All the teams have great players on them, and yes, I have spoken quite highly of the Rens in the past and will probably continue to do so in the future.
Each team has a medley of styles within each team.
See if you can put a name after these titles. I bet you can fill it with many names.
Tight Passive
Loose Passive
Tight Aggressive (TAG)
Loose Aggressive (LAG)
This league used to be a social league “Tight Passive”, where if you went all-in to many times, Sharon would say she would make the league pot limit if you kept it up.
I was told when I started on the Pirates about a year ago not to play A10 because only losers play that hand, AJ or better to start on this team. If you got caught losing with some high-risk hand you would get an ear full from Jazz.
Now there are so many new and freed from oppression LAG and TAG style players it’s common to pressure the pot with less desirable hands.
Power Poker or “LAG” = Big stack = Pressure - Sharing = Winner
If you took the best (stats) 9 players from each team and put them all against each other, the games may last longer than they do now. My Nordic Warrior games last over 2 hours with same blinds and only 20 to 25 players.
There are so many variables, I can’t list them all but it’s interesting to discuss.
In summary: IMO is there an advantage to having less players, no unless they are all LAG players with skills, or TAG hitting cards.
Not having to share your chips is an advantage in team play.
Playing against 8 other players at a table that are not on your team is an advantage if you have a power stack. They are trying to even stacks while you pummel them.
Everyone knows having a power stack is an advantage for most players.
Getting a power stack with 20 people on your team can be difficult sometimes.
Having a teammate bail you out after you chased a straight and missed is an advantage.
The best thing about this league is you don’t know what’s going to happen, your team could score 0 points then the next game score over a 100, and that’s what keeps us all coming back, well that and I am so dam good looking.
We keep going because we love the game and have friends here, win or lose I am in and will continue until I get kicked out for being too good looking or stealing all the women folk, just sayin.