Table Selection

OTW04

Hi all,

I play alot of cash and just of late learn`t how important table selection is!
As a tight player what kind of table should i be looking for?
Players with more than max buy in? or less

Thanks for your time

oynutter

I look for nutters and I say oy to them

Lambert180

Personally I think if you're a good player, you want as many full stacks as possible, or at least 60BB+.

Changes all the dynamics when potentially every time you 3x, someone may shove their 20BB stack in.

The main thing is focus on playing on tables that aren't full of good regulars. I don't know what stakes you play but for instance you might see a table at 10NL with Rancid, EvilPingu and TINTIN on it, just find another table

Curt360x27

Start your own tables. Thank me in a week or so

Fabraclass

In Response to Table Selection:

Hi all, I play alot of cash and just of late learn`t how important table selection is! As a tight player what kind of table should i be looking for? Players with more than max buy in? or less Thanks for your time
Posted by wardy123

Weak players. Who have very exploitable games. Tight aggressive is a good default strategy. However playing looser against tight players and tighter against loose players is a good general rule.

Weak players are weak because they are unbalanced in their game, and have highly exploitable games. They are either too loose or too tight and you should pound on this weakness.

I would suggest initially sitting on heads up cash tables and waiting for weaker players to come and almost exclusively playing weaker players. Players you have a big edge over, to give you a better chance of overcoming rake and making a profit.

You could also play full tables. Here I would recommend looking for tables with high average pot sizes. Then spend time assessing if you see value in this table before opening up another one.

Traits of weak players.

Play too mamy hands (over 30% of hands dealt for six max cash, generally bad)

Call too much pre flop

Dont raise or re raise enough.

I do not recommend multitabling alot of tables. I believe detailed in depth info on players is key in poker, this enables you to identify leaks and take advantage of these leaks. Keep in mind to have a chance of turning a profit in poker you generally have to be playing significantly differently and significantly better then the player or players you are playing against.

How to exploit players who are too loose?

Overally loose aggressive players, 3 bet their raise a lot particularly in position(If they will fold to 3 bets a lot) if not play a pretty tight range against them and call their bets down to the river, if they bluff through the streets a lot

Loose passive players, bluff their weak calling ranges through the streets, although they may be calling stations, they will fold their weak hands before showdown to enough pressure. If they keep calling you to the river just bet mainly for value.

How to exploit player's who are too tight.?

Better to play players who are too loose then too tight. Raise tight players blinds relentlessly, respect bets form them more, Don;t value bet them thinly, and don't get your money in light against them.

oynutter

LOOK FOR NUTTERS I TELL YOU!---- I was just playing 2/4p with an average pot over a fiver!--great fun and doubled me Julee's champagne and shoes fund!


ps, Don't forget to say OY to them!

OTW04

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LOOK FOR NUTTERS I TELL YOU!---- I was just playing 2/4p with an average pot over a fiver!--great fun and doubled me Julee's champagne and shoes fund! ps, Don't forget to say OY to them!
Posted by oynutter

I was playing in that yesterday crazy game. Curt was handing money out! I came away with a few bob.

Good times

oynutter

Aye, there you go--- I usually just pick the highest average pot at that level, chances are, there's at least one loonie there innit.

 And that greedy ****er next to him raising it 15bbs to isolate every single hand-- blinds were effectively 40/80p lol