Part Eleven - Short Tables

As the field shrinks to six, five, four, or three players, everything loosens. Hand values rise (fewer opponents can hold a big hand) and the blinds hit you far more often, so stealing becomes mandatory income - you open and attack the button with a wide range, and a hand that's an automatic fold full-ring becomes a clear raise. Early position barely exists with so few players. You defend the blinds wider and three-bet to fight back against relentless stealers, and blind-versus-blind you raise a very wide range. Post-flop, made hands gain value too - top pair is strong against wide ranges, so you bet and barrel where you'd pot-control at a full table. These nine hands drill recalibrating to a short table.