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Busting a myth: Multitabling is now allowed
newhizzle wrote
at 5:58 AM, Thursday March 26, 2020 EDT
Hi everybody,
This topic hurts me from the bottom of my heart, after my worldwide experience in poker rooms.
So I felt like I needed to clarify this issue and, hopefully, bust the myth.

I have heard different opinions:

1) Multitabling is not allowed
2) It's not nice to multitable since it may slow down the game (because of "unhandled" multitasking)


1)
Important note: (Rule 2: Play only one account at a time )

It means you can't play two different accounts at the same time.
Let me give you a example:
*Logging in with Account1 on a device and playing
*Logging in with Account2 on another device and playing

This is not allowed since you are playing two accounts at the same time.


Multitabling:
*Logging in and playing with Account1 in table1
*Opening another internet page and playing with Account1 in table2

This should be allowed since you are playing ONE account in more than one table.

(I also assume rule2 was born to prevent cheating (playing 2 accounts at the same table))


I wanna end part one, with this external information: in each single poker room of the entire World, multitabling is allowed, and many players do it.



2) This is more a philosophical issue than a bureaucratic one.
But let's go through it anyway:

I could say that every player of the table has the right to have a certain fixed time to make his/her action at the table (fold-check-call-bet-raise). This is a fact
But: *Let's suppose we don't want the game to be slowed down;
*Let's suppose that to solve the issue, multitabling won't be allowed.

Does it solve the issue in the entire way?
I've seen some people playing one table, and all the times running all their time for each decision they need to make(maybe they're watching TV, maybe cooking, maybe other stuffs, idk).
Maybe this is not THE solution to solve it "in a 360° way".

A direct solution(which means a way that solve the "problem" completely) could be, for example reducing the amount of time to act. An idea could be creating some tables where time to make your decision is less than the fixed 20-30secs. Maybe there are others solutions and it's very appreciated if you guys will find one another.



All this speech is just a improvisation; hopefully my best will be enough to bust this myth.

Thank you for your time and your patience of reading.
If you have any idea, suggestion, you are welcome.

Best regards,

Newhizzle

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happytoscrap wrote
at 11:44 PM, Wednesday April 8, 2020 EDT
I'm not even going to click the link, but no you cannot play multiple tables live. Period.

Basic poker. No idea why this is a debate.
pocketaces24 wrote
at 5:05 PM, Friday April 10, 2020 EDT
No, they are playing two table games at 1 table. Look at the felt.

It doesn't matter though. The argument that you can't/shouldn't do something in online poker because it's not possible/good in live poker is invalid. There are many, many things that can and should be done in online poker that aren't possible/good in live poker. Gpokr is online poker. Live poker has no bearing on what should/shouldn't be done online. Multitabling is good, and should be encouraged. There have been no reasons presented as to why multitabling shouldn't be done on gpokr.
JulesDogg wrote
at 10:52 AM, Sunday April 12, 2020 EDT
There is some freaking nonsense on this thread.

Every online poker site (real money poker) on the planet allows multi-tabling. ALL OF THEM! Why wouldn't they? More pots, more players, more rake, simples! They like more rake!

Someone, earlier on this thread, mentioned that multi-tabling is not permitted when the game is being played live. This is true, obviously. A player would need to run around the casino/card room like his/her backside was on fire to keep up with the action. The thought of it is hilarious.

Multi-accounts are prohibited at all online poker sites. One player, one account, that's it.

black-rainbows wrote
at 1:59 PM, Sunday April 12, 2020 EDT
Multitabling is not allowed by Gpokr, nor is it to play two tourneys at the same time. Period. It's better that way for many reasons that I don't feel the need to list here, as they are beyond obvious.

Also, the idea, or "solution", as you put it, to reduce the amount of time to act, is also not well thought-out. Lags happen pretty much on a daily basis, happens at least once to every player every day. Refreshing the page allows you to still stay in a hand, but only if you have enough time to act. However, I do like the idea of penalizing players, like Phizz, who sit out way too often. A time penalty would be appropriate there.

No multitabling. Most people on this page don't want it anyway.
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