Quote Originally Posted by Chopper
even at the micros, 6max is profitable, imo. i guess thats where i disagree a bit. everyone reads that you must open up...you must get more aggressive...

i am a contrarion by nature, and i believe if the majority of people do one thing, you should do the other. playing tight at the shorthanded tables will still net you profit...at micro levels
Chopper, I don't argue with you at all re staying tight in 6max games, but I do think you have to loosen up a bit - not least because without players in EP, you will have more opportunities to play strong but not monster hands. Remember, the average showdown hand in 6max is of a lower standard than at FR, so the cards you need to win are by definition relatively weaker too, hence more hands become playable. Also, the blinds are that much more frequent and eat up that much more of your stack.

FWIW I am currently playing 18/12 at 6max (as part of my drive to reinstall confidence in my game) and it's a very comfortingly low variance approach relative to 24/15, which I was playing a few months ago. But even so it's a lot looser than I'd advise a newbie to play at FR.