9 handed vs 10 handed

[pokerroomace]

I'm used to playing SnGs starting with 10 players. I recently had a look at full tilt and mansion poker. They have 9 handed SnGs instead of 10 handed.

I decided not to join Full Tilt because of this. I play SnGs most of the time and I thought changing from 10 to 9 players would hurt the amount that I win, because I'd need to finish ITM a higher percentage of the time.

IMO, finising ITM in a 9 handed SnG is just as hard as finishing ITM in a 10 handed SnG (maybe slightly, slightly easier) - but when you do finish ITM you win as much as you would have done at a 10 handed table.

What do you think?

[Da GOAT]

10 handed games like on UB take for ever to finish. sorry got go now.

[FlyingSaucy]

There's about a 10% difference between the two.

The payout ratios are the same. 50% for 1st, 30% for 2nd, and 20% for 3rd. I've never seen a different structure for single table games. Therefore ROI is exactly the same and ITM is less relevant.

[dstir2]

i like ten-handed, more money, and its fits my style of play better. essentially its of no difference, but my preference is due to personal experience playing many 10handed sngs.

[ripjohngotti]

i like ten-handed, more money, and its fits my style of play better. essentially its of no difference, but my preference is due to personal experience playing many 10handed sngs.

Yes 5.50 3 ways is so much more!

[Isop]

I've found after playing both styles that it really doesn't make much of a difference. Payouts (for $5.50) are 9, 13.50 and 22.50. if you're regularly winning you can make a little more playing 10 handed, but I think it doesn't make too much of a difference.

Full tilt's blind structure is quite different from PP, PS, Titan and others... it seems to go up far more slowly, even on the turbos. I'd say that's a much bigger issue than table size.

Isop

[pokerroomace]

I've found after playing both styles that it really doesn't make much of a difference. Payouts (for $5.50) are 9, 13.50 and 22.50. if you're regularly winning you can make a little more playing 10 handed, but I think it doesn't make too much of a difference.

Full tilt's blind structure is quite different from PP, PS, Titan and others... it seems to go up far more slowly, even on the turbos. I'd say that's a much bigger issue than table size.

Isop

So you agree that you can make a little more playing 10 handed than 9 handed. if that's the case i'd rather play 10 handed. in the long run that extra money you get for finishing ITM will add up.

ripjohngotti
Posted: Wed, 27 Sep 2006, 5:46pm
dstir2 wrote:
i like ten-handed, more money, and its fits my style of play better. essentially its of no difference, but my preference is due to personal experience playing many 10handed sngs.

Yes 5.50 3 ways is so much more!

And what about $50 every single time? And what if you play 1000s of SnGs?

I play at $11 or $22 and that extra bit of money for finishing ITM is worth quite a lot to me. $10 extra for first place is quite a difference IMO - especially in the long run