How many players per table would you prefer? (1 Viewer)

[krafticus]

I often find my monthly NLHE tournaments get around 30 players per month. Curious what you would prefer, and why.

I’ve got 4 tables and plenty of room, so that’s not an issue. Not sure if I like managing 3 tables more, or having better pace of play.

Of course, with 4 tables running, there is no open cash table right away, but it doesn’t take long to get that going.

What is your preference??

 

[kmccormick100]

Would rather never play 10 handed in a tourney, either of the second options feels best and frees up a cash table once you’ve lost a few players.

 

[JMC9389]

Full ring tournaments with 9/10 at each table drag for me. Split it into 4 tables and combine/redraw when it's down to 24. You can always balance the tables in between hands if one table sees more knockouts than the other two.

 

[Highli99]

Picked option 4 because 5 tables of 6 wasn't an option

 

[Nanook]

We used to always play with 9 players & with COVID they went down to 6, then up to 7 and eventually settled on 8.

Consensus is 8 is the best number. 9 & 10 are just too many slowing the game down too much and too crowded. Less than 8, like 6 is fine, but then is someone gets up & you to are down to 5 and maybe you only had 5 to start with then when someone is up you are down to 4 and lots of people won't like playing short like that.

 

[springbox]

10 as the organizer, 8 or less as a player.

 

[Frogzilla]

Big fan of 8 max except for final table of 9 (play 5/5 then combine once someone eliminated)

 

[bergs]

9-10 handed poker suuuuuuucks. I was reminded of this when I played the WSOP Colussus and realized that it was 10 handed and I hadn’t played 10 handed NLHE in at least 6 years…

 

[JMC9389]

9-10 handed poker suuuuuuucks. I was reminded of this when I played the WSOP Colussus and realized that it was 10 handed and I hadn’t played 10 handed NLHE in at least 6 years…

Agree. 6 to 8 handed the most. 5 is passable depending on the cast of characters but can be pretty miserable if you're at a table of loose passive players playing post flop bingo.

Anything 9 handed or more, why stop there? May as well make it 16 handed.

 

[krafticus]

I agree 10 handed sucks. As a host, the delicate balance comes when you have 30 RSVP yes, then 3-4 cancel, and 4 tables doesn’t make as much sense. It always happens , unless of course, I actually set up 3 tables of 10. Then everyone shows up

 

[TheBigTater]

Never 10 on a table (10 sucks), no more than 9 and preferably really no more than 8.

 

[slisk250]

None of these 5 X 6 max ftw

 

[doublebooyah85]

Big fan of 8 max except for final table of 9 (play 5/5 then combine once someone eliminated)

Booyah

 

[bsdunbar1]

Big fan of 8 max except for final table of 9 (play 5/5 then combine once someone eliminated)

^ What he said

 

[krafticus]

Big fan of 8 max except for final table of 9 (play 5/5 then combine once someone eliminated)

This is what I’m doing this weekend. I’m at 29. 3 tables of 7, 1 of 8. Combine at 24, then 16, then final 9.

 

[upNdown]

I wonder if a sampling of PCFers is a good reflection of the tournament NLHE playing public. My guess is that you might find more tolerance for 10-handed play outside of pcf, especially when compared to 7-handed play.

 

[krafticus]

I wonder if a sampling of PCFers is a good reflection of the tournament NLHE playing public. My guess is that you might find more tolerance for 10-handed play outside of pcf, especially when compared to 7-handed play.

maybe. I know most of these guys definitely play more 4+ card games these days, which just can't be done 10 handed. I do agree though, that 10-handed NLHE is slow and painful. Even MD Live has moved to 8 max per table now, which I think is the sweet spot.

Playing, I'll take 8 every day. Hosting is where my gray area comes in. as of now, I have 29. I'd bet dollars to donuts that come game time tomorrow at 7, I'll have no more than 25 players. (2 tables of 8, 1 of 9 then)

Mark

 

[buzzmonkey]

We do tables of 9. I pay out 1 spot, plus an added spot for up to every 9 players. When we get down to 10 we play two 5 handed tables and then redraw the final table of 9.

 

[Venturalvn]

10 as the organizer, 8 or less as a player.

I agree 10 handed sucks. As a host, the delicate balance comes when you have 30 RSVP yes, then 3-4 cancel, and 4 tables doesn’t make as much sense. It always happens , unless of course, I actually set up 3 tables of 10. Then everyone shows up

These...these right here. It gives me a headache even thinking about voting here because it makes me think of my next tourney invite.

 

[allforcharity]

Since you have the 4 tables, use them all. Combine at 24, freeing 1 table for cash. Repeat at 16.

 

[ChipFinderSK]

Voted for the second option.

Opens up a cash table immediately, but avoids tourney participants from having to play a table of 10 twice.

Need the tourney bustos to be tilted, but not too tilted, when the cash game starts.