When you have ten people to act instead of nine, each hand is going to take longer. It’s not just a matter of one extra player at the table. O'Kearney: 10-handed is terrible, it’s so boring and slow. O'Kearney: 'You’re getting fewer hands per hour, the blinds are going round way slower, and it’s cramped as well. Just how many players should be sitting around a standard poker table, and why?Įvery one of the five poker players we asked was certain that 10-handed poker is not the way to go.
Our first question is one that has provoked opinion since players first gathered round crude oval benches on the Mississippi riverboats (probably). Just how many players should be sitting around a standard table? We've tried to cover all our bases because we’re asking the important questions the poker world needs answers. Winamax Pro Adrian Mateos, Unibet Poker Ambassador Dara O’Kearney, 888Poker’s Dominik Nitsche, PokerStars Team Pro Igor Kurganov, and Niall Farrell all contributed to this article. We’ve scoured the poker world for some of the most respected professional players on the circuit to answer some of the burning questions about exactly how to run the perfect poker tournament.
