Cash Game - tables with 6 or 9 players?

JhonnyThe357 · Apr 1, 2026

When playing cash games, I feel difficulties at tables with 6 players.
Is it ideal to play at tables with 6 or 9 players?
I want to emphasize the aspect of hand ranges over the value to be earned at tables with 9 players, since it becomes much larger.

veryluckyfish7k · Apr 3, 2026

6-max is usually better. You play more hands, improve faster, and make more profit because there is more action and weaker players make more mistakes. That's i heard years ago from some the interview. And even i play MTT and if i want to play some cash i can play only on 6-max cash games for me it is better than 8 or 9 max.

RonanPERNA · Apr 3, 2026

I play both types, but my preference is the 9-player version.

antonis32123 · Apr 3, 2026

I had difficulty in playing against 6 players when zoom nl5 9max was stopped from pokerstars , gradually I was forced to try 6 max , watch online tables love or later in game history , in games replays .I learned many things , I feel better now , but still not comfortable . I get bluffed many times . But nowadays I rarely play cash games , now I am rusty .

SPANKYSN · Apr 4, 2026

I prefer 9 players because if I drove an hour or more to play live poker, I want to last long enough to get entertainment value…yes, I want to win some money, but if I doubled my stack in the first hand, I wouldn’t get up and go…I would continue playing…having 9 players allows you to play conservatively, picking your spots for aggression.

burro · Thursday at 2:33 PM

I prefer being completely surrounded by structure — ranges of motion are more restricted, especially in starting positions, and it seems easier to understand what people actually have.
But in practice, I end up playing more 6-player tables for one simple reason: availability. There are more tables available and it's easier to find good games.
To me, 9-max seems more comfortable, but 6-max is simply more practical.

John A · Thursday at 2:41 PM

7-max is ideal actually.

If your site allows it.

JhonnyThe357 · Monday at 11:24 AM

veryluckyfish7k said:
6-max is usually better. You play more hands, improve faster, and make more profit because there is more action and weaker players make more mistakes. That's i heard years ago from some the interview. And even i play MTT and if i want to play some cash i can play only on 6-max cash games for me it is better than 8 or 9 max.

The problem, in my humble opinion, is that the variation changes depending on the number of players per table.
I could be wrong 😅

JhonnyThe357 · Monday at 11:27 AM

RonanPERNA said:
I play both types, but my preference is the 9-player version.

I personally prefer nine-player games, especially when it comes to cash games.

martinlgs · Monday at 11:28 AM

They say the more players there are, the more chaos there is. But in reality, control is greater with 5-7 players, no more and no less.

JhonnyThe357 · Monday at 11:32 AM

antonis32123 said:
I had difficulty in playing against 6 players when zoom nl5 9max was stopped from pokerstars , gradually I was forced to try 6 max , watch online tables love or later in game history , in games replays .I learned many things , I feel better now , but still not comfortable . I get bluffed many times . But nowadays I rarely play cash games , now I am rusty .

I'm skeptical about Zoom games. I have a feeling there are bots 😅.
I don't play Zoom;
I frequently lose hands with absurdly favorable odds for me.

martinlgs said:
They say the more players there are, the more chaos there is. But in reality, control is greater with 5-7 players, no more and no less.

Martinlgs,
Chaos often exists at cash game tables, but I notice even more chaos at smaller tables. Players read us more easily, allowing for more frequent bluffs.
This is my humble opinion.😅

SPANKYSN said:
I prefer 9 players because if I drove an hour or more to play live poker, I want to last long enough to get entertainment value…yes, I want to win some money, but if I doubled my stack in the first hand, I wouldn’t get up and go…I would continue playing…having 9 players allows you to play conservatively, picking your spots for aggression.

He translated my thoughts…👏🏻

burro said:
I prefer being completely surrounded by structure — ranges of motion are more restricted, especially in starting positions, and it seems easier to understand what people actually have.
But in practice, I end up playing more 6-player tables for one simple reason: availability. There are more tables available and it's easier to find good games.
To me, 9-max seems more comfortable, but 6-max is simply more practical.

you have a point…🤨

WrongUsername · Monday at 4:13 PM

9 is for the nits 6 max is where the real play rolls

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