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Hello CR members! I want to share my experience with heavy multi-tabling with youas I struggled myself with it for a long time.

Multi-tabling is a common thing in online poker. Most people play 2-4 table, someplay 6, some even 8 and a few maniacs play 12 tables. This is my experience of

multi-tabling lots of tables in the LOWER LIMITS (NL10-100 maybe 200). Irecommend it to low limit players because you can build your bankroll quite easily

and the main point is that you gain EXPERIENCE, which is one of the things a goodpoker player has to have.

Pros of 12 Tabling:

- Hands per hour: You WILL PLAY something between 950 and 1200 hands. Thats 20hands a minute, 1 hand every 3 seconds.

- Rake: You produce a lot of rake and get a lot of rakeback. 1000 hands on NL50 arenormally worth 10$ Rakeback (on FT).

- You will gain a LOT of experience because you'll see so many hands and boards.- You will get a much better feel for the game when you play a lot.

- It's easier to tighten up, you have 1 hand every 3 seconds, you don't have to play

LAG (if you are uncomfortable with it). Also it doesn't getboring and you avoid stupid moves.

- You have bigger upswings because of a few things. You are not known for beinggood on one and the same table (Let's say you play a hand really well, you doublethrough it and other players notice that -> they play carefully against you. But you

have 11 other tables where probably no one from at table fears you yet.), Plus yourrushes will be awesome!

- You face a lot of dumb opponents (we're talking about low limits) that will pay youoff your big hands even if you play tight. Extract the

money from the fish!

- Normally your BB/100 will get smaller because you just play a bit worse but

your winnings will be more simply because you play more.

Cons:

- You will NEVER play your A-game. You think you do? You don't. I thought I'd playmy A-game when I play 12 Tables at the same time and after each review of mysession I have to admit that I play a A-B game.

- You have bigger downswings because of a few things. Bad beats happeneverywhere and might get you to tilt a bit. While it's not that big of a problem when

you are playing 2 tables it's getting a really big issue in heavy multi-tabling. Tiltingwill crush your bankroll.

- You don't improve your hand reading skills) BUT you gain a lot of experience(increased hands per hour).

- Reviewing your big hands and your overall game takes a lot more time becauseyou have many hands to review. For me that's a good thing because if I get in more

tricky spots, I improve my game but time is an important factor everywhere in lifeand of course in poker too.

- People start playing back at you when they see that you are multi-tabling (can bedropped in games up to NL50)

- You have no reads about your opponents because you can't spectate the hands you

are not in.

So now you have an idea what multi-tabling is about, I have set myself a few rulesor tips which I (and you) should stick to very closely.

1) Never ever tilt.

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You'll burn your money, you'll bust your bankroll. If you have a tilting mentality don'teven try to play 12 tables. Remove the tilt issue from your brain. I've done it by

saying to myself: Be patient, you'll play so many hands, your spots will come - waitfor them and play them as good as you can!

2) You don't have to win every single pot.

Wait for your massive hits (sets, str8s, flushs, 2pair, etc.) and play carefully. Don'tgamble, don't do coinflips if you can avoid them. You may fold the best hand a lot of

times but you will strike back when you have a big hand. That doesn't mean youshould play a more passive way (all cardrunnermembers should know that

aggression is GOOD) - just ask yourself: Do I want to play for stacks with my TPTK?Maybe you should wait for a better spot because you don't have any reads of your

opponents and don't know if they are capable of a big bluff or an allin with TPSK.Let's say you open AcKd from the button, BB calls,is deepstacked and has the stats

19/15.Flop: Kc 5h Qc, BB checks, you bet, he calls.

Turn: 2s, he checks, you bet, calls.River: 8s, he goes all in. What do you do? You have no reads, he has a big stack and

maybe doesn't play like a donk. You decide to call because you think he might havea combo draw TcJc and is on a complete bluff, he shows 55 and you lose. Keep away

from risking your stack with just TPTK!

3) Tighten up a bit.

If your normal game is 22/20 you can drop to 18/16 or even 16/14 - there is no

need to play tons of hands - if you can handle playing a LAG style while playing 12tables do it BUT be aware of that it's much harder to play a LAG style when you don't

know your opponents.

4) Don't bluff too much, avoid it totally if you struggle to keep track of the games.Your bluffs will look so bad most of the time because you just can't interpret the

situation well when you don't have time to

think about it. For sure you will add the element of bluffing in your game because it'sgood but don't do it when you start with 12 tables the first week.

5) There are 2 very basic concepts of post flop play: Either you CBET nearly everyflop or you stick strictly to PAhud (read below). I think it's best to get the table flow

and decide individually. Use PAhud as it would be your water in the desert. Don't useit, USE it. I can't stress enough how important it is. If you don't have it, don't play

12 Tables. Here are some hints that are required to play so many tables.

a) You need the following stats: PFR, VPIP, CBET, Fold to CBET, Aggression

factors on each street.b) Interpret the stats! I won't get in detail with the PFR and VPIP stats because

everybody should know about it. CBET and Fold to CBET are the key stats,Aggression factors are also very important.

This is why: You normally don't have any reads. You see his stats: CBET 90%, Foldto CBET 60%. You opened, he called. You have to CBET because he will fold in 6 out

of 10 times. Bet nearly ANY board. Other way round it's the same, he CBETS 9 out of10 times, if you have a piece (or don't - you want to bet the turn if you are in

position) float him or reraise him. Rely to the stats, don't even think about it if it'snot a hyper wicked board like 9sTsJs. Aggression factors are also quite interesting

because opponents might get that you play just standard ABC poker with some

exceptions and play back at you. If you face an opponent whose Aggression stats arebelow 1.5 he has a good hand in 90% of the time. If you face a very aggressive

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player- well, tough decision. Just try to get a feel for him and watch someshowdowns. Don't get in tough spots, wait for your chance!

c) Rely on the stats and don't make stupid decisions. That might sound a bit like abot- like player without your own decisions but it really helps you when you are just

starting to play more tables.

6) Make notes if you can. Notes can help you to get reads on your opponents even ifyou don't watch every hand they play.

7) Play within your bankroll and keep to it STRICTLY. A MINIMUM of 20 buyins

behind is REQUIRED. If you drop to 18 buyins move down. Your swings will be a lot

bigger then they are on just 2 tables so don't fool around with your bankrollmanagement - 8buyins+- in one hour can happen very quickly.

8) Don't play longer then 1 (max 90min) hour. You simply won't even play your B-

game anymore - you play C to D. Relax some time, start again.

9) Review your sessions closely but NOT within one of your pauses.

10) Switch tables frequently if you see that the table averages (VPIP below 20%) get

nasty or if you feel uncomfortable with your opponents.

This article is for multi-table beginners (and maybe some experienced multi-table

guy finds something useful in it) so the rules and tips are just basic things. Once youcan handle the tables you'll play more and more LAG, you have a better feeling for

your tables, you don't make your decisions with just PAhud, etc.

I recommend winning players to try it out, grind the low levels and when you move

up get back to 2-4 tables, adjust your play, try to beat the opponents and add atable if you feel comfortable. Thanks for reading.