How much should I rely on table stats?

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  #1
11th October 2009, 4:32 AM
kingme620
 
How much should I rely on table stats?

Whenever a table gets below a certain avg pot size, I leave and get one with a bigger one. I'm constantly on the waitlist for the top few biggest avg pot size. Due to this I'm hopping tables really often.

It's hard to quantify this, but I wonder how much large AvgPS has to do with the skill level or looseness or players. I'm on Bodog so I don't have alot of the tools I would normally.

What do you think?
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  #2
11th October 2009, 4:51 AM
OzExorcist
 
Plays at: Full Tilt
Game: wild deuces
I find average pot size can be a difficult stat to rely on - often a couple of big pots will artificially inflate the number and then the players involved will either leave the table or play super-tight in order to hang onto their winnings.

Personally, when I'm playing ring games I'm more interested in working out what the other players are like and how I can exploit them. If I can't find enough weaknesses to exploit then I move. Or at least, I do when I'm thinking straight

Anywho, often a high average pot size is a byproduct of having several exploitable players at the table. But sometimes a lower figure where there's a lot of tight players that you can run over is just as good.
  #3
12th October 2009, 7:09 PM
Mase31683
 
Plays at: Pokerstars
Game: NLHE 6max/HU
Yeah, just look for exploitable players. If there's a guy on your right running 50/4/1.7, I don't care what the table stats are, I'm probably going to do fine there.
  #4
13th October 2009, 6:24 PM
LuckyChippy
 
Plays at: Pokerstars
Game: Hold'em
re: How much should I rely on table stats? poker

Average players to the flop is probably a better stat as it shows how loose/tight the play is. Then you have to look at the players individually and decide if they are exploitable. Do you have a calling station at the table, do you have a maniac? Do you know from previous play that you have loose passive player to your left that will call pre then fold if he doesn't hit post-flop.

It is taking advantage of individuals that makes you money, not tables, but a high players to flop percentage generally shows those loose pre-flop players that will play worse hands than you.
  #5
13th October 2009, 6:27 PM
gcpoker
 
Constantly leaving will also not let you get used of how players are playing or how the table as a whole is playing. I rather stay unless the table turns real bad or Im uncomfortable there.
 



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