| This is a discussion on How much should I rely on table stats? within the online poker forums, in the General Poker section; 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 ... |
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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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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. |
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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. |
