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The reason why you should play at more than one table is simple: due to the large number of hands played, your hourly winnings will increase, despite the fact that the total winrate may slightly decrease.
1. Mathematics of multitabling in poker
If you have a strategy that makes a profit when playing at the same table, you should try to reproduce it on more tables to get as much profit as possible.
- Let's say you earn $10/hour playing at the same table.
- You can't be as good at two tables, and your winrate drops to $9 in one hour per table. But the hourly income will be higher – $18/hour.
- If you play at five tables and win $7/hour each, your income is $35/hour. Winrate has decreased even more, but revenue will increase 3.5 times.
- With an increase in the number of tables, your winrate will continue to fall, and your hourly income can grow, but only up to a certain limit, because the amount of human attention per unit of time is limited.
This example is very close to reality and explains why the vast majority of successful poker players prefer to use multitabling.
2. Advantages and disadvantages of multitabling
- When used correctly, multitabling is a very profitable strategy and has many advantages.
Advantages
- You win back more hands per hour, gain more experience and master the game faster;
- Get more rakeback;
- Your hourly earnings will increase;
- You can wager bonuses faster;
- You are not bored, attention is constantly busy;
- You get a large database of your opponents, which makes it possible to conduct a more detailed analysis of their actions.
Disadvantages of multitabling
- You have less time for each decision;
- The quality of the game deteriorates;
- You miss more often by clicking the wrong mouse;
- Several complex ambiguous situations can occur simultaneously at different tables;
- Sometimes you go into a sitout because the time to make a decision has expired;
- Get tired faster;
- Playing in several tournaments with different structures at the same time, you must keep track of what stage of the game you are at and adjust your strategy accordingly.
3. Tips for multitabling
Playing at several tables at the same time is sometimes not easy, but you can organize the process in such a way as to minimize the negative impact of multitabling and avoid the most common mistakes. To do this, use the following recommendations.
Start with one table
At the very beginning, do not rush and open many tables at the same time. 1-2 tables are enough to start learning the strategy that Poker University recommends in its articles and videos. Feel more confident – add another one, take your time.
Make sure your workplace is comfortable enough
Multitabling involves long game sessions. An uncomfortable chair, problems with the keyboard, mouse and monitor will require your attention and quickly lead to fatigue.
Layout setup
Choose the simplest possible layout with the minimum number of graphic elements, disable the display of avatars so as not to be distracted by useless visual information.
Use a four-color deck
So you can quickly recognize which flush draw you missed and which you gathered.
Use "hot" keys
They allow you to act very quickly and save time for thinking about ambiguous situations.
Don't get distracted by the chat
Disable the chat function so as not to be distracted by spam comments and attempts of other players to unbalance you.
Learn to prioritize
You should be able to quickly recognize which decisions are simple and which require more careful consideration. First, deal with the most difficult situation, then move on to the lighter ones.
Use table layout software
There are special programs that allow you to automatically arrange tables according to a given template. Examples of such programs are Jurojin, Stars Caption. Anything that saves energy during the game session will have a positive effect on your the long run earnings.
4. Summary of Multi-Table Poker
During the existence of online poker, many players have tried the game at different number of tables at the same time. Practice shows that playing at a small number of tables (up to five) slightly affects winrate and gives an impressive increase in income, while playing at ten or more tables greatly reduces both winrate and hourly income. These guidelines are suitable for most beginners. Each of us is unique, and each must determine for himself a comfortable amount of simultaneous play in order to show good poker and maintain high concentration throughout the session.
