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Old 01-05-06, 10:48 PM
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Default Choosing tables

I've been thinking about this lately too, although not about NL. I play limit, and I prefer to play with as close to 10 people as possible, so I look at tables with 9 seated and choose the one with highest pot size and players/flop. I figure the more players per flop, the looser they are, and the less likely to be good players. PokerStars makes this easy, and I seem to recall doing the same on PartyPoker.

I use Gametime and I notice recently that I do better when the average VPIP for the table is between 20 and 30, not the 50 and over that you routinely find on the micro limit tables.

I also notice that I do better when GameTime is showing that I'm playing with mice, calling stations, and fish; and not doing well against dice or tasmanian devils. (I don't expect to do well against eagles or moneybags!)

I'm not sure whether I should seek these tables out, or not. I suspect the reason is that I'm still not playing aggressively enough (PokerTracker stats suggest that), and that if I learn to play well against the loose/aggressive players, I'll win more money longterm.