Making More Money Through Multi-Tabling

- Learning to play at Multiple Tables -

The first thing you need to do before being able to multi-table is proper setup. This means setting your resolution to 1920x1200 or the highest setting your monitor will handle, however, some sites offer a minimized view instead of the full table view. Alternatively, you can use 2 or 3 monitors with a video card that has dual or tripple monitor support. Make sure that you are playing with a four color deck (this will help you notice flush possibilities alot faster and easier) and with the sound on to hear if it is your turn.

If you are playing up to 2 tables simultaneously, you can still play both the players and the cards. Try starting with 2 low-limit tables to get a feel of the speed of play and the level of attention you need to give each table.

Although you can remember player types with 2 tables, once you start to play 3 or more tables simultaneously, you will find it more difficult to track the players, and will be forced into solely playing the cards and position. The more tables you play simultaneously, the tighter you should play, since you can see about 50 hands per hour per table. Once you feel comfortable, you can multi-table at higher limits.

- More Hands = More Stronger Hands = $ More Money $ -

Why play multiple tables? Easy; more tables means more hands; more hands means you see stronger starting hands more often; stronger hands means more money. Sure, you will still encounter some bad beats. But over the long term, strong starting hands will maximize your earnings. Since the goal of multi-tabling is to play strong starting hands and play tight, you should only play full ring games when playing 3 or more tables.

- Speeding up the Learning Process -

Playing at multiple tables also works as an excellent teaching model for learning poker play as quickly as possible. There is no better teacher than experience, and it stands to reason that the more hands you play, the more experience and knowledge you gain. For example, you could play a cash game while simultaneously playing at a couple of play money tables where you might want to try different strategies out before implementing then into your cash game. You can play in a tournament while simultaneously playing in a cash game so as to take a stab at larger tournament rewards, while still allowing yourself the backup of earning through a cash game and covering or exceeding your tournament entry fee.

Good Luck At The Tables!!!