Observations on 6-max Limit Hold ‘em
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I rarely have played online. When I played full-time, I liked to play live games, and in Las Vegas, I had no shortage. Recently, I’ve started to play online a bit, and I figured I’d throw out a couple of observations I’ve made.
As of December 2005, if you are already a winning player, and you play below $15-$30 on Party, you belong in 6-max games. My first-order swag is that, game for game, the 6-max games are perhaps up to twice as profitable. Here’s why:
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Tags: 6-max, las-vegas, limit-holdem, poker, rake, shorthanded
Ed,
At the beginning of the article, you mention that short-handed hold’em has a lower per hand rake. Shorthanded pots are usually smaller than their counterparts in full-ring games but short-handed players are involved in more hands(because there is no early position). How do short-handed players benefit from a reduced rake? Thank you.