or 10 with them, people nearly always fold, giving me just a 2 -5 dollar win of blinds. these hands will probly be paid off better on the 6 person tables as people play looser. rarely i will raise a small amount like triple blind to induce action with these hands, but i dont like to do that much at all. but the 10person tables are probly better for getting a small set paid off bigtime any other thghts / ideas/ profitability/ style of play best suited on the 10 vs 6 person tables? thanks

[TheIceman05]

Shorthanded tables reward strong post-flop play and the ability to develop good reads on your opponents. Don't raise to 5x or 10x the BB before the flop under any circumstances. Raise 3-4x. Don't be a donkeyIce

[econ_tim]

I've noticed most people play 6 handed NL way too loose, as if they think it's heads up. You should be playing more hands than a full ring game. Play the trouble hands harder and smaller aces. If you play a solid game postflop you shouldn't have trouble. And it doesn't hurt to look for the loosest table.

[Daysleeper]

Does the same principle that aplies in SH Limit also aply to SH NLThat you shuold raise more pf first in...

[TheIceman05]

Daysleeper said:

Does the same principle that aplies in SH Limit also aply to SH NLThat you shuold raise more pf first in...

I'm inclined to say "No." My closest friend is an incredibly successfull small-stakes (1oo-500 max) buyin shorthanded NL player, and unless he's playing with a maniac (which is actually more often than one would think), he makes most of his moves post-flop. He absolutely NEVER steals the blinds, and he stays completely out of small pots. I've seen him limp on the button w/AT, and fold to a flop bet when he spikes his ace. His reasoning is, "Who cares? It's like 2 bucks."He's so good after the flop that he encourages players to come along for the ride preflop. If blinds are .5/1.00, he's usually just raising to 2.50 to go preflop, but with a wide variety of hands. He'll raise with any pocket pair (all the way down to deuces), for example. If he's got a strongish hand (AKs, for example), and there's a raise in front of him, he'll likely just call and try to play a big pot. He'll regularly pick off bluffs for hundred dollar pots with an ace-hi. I guess there are plenty of ways to play profitably, but I think the MOST important skill you can develop is the ability to play and win pots on the flop and after. Preflop hand selection is so much less important than your ability to trap with strong hands, induce and pick off bluffs, and protect your hand on the flop, but throw it away when you're beat.Ice