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  1. the beej the beej is offline

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    Apr 22nd, 2010 (4/22/2010 9:14pm)

    I've been playing professionally for about a year now and the number of tables I play at any one time has steadily risen as I have progressed. Recently I have been playing 14-15 tables and I definitely think that is too many for me to play optimally.

    If we play mid stakes, how many tables does everyone think is best, for a regular weekday and then for a Sunday?
     
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    Apr 22nd, 2010 (4/22/2010 9:33pm) in reply to the beej

    for me, i can actually feel my ROI drop incrementally for each table above and beyond 9.

    Some players can play twice that many optimally..it takes practise tho
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    Apr 22nd, 2010 (4/22/2010 9:35pm) in reply to racer

    play as many as you can load on sundays imo. at least if you play sngs
     
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    Apr 22nd, 2010 (4/22/2010 9:40pm) in reply to the beej

    By optimally do you mean highest ROI? Because you should be thinking of $/hr not ROI. A player at 5% ROI who can play 30 S&Gs in an hour is considered better than a 10% ROI player at 10 tables per hour.
     
  5. JON STAMOZ JON STAMOZ is offline

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    Apr 22nd, 2010 (4/22/2010 11:26pm) in reply to the beej

    4-6 is the nuts if you actually want to think about hands

    7-12 ur missing some stuff but not quite on autopilot yet

    13+ just playing your hands and position unless you have notes on everyone.

    I like 4-6 and sometimes I'll jump up to 7-12. On Sundays as many as you can possibly run deep in.
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    Apr 23rd, 2010 (4/23/2010 12:16am) in reply to JON STAMOZ

     
    Originally Posted by JON STAMOZ View Post

    4-6 is the nuts if you actually want to think about hand.

    I like 4-6 and sometimes I'll jump up to 7-12. On Sundays as many as you can possibly run deep in.

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    Apr 23rd, 2010 (4/23/2010 6:49am) in reply to the beej

     
    Originally Posted by the beej View Post

    I've been playing professionally for about a year now and the number of tables I play at any one time has steadily risen as I have progressed. Recently I have been playing 14-15 tables and I definitely think that is too many for me to play optimally.

    Thanks I was wondering how you have been doing lately
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    Apr 23rd, 2010 (4/23/2010 6:55am) in reply to the beej

    I pretty much hate life if I'm playing anything less than 18. 24 optimally. Then again, the majority of my play is 12/180s so it's not like a whole lot of decision goes into hands.
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    Apr 23rd, 2010 (4/23/2010 7:05am) in reply to IbizaCF3

    i feel like 6 tables and i play my best game, still have some time to take imortant notes and think through hands not being under pressure having to act on 10 other tables.

    with 8 and more tables i think like my games is getting def worse.

    there are a few factors in MTT where u just can´t observe with more then 8tab imo,

    table dynamics, specific players, players in the blinds, stack sizes and other stuff
     
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    Apr 23rd, 2010 (4/23/2010 7:16am) in reply to OpeNMoney

     
    Originally Posted by OpeNMoney View Post

    Thanks I was wondering how you have been doing lately

    Is that supposed to be funny? I gave a brief outline because if I just asked "How many tables should I be playing?" then people would be asking a lot more questions.
     
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  11. The Spewtard The Spewtard is offline

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    Apr 23rd, 2010 (4/23/2010 12:28pm) in reply to the beej

    You won't play optimally but its obv way better for variance the more you have going. I find playing +20 is too much and I tend to play nittier because I just don't have the time to open where I might normally. That said I think its ok to play like a nit during early game anyway. I'd go for reducing variance > playing optimally although I know a more successful MTTer than myself that plays max 4tables at one time. fml
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    Apr 23rd, 2010 (4/23/2010 12:35pm) in reply to The Spewtard

     
    Originally Posted by The Spewtard View Post

    You won't play optimally but its obv way better for variance the more you have going. I find playing +20 is too much and I tend to play nittier because I just don't have the time to open where I might normally. That said I think its ok to play like a nit during early game anyway. I'd go for reducing variance > playing optimally although I know a more successful MTTer than myself that plays max 4tables at one time. fml

    You apparently won the Sunday Brawl and then finished 2nd in it 2 weeks later....so much for the self depricating thing...lol
     
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