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Old 07-25-2005, 07:08 PM     Post subject: Table selection & PT #1 (permalink)  
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So, table selection is always touted as one of the mose important things in Poker.
After extensive research, I have learned that it is not really important to me at all.
There are a number of reasons for this, So I will try to explain.
The two most important:
1) I make more playing 4 tables than I do playing 2 and searching for 2 more good tables.
Since my BB/100 is well in the positive, I am giving up expectation by spending time searching for a "good" table than I would be making on a "bad" one.
2) I make more on tables with an average VP$IP less than 20%!
This is because I have a relatively loose agressive style (about 25/12 preflop, 2.5af/35%WtSD,) and I exploit other players' presumed knowledge of poker to win a lot of pots uncontested.

There is also a problem I have found with PT stats in table selection. There is actually a notable difference in measuring the average players/flop% compared to PT (GT+ or PokerAce) which takes all known players and averages their VP$IP.
This same problem exists with PFR%. I would like to know what % of hands are raised pre-flop, not what the average PFR% of all my opoonents is. This makes a big difference at 5/10 where average PFR% will be 8%, but approximately every hand is raised pre-flop, compared to 2/4 where an average PFR% of 8 can mean that about half of hands are raised pre-flop.
I would also like (and this is wishing/speculation) a way to find the % of hands re-raised preflop. I have seen 5/10 tables where a PFR meant only that a player was planning to see the flop, but a re-raise was AA-JJ or AK.

I would like to know what all of you look for in table selection, as well as your observations of the importance of specific PT stats.
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Old 07-25-2005, 07:18 PM #2 (permalink)  
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http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=14557&start=0&postdays=0&postorder =asc&highlight=table+selection
That turned into a great thread on seat selection and how to deal with LAggy players, but amazingly I was the only person who posted anything about table selection in the entire thread.
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