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pkduke · High Card Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 5

I see a lot of the pros playing the shorter tables. What are some of the adjustments you make for a 6 handed loose passive (or loose aggresive) NL ring game (5/10 to 2/4 blinds) verses a 9 or 10 handed ring game?

Zophar · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject:

You have to loosen up your starting hand selection a bit. The blinds come around a little more quickly, so you have to keep the action up. You can play later position hands a little earlier, have more flexibility w/mid pocket pairs early on, etc. It just has more action.

EzmoneyDRE · Flush Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 133 Location: Texas

I agree with Zophar, you have to play more hands in a 6 handed game. Also I think you should be more aggressive as well. You can win more money in a shorter handed game than in a full ring game.

CardDivine · Straight Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 114

6 is a lot more entertaining i think, and plus there are less combonations of miracle hands at a six person table. You can take much more control of a 6 person table with aggressive play and i think that is what the pros like. You also only have to keep track of 5 other people, instead of 8, and since your short term memory only has 7 slots, you still have 2 places in case your wife tells you something that you need to remember.

Wusthof · Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject: Re:

ev1lg3n1us · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject:

It depends on what lever you are playing at. At the lower levels .25-50 and .50-1 I really would NOT loosen my starting hand requirements very much. When you move up to the higher levels (3-6 and 5-10 or higher NL) then there is much more play involved and people will release hands in those games.

Only suggestion I really make for 6 handed at the lower levels is DONT be calling alot of raises with hands like Q-K, K-J, and A-J. Either re raise or fold these hands. NEVER call with these out of position. If you are going to call a raise I suggest calling with small pocket pairs or suited connector hands like 6h-7h or 8s-9s. These hands have extremely high implied odds. You can win another players entire stack with these kinds of hands if he can't fold an overpair.

iRockhoes · Pair Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 36

I agree with most of what has been said so far, with the exception of evilgenius's advice about never calling raises with KQ etc. It is impossible to say never do said action in poker, as everyone has their own play style. One thing you will notice as you move up limits is that when you hit 10/20 or 25/50 or higher nl, people are playing ur hands and not their own. People also play their position alot more in short handed games. If you are in the big blind and its 4 handed and your blind keeps getting stolen, your image may be too tight and you may want to call with hands like KQ, depending on how the rest of the table has acted. After the flop, and definitely after the turn you will be able to better define your opponents hand and react accordingly. You have to start thinking two or three moves ahead, as dream flops of AJ10 when you have KQ and ur opponent has AA are rare. If you can learn to play your opponents hand, he'll be working with 2 cards while ull have the rest of the deck at ur disposal. From here its just learning thru experience how to represent the hands you want your opponent to think you have.

ev1lg3n1us · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject:

Thats why i said it IT DEPENDS WHAT LEVEL YOU ARE PLAYING AT. Most people DONT play 10-20 and 25-50 NL on a regualr basis. I know you play very high limits irockhoes, but for people who play alot lower I don't think its a very good idea to be calling raises on a regular basis with KQ offsuit, KJ, AJ, and hands that are usually only good for 1 pair.

comin4you · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject: Re:

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