Thinking the number might be different for cash vs tournament games
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Best number of players for Texas Hold Em (1 Viewer)
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Tonystark137
Flush
Single table 8 or 6.
RocAFella1
Royal Flush
7 who will keep rebuying if they get stacked
OP
OP
I have 6 confirmed. Has to be low stakes, $20 buy in. Probably no rebuys. I want to try to plan a good game without running anyone off too soon. Also offering an optional $5 high hand pot.
Natskule
3 of a Kind
OP
OP
What’s a circus game?
Oh dear child, you have lots to learn...
OP
OP
Don’t we all? It’s the reason I hang out here.
Tonystark137
Flush
If you don't anticipate rebuys, maybe a 3-5 hour structured tournament?
Natskule
3 of a Kind
Why do a tournament? Play a properly staked cash game and nobody has to be a rail bird.
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OP
OP
That’s what I’m thinking. With a $20 buy in you think .10/.20, .25/.50, or .25/.25 blinds? Maybe a 4 bet limit, or pot limit?
LeLe
4 of a Kind
100% 6 is best number for holdem but 8 will be prefer if the players generally don't rebuy after their first buyin for cash.
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For $20 buy-ins, I'd do .05/.10 or .10/.20. 100 BB is pretty shallow.
colter ripton
Full House
6 handed is my favorite
bergs
Royal Flush
Zero.
I have found 8 to be my enjoyable max, although we have got as big as 9 handed. We’re all pretty happy to play down to about 3 players by the end of the night, whom are absolutely the biggest degenerates.
bergs
Royal Flush
We gonna turn Uncle Milty into Uncle Tilty.
Cash: 6 is by far my favorite assuming (like @RocAFella1 said) people keep buying back when they bust. 7 works well too but 8 or more the VPIP starts coming down & you might as well be playing a tournament. Tournaments tend to be more of a grind...
Feed them Seymour!!! At least provide some snacks and some background music.
I kept reading Uncle Titty there. And I thought, “Now that’s a strange family tree.”
ngmcs8203
Flush
Agree 6-max cash is the best. However vpip might still be pretty high if everyone is pretty new to the game.
buzzmonkey
Flush
I cap at 9 but 6-8 is your sweet spot.
8 is preferred. 9 is manageable (I do this at my games when I have 27 players). 10 works too, but it makes for a cramped table and long orbits.
When I want to play poker? 4-7. When I want a big social atmosphere to teach noobies how to play? 9-10. I know that seems insane but its fun at a big table and watching them scoop big pots in front of lots of their friends. My back hurts from dealing/policing the table but worth it. Plus, more people to teach eachother. They're limpy and slow but more blinds mean the pot looks big, even if its only....57 cents.
I agree on this. If you don't see rebuys happening and want to keep people involved as long as possible, I'd keep the stacks as deep as possible at .05/.10 with a $20 buy-in. Now, if you have some dude opening for 50bb, all bets are off.
There's always that one guy.
Tonystark137
Flush
If someone opens to .3, 3 bet to $1.2 is fine right
People will play the stakes they want to play regardless. Standard open when my group plays 0.05/0.10 is 0.50 usually.
I think 7-8 players works best for NLHE. 6-7 for games involving 4+ cards, especially hi/lo games.
The 9-10 handed convention pushed for years by casinos has been terrible for the game, IMHO: Not enough elbow room, tables too long, bad sightlines, nits able to fold forever, slow action...
I’m now finally seeing some casinos limit things to 8+ the dealer. Seems they are wising up that cramming too many players around these tables actually hurts their bottom line (fewer hands per hour = less rake).
For most of poker’s history, the game was played 2-6 handed. Of course the game variants were different (e.g. stud/draw) so the dynamics were different. But I think we have grown overly accustomed to “full ring” games and the pleasure of playing with fewer than 9.
The 9-10 handed convention pushed for years by casinos has been terrible for the game, IMHO: Not enough elbow room, tables too long, bad sightlines, nits able to fold forever, slow action...
I’m now finally seeing some casinos limit things to 8+ the dealer. Seems they are wising up that cramming too many players around these tables actually hurts their bottom line (fewer hands per hour = less rake).
For most of poker’s history, the game was played 2-6 handed. Of course the game variants were different (e.g. stud/draw) so the dynamics were different. But I think we have grown overly accustomed to “full ring” games and the pleasure of playing with fewer than 9.
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