Do you or Don't You ? (Multi-Table)

Culchie

I'm in awe of people who can play several tables at one time, I can't handle all the beep beeps, and it's your turn stuff, and tables popping up all over the place, it's like that game that tests your reflexes...Bop It i think it's called.

Only the Prima network (AFAIK) seems to have come up with a User Friendly Multi-Table option that you can minimise screens to fit.

Anyways, that's my fault, I can't multi-task .... so a simple poll is in order

opr

2

I tend to do much better if i stick to playing one table.

I find its very hard to pick up on who is the idiot at the table going all in with nothing and so on when your playing more than one table.

Imposter

I usually play 2 tables especially if i'm playing STT's or MTT's. I could probably even play 3 here.

If I play cash it's usually 2 tables unless i'm tired and/or I'm finding myself not having enough time to properly make decisions.

califano

2

Culchie wrote:

tables popping up all over the place

tribeca is a nightmare for this. last time i timed out pocked kings i just gave up. ridiculous. if the tables reduced in size to play 2 or 3 tables on the same screen then i would be more inclined to give it a go.

Iago

5

Until recently I was only playing STTs and I'd play 3-4 at at time. Now I play 1-2 Cash games and 1-2 STTs at the same time. Normally have 4 tables open or a minimum of 3 at least.

The last couple of nights I've been having problems with timeouts, but that's a connection issue rather than not keeping up with the games.

Washout

3

No more than 2 tables for me. But only if im playing 9 or 10 player tables in MTT/STTs

6 player tables which has recently become my prefered table size then only one table. Game moves quicker and I like to concentrate on taking notes on what ppl are doing.

usually run with a tool like poker indicator which shows mucked hands where you win the showdowns.

ionapaul

I typically can be found multi-playing 2 tables on Stars, either one 6-seater STT and one 9-seater STT or two 6-seaters STTs, and usually have a book in the hand or am browsing boards. Where I find it difficult is when I have to take a call at the same time, I either concentrate on the call and as a result make a mistake on the tables, or vice versa, pissing friends off by being so non-responsive!

impr0v

3

Typically two, if playing stt's, 3 on the rare occasions that I play cash games.

jimbling

4

was 4 tableing the .25/50 6 handed games on Empire, and it was working well. Although I couldn't get as good reads from the table, the pros were outweighing the cons.

The problems came when I was running bad.... when you get hit by a combination of playing badly... a lot of bad beats... and not hitting flops, then you can lose a large amount of your bankroll very quickly.

so have dropped down to two tables in cash games.

If I am playing in a MTT, I will normally play two STTs as well. I have two machines, so play the mtt on one and the STTs on the other... works well enough.

Must try that prima network, have a look at the resize of the tables. Whats the pickings like at that site? Game choice, size of playing field etc??

Zab

I find it much harder to multi-table if there is overlap. Most sites can fit at least four tables on the screen at 1600x1200.

About a year or two ago I went through a phase of 8 tabling lowish stakes like 1/2. You need to be using microgaming sites (prima/ladbrokes) or two monitors. To be honest, I found it a bit of a headache even without the overlap.

These days I usually play two or three, depending on what type of tables they are. Sometimes only one.