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05-26-2017 , 01:20 AM

hero2

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Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 36

I've been applying pretty much the same strategy to 9man and 6-max sng's.
I've been doing ok at the 9mans but not so much in the 6maxs.
Why?

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05-26-2017 , 02:35 AM

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74,754

The strategies aren't too fundamentally different (suppose 6m has slightly different ICM effects) so without more information we can't give you any ideas

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05-26-2017 , 09:33 AM

Aces123123

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Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 784

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Originally Posted by hero2

I've been applying pretty much the same strategy to 9man and 6-max sng's.
I've been doing ok at the 9mans but not so much in the 6maxs.
Why?

It sould be a number of reasons:

1) Variance. How many sngs hane you played at each level?

2)Using the same ranges at 6max and 9man sngs.

3)Stronger player pool at 6max

Probably other reasons as well.

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05-30-2017 , 01:20 AM

hero2

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Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 36

I guess it could be just variance. I have only played 37 6max I just stopped playing them when I noticed I was losing a lot

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05-30-2017 , 08:44 AM

SharkytheFish

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Did you have any experience playing 6 max in any other format prior to playing these sngs? I'm guessing your not adequately adjusting your range. That's the most likely explanation.

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05-30-2017 , 08:56 PM

kysg

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Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 50

from what I remember 6max should have a wider range. Also depends on the stakes if it's micros those will turn into shove contests/pancake flips.

I definitely would not use the same strategy on a 9 man table at a 6man table in sng.
on top of that there is variance....more hands per hour...blah blah blah

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