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Originally Posted by jspill
this one they have 5 cos otherwise it'd be two uneven tables of 2 and 3, not fair to the 2 handed table paying more blinds
6max similar idea - at 8 handed they can have 2 tables of 4, at 7 handed it'd be uneven so they make it 1 table which is close enough to 6max
10 handed play they do cos it's closer to 9 handed than having 2 tables of 5
all seems pretty obvious to me
Except for the fact no online tournaments work this way. So it must not be that obvious.
Not playing headsup in 4max could make sense if live TDs hadn't decided to add one player to every format.
Your premises are conflicting. They play 7 handed in six max to avoid uneven tables. They play 10 handed in nine max despite tables being even anyway?
They don't go to an 11 handed final table despite 11 being closer to 9 than 6 or 5.
I think it has more to do with the fact a lot of live players have an aversion to playing shorthanded and their rules being antiquated.
Shorthanded play on the way to the final table is one of the most important aspects of tournament poker and the greatest tournament series on the planet is doing things to rob skilled players of the opportunity to play shorthanded.