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Originally Posted by ArtyMcFly
There's a dichotomy for the provider of the game.
Should they make it 6-max so it's less boring for everyone, if it means the weakest players might go busto more quickly?
I pity the regs that play a big slate of tourneys at the WSOP. Some of those are 10-handed with 300bb stacks at the start. As far as I can tell (from twitter), no professional likes playing those games, where you just have to fold all the time.
Maybe it's the case that the casual players like the fact that the slow pace of full ring means their "entertainment dollars" last a whole day or more. 6-max would put them under a bit more pressure.
I'm sure the casinos have surveyed their customers to ask them what they actually want. Haven't they?
Most big losing players who play casino poker prefer fuller tables.
Often as the table gets bellow six players the worst players sit out; quit; ask about other games, etc.
Vegas used to play 11 handed and then after much discussion we went to 10 handed and then after many years we went to 9 handed.
Casinos love seeing the rare two six handed games going at the same time but mostly the losing players prefer fuller tables.