You have to change the starting requirements when you get short handed. A lot of people have trouble playing in a short game and this is a great opportunity to pick up some easy chips in the late stages of a tournament. Hands like k-q, a-j, and even small pairs become much stronger hands. I like to become a lot more aggressive when a table gets short (unless they are playing like maniacs). I even like to push with a hand like a-9. Even though big hands being dealt out will happen, for the most part with the blinds and antes eating you up more often an aggressive strategy is the way to go.
The odds don't change at all. The only thing that changes is strategy. You might want to read some of the articles on http://www.theultimatepokerguide.com/ 's Tips from the Pros archive, look for the ones on short handed play.
Basically when you play short handed you must play more hands and be more aggressive, but the actual odds are the same, just with less players involved.
I have played many games like this and i would haveto say that it is very harde. but oddly enough the cards that win most are the cards that i thought wouldnot be any good and threw them away.
So in theses type's of games keep the hand that you fell best with because the more players the the more chance other people have a bad hand that is what i found.
In general terms the more players, the tighter you have to play. The chances of other players having a superior hand to you increase since there are more cards out of the deck. So as you get to nine or ten players you need to play pretty tight and as players get knocked out you need to loosen up your game since the blinds come around quicker, and you have a better chance of your hand being good since fewer cards are out of the deck.
That's about as specific as I can be unless you can be a little more specific about what you are asking.
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You have to change the starting requirements when you get short handed. A lot of people have trouble playing in a short game and this is a great opportunity to pick up some easy chips in the late stages of a tournament. Hands like k-q, a-j, and even small pairs become much stronger hands. I like to become a lot more aggressive when a table gets short (unless they are playing like maniacs). I even like to push with a hand like a-9. Even though big hands being dealt out will happen, for the most part with the blinds and antes eating you up more often an aggressive strategy is the way to go.
The odds don't change at all. The only thing that changes is strategy. You might want to read some of the articles on http://www.theultimatepokerguide.com/ 's Tips from the Pros archive, look for the ones on short handed play.
Basically when you play short handed you must play more hands and be more aggressive, but the actual odds are the same, just with less players involved.
I have played many games like this and i would haveto say that it is very harde. but oddly enough the cards that win most are the cards that i thought wouldnot be any good and threw them away.
So in theses type's of games keep the hand that you fell best with because the more players the the more chance other people have a bad hand that is what i found.
The odds of what?
In general terms the more players, the tighter you have to play. The chances of other players having a superior hand to you increase since there are more cards out of the deck. So as you get to nine or ten players you need to play pretty tight and as players get knocked out you need to loosen up your game since the blinds come around quicker, and you have a better chance of your hand being good since fewer cards are out of the deck.
That's about as specific as I can be unless you can be a little more specific about what you are asking.