Quote Originally Posted by johnnyBuz
wow i pretty much agree with all of this. what makes 6max so different then 10 man tables? for some reason i used to play so tight at 6max, well somewhat tight. i didn't reraise often. played top hands, and i would win huge pots occasionally, and lose huge ones too. then i started playing looser, and i'm involved in a lot more small pots. that right there always keeps my chip stack on the move, usually positive. i also help it thinks me stay in the game. if you're always involved, you're always thinking. when i played tight, i would make myself think i needed t o win this hand because i havn't been getting good cards lately. now i don't concentrate as much, but i'm smarter. it's hard to explain i guess, but i am noticing a huge difference in my play.
Honestly, I used to be a bit intimidated by 6-max...it was just too crazy and I felt exposed at the table. But I started loosening up and trusting my reads, I kinda hit a stride. Once I started to lag a little more and remain aggressive, people started paying me off with their Ace high because they just didn't believe my middle pair.

As long as you don't go overboard, you can really sharpen your skills in table reads and image/self-awareness in 6-max. When you totally pwn someone it's damn gratifying...