Adjusting from 9-max to 8-max – how big is the difference?

[babyrosejr]

I’ve recently started playing more 8-max tournaments, while I was mostly used to 9-max tables. The pace feels completely different: ranges are wider, blind pressure comes faster, and stealing spots show up more often. Do you make significant adjustments when switching from 9-max to 8-max, or do you consider the difference minor?

 

[fundiver199]

A table with 8 players is basically the same as a table with 9 players, where UTG has folded. So if you know, what to do when UTG has folded, then you also know how to play 8-max.

 

[wushibala]

Personally, I play pretty much the same at 8–9 handed tables, but 6-max is a whole different game — you need more aggression and bluffs there. Just sitting tight like at a full table won’t work.