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Shorthand Strategy

From In The Money: Strategies for Winning Texas Hold'em Cash Games by Antonio "the Magician" Esfandiari

Shorthanded games generally have three to five players. With more than six players, you are getting close to a full table. With less than three, you are heads-up, which is the discussion of the next chapter.

When would you play shorthanded? If there is a lull at the casino at an off time like early morning or dinnertime, games will often be shorthanded.(However, with the ever-increasing popularity of poker, the lulls in cardrooms are becoming fewer and farther between.) Many online sites offer shorthanded games in which a maximum of only five or six players are allowed at a table. Many players like these tables, as they provide a faster-paced game. With fewer players, not only will you be involved in more hands, but the hands will also go quicker.

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