4 tabling vs. 8 or 9 tabling

I have started to experiment with playing less tables like 3-4, because I am realizing now that I have been taking a bigger bite than I could chew, and thus resulting in lots of monies lost. I have only played about 1k hands, but it just feels much better. One drawback though is trying to maintain vip status. I mean, they have no rakeback, so how am I supposed to make up for that playing on stars?

Originally Posted by will641

One drawback though is trying to maintain vip status. I mean, they have no rakeback, so how am I supposed to make up for that playing on stars?

carry a positive winrate?

it doesnt matter, because i am still missing out on a lot of fpps and consequently cool shit and money.

Are you trying to maintain platinum?
What stakes do you play? I 8 table 50Nl & its enough to get that status.
I heard it works out as +- 17% rakeback if you go for the $650 50 000 points bonus - haven't worked it out.

I was also thinking of dropping down to 4 cuz im running around 2bb/100, but then sometimes I think I get a case of fancy play syndrome when I think I have reads but just playing more ABC is often the way to go hence 8/4 tables wont effect my play too much.

I am always surprised that so many people can profitably multi-table SH games. I 3-table 5-max which works fine and I don’t get too distracted by outside sources. I have 4-tabled 6-max and I have timed out too often for my likening.

Maybe I am old or maybe a lot of my plays are read dependent. Either or I like playing fewer tables and be less reliant on a HUD.

Originally Posted by noble007

I was also thinking of dropping down to 4 cuz im running around 2bb/100, but then sometimes I think I get a case of fancy play syndrome when I think I have reads but just playing more ABC is often the way to go hence 8/4 tables wont effect my play too much.

welcome to my world. i am playing 100 nl, but recently i was 8 tabling 50 Nl, and i just moved up. i jsut got platinum for the first time, and it took me about 28 k hands of 50 and 100 NL.

lol the fpp program is so addictive

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

lol the fpp program is so addictive

yeah it is. its kind of like one of those video games that there is jsut so much to do that its impossible to complete it.