Why multi-tabling is bad?

[psyk0ttik]

Multi-tables can indeed be great if you know how to multi-task them well, just look at how durrr plays.

[Mrlova]

Multi-tables can indeed be great if you know how to multi-task them well, just look at how durrr plays.

You can't look at Tom Dwan or any of the highstakes pros in the sense of multi-tabling. They all play against each other and know how the others will play. They are also using HUD's, which for some reason many low stakes players lack the use of. If you do look at a player such as Dwan you may have also realized when he had the big games running on FTP against Islader1 he often times would limit himself to only playing against the mystery fish. The pro's aren't dumb with their money, they multi-table only when it is cost effective. It's a skill many low stakes players lack. Table selection is also a huge aspect of the game than many low-limit players lack, that's an issue for a different post though. Maybe I'll get around doing that sometime this week in between my 70 hours at work!

[darkstar6483]

thanks for all the tips...ill be sure to keep this in mind

[zayzoo]

i notice i start to tilt when i do multi tables. it just depends on how good you are. some people have no problem juggling tables back and forth. i get frustrated from the noise and windows popping up

[eberetta1]

I hear we win like 2 BB per hour. So if I am at 1 table, I should make a profit of a dime. If I double my tables, I can profit 20 cents an hour. I believe, that is the rule of thumb.

Next is how many tables do I play, before I am playing too many tables and hurting my earn rate, and turn it instead into a burn rate.

[Mrlova]

I hear we win like 2 BB per hour. So if I am at 1 table, I should make a profit of a dime. If I double my tables, I can profit 20 cents an hour. I believe, that is the rule of thumb.

Next is how many tables do I play, before I am playing too many tables and hurting my earn rate, and turn it instead into a burn rate.

It is not a linear increase in profit with the more tables you play. Well, I suppose it could be linear. That is if it's a downward sloping profit rate. You may win more playing more tables, but if it were possible to play only 1 table for the same amount of length as it took you to log the similar amount of hands on multiple tables you'd have a higher win rate per 100 hands. Multitabling is so effective because it allows you to play more in a short amount of time. If time was limited then 1 table would be the way to go for everyone, but time is not infinite.

[RWPFhero]

Good Practice would be with Step 1 and/or 2 tickets up to 4 tables. If I was playing a cash game/ tourney, I would recommend starting with 2 tables.

[Mrlova]

Good Practice would be with Step 1 and/or 2 tickets up to 4 tables. If I was playing a cash game/ tourney, I would recommend starting with 2 tables.

Step 1 and 2 tournaments have very weak fields. Multi-tabling with games like this won't get you to become a better poker player

[RaiffeisenCapital]

For sure it affects your play ! ! !

[MrDignified]

I multi table up to 4 max. I try and keep to a similar game so as not to have to change thought process, although during session 4 days ago I final tabled the 7stud hilo and the deepstack nlhe, both MTTs (entrants 152 in stud &300+nl). Usually it's just bounty sngs.