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Originally Posted by MiracleRiver Sometimes when I have a full table - 10 players - an existing player will call and ask if it's OK to bring a friend/girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband etc...
This would make 11 players. Space wise it will be OK as I'm building a 9' table.
But I wondered if it's OK to play Texas Hold'em with 11 players? Technically it's possible - but I'm thinking that it would (a) slow things down and (b) change the dynamics of the game to a degree that the more experienced players would not be cool about it - they will have to player tighter etc... as there is more chance of better hands.
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I have played with up to 12 people at one table due to space constraints. It works, but splitting into two tables (even if in your case you did 5 and 6 per table) seems to be better because with that many people on one table the harder it is for everyone to fit, everyone to see, and for everyone to be comfortable. I don't really have any numbers to back this up, but I am always cautious of my play when there are so many people at the table because with that many sets of hole cards you have to figure someone is going to hit almost every flop big and bluffing seems to become much more dangerous.
Anyway, 11 at a table will work, but I would prefer two smaller tables to one big table if possible.
