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Originally Posted by BDHarrison
If you are a recreational player, then you should prefer the opposite of what is preferred by the earbud-hoodie-backpack pros who are antisocial and bad for the game.
low/mid stake rec here, and i love the having at least 1-2 of those earbud hoodie backpack pros at a 9 max. As madlex said, very much oversimplified, but imo there needs to be a balance of different players at a table.
For those advocating for 6-8 max, possibly there's a market for it, but every single short handed table that gets down to 6 players due to people on a break, open seat, etc i've always usually see the others at the table hawkeye over the rest of the room looking for seats. demand drives the market.
Want to open a 6 max game or heck even a heads up game? I'm sure most floors will accommodate with the right rake and if there's enough capacity.
btw, I'm expecting to see 9 max cash games at the wsop this year at most vegas properties, as there will be bedlam if there is an additional +2 hour waits for seats on top of the 2-4 hour waits. Even if you have a diamond card and can cut the "main" line, this will also arguably make the games worse in some regards, as many recs who play for fun or just wanted to casually check out the wsop are not going to want to wait around that long.