Playing Multiple Tables

[Yahkin 0]

I track all my play at Checkyourbets and was looking through some of the graphs that they have available. I noticed that my profit is highest when I'm playing a single tourney at a time. I'm actually at a loss while playing 2-3 at a time, but it's back to a profit playing 4-5 at a time.I read about people playing multiple tables to maximize their profits, but I find that I miss key reads and table dynamics if I'm flipping tournies. But if I'm only playing one, I have to fight boredom. What are other peoples experiences?

[Zach6668 513]

My guess is that your samples on that site are too small to actually draw a correlation.However, you're right about 1 table being boring.The only time I've ever single tabled was when I played a $530 tournament for the WCOOP. I actually focused and watched every hand, etc.In lower buyin tournies, you really don't "need" to do this all the time, so it can be profitable to play a bunch of them. Some of the best tourney players, even, do play many many tournies at once.Essentially, it's a comfort thing for an individual person. If you feel like you'd like to add more, do it slowly. Work with 2 for a while, until you are missing nothing at the tables, then add a 3rd down the road, etc.

[Yahkin 0]

My guess is that your samples on that site are too small to actually draw a correlation.However, you're right about 1 table being boring.The only time I've ever single tabled was when I played a $530 tournament for the WCOOP. I actually focused and watched every hand, etc.In lower buyin tournies, you really don't "need" to do this all the time, so it can be profitable to play a bunch of them. Some of the best tourney players, even, do play many many tournies at once.Essentially, it's a comfort thing for an individual person. If you feel like you'd like to add more, do it slowly. Work with 2 for a while, until you are missing nothing at the tables, then add a 3rd down the road, etc.

760 games. The sampling for Multi-tabling may be low though. Over 400 are one at a time.

[jmbreslin 0]

As a beginner player I find it absolutely necessary to focus on one table at a time because I inevitably run into situations where I have a key decision to make at more than one table at the same time, and I can't devote the attention to each decision that each requires. I once accidentally folded a flopped straight when I was in the middle of a decision at one table and the other table popped up for my turn. I quickly looked at my cards, which were 42o, and folded to a bet thinking it was PF. As I hit the fold button I glanced up and saw the community cards: 356 rainbow. As it turns out I was holding the 42o in the BB and checked when it came around to me PF, assuming I would most likely end up folding on the flop anyway. When the decision came my way while I was focused on another table, I just wasn't in the frame of mind I should have been. Until I get better at hold em and my decision-making becomes more efficient, I'm sticking with one table at a time.

[Gallo 1]

Well this is sort of a brag post. I'm normally a recreational online player, I play for fun, I do hate to lose and do want to come up so I don't have to redeposit. Anyway, was it last week or 2 weeks ago that Full Tilt got the tile table feature where you can play multiple tables without them overlapping. Well, I was down to like $12 in my account, and I decided to start playing 4 SNGs at a time at $2.25. Well, since then I have actually built up my little roll to $130, I actually feel pretty good about it. I think this has more to do with the fact that I play a bit more tighter and don't get bored just playing one table and start doing stupid things. With 4 tables there is always action, so I don't have to call with a wide variety of hands and I have been playing a bit smarter. Besides, there are a lot of idiots that gladly hand you their chips at this level.I agree that only playing one table allows you to actually concentrate on the players more, but with 4 tables I think you can actually take more notice about players. I don't know, I just think that I have been playing alot more solid since 4 tabling SNGs. Hopefully, I'm able to get up to about $200 and move up to the $5 SNGs. Anyone know how many buyins I would need in order to multi table $5 SNGs? Would $200 be good enough?

[Yahkin 0]

Just wait until you are headsup at 3 at the same time. That happened once and I thought I was going to go crazy.I love the tile feature at FTP now. But they made a change that I really don't like. When your position comes up to act, they change cursor focus to the bet amount window. This is bad because more than once I've been typing a message in chat and hit enter right as my turn came up. "Yahkin raises the minimum" This happened at the FT the other night, and I ended up reraising the minimum from the BB against an UTG that had raised 5x. It was half my stack, and I had 92o. He called and we saw the flop. A73 rainbow, so I led out with a push(2/3 of the pot) representing the ace and he folded. Whew. 8)

[Gallo 1]

Just wait until you are headsup at 3 at the same time. That happened once and I thought I was going to go crazy.I love the tile feature at FTP now. But they made a change that I really don't like. When your position comes up to act, they change cursor focus to the bet amount window. This is bad because more than once I've been typing a message in chat and hit enter right as my turn came up. "Yahkin raises the minimum" This happened at the FT the other night, and I ended up reraising the minimum from the BB against an UTG that had raised 5x. It was half my stack, and I had 92o. He called and we saw the flop. A73 rainbow, so I led out with a push(2/3 of the pot) representing the ace and he folded. Whew. 8)

Yeah, my head spins when it's shorthanded or HU at 3 tables.I've heard about this problem about the whole cursor focus thing, but I haven't had that happen. Then again, I usually don't chat. Is it a setting? Maybe later I can let you know what I have checked on or off.

[SlackerInc 0]

Yeah, my head spins when it's shorthanded or HU at 3 tables.

I can't even take it if I'm HU at two tables. If I could guarantee not being in this situation (like just playing cash games or something), I'd be a lot more up for multitabling as it does get boring in the early going. My solution for this is to watch TV or read while playing the early rounds, but to pay enough attention to notice any unusual plays, or if players fold to c-bets or big river bets, etc.

[ramenandeggs 0]

1 table became too boring after i first tried it out. i have two tables even when i'm youtubing. i can only handle two heads up matches at a time though.

[mjd 0]

I am a STT specialist. And, I play multiple tables all the time. It can get hectic if you're down to 3 or heads-up on multiple tables at the same time. But, early game is easy to multi. To help combat this, I stagger my STT starts. I'll play up to 4 (or 3 and a MTT), but I'll wait a round or two of blinds to start my next.There is a downside to this method in that it's hard to get a smoke/food/bathroom break on short notice. But, you figure that stuff out.-M