NL 10 players/flop question

Ironic · #1 08-15-2007, 10:38 AM

In a NL 10 poker stars full ring game what players/flop figures should I look for in the lobby before selecting a game? Clearly the higher the better but what is the cut off figure where I should say to myself, "no don't enter that table"?

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LearningCurve · #2 08-15-2007, 11:08 AM

Yeah, I haven't seen this question posed before but I think it's a good one. I'd say if the VPIP is above the 30's it's probably higher than I'd like to tangle with. If you are sitting at a table with 40+% seeing every flop, it's going to be very difficult to raise to get anything hu. Playing tight while everyone else plays loose doesn't work if you can't narrow the field. Most of the time you are missing the flop and one of the other 3 villains who called your raise will already have a better made hand. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

Ironic · #3 08-15-2007, 11:14 AM

Any serious answers?

LearningCurve · #4 08-15-2007, 11:20 AM

lol...I WAS serious! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Once it gets above 39 or so it seems to suck imo. At least I'm not playing my normal game anymore. I become weak/tight and just start to overlimp everything hoping to hit some monster. That's no fun to me and I find I just spew as I call along on draws that rarely, if ever hit.

I'll keep checking back though to see what others have to allow...

Teddie · #5 08-15-2007, 11:22 AM

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Hopefully CMAR will chime in with his views and he seems too put alot of effort into selecting the right tables to play on.

diebitter · #6 08-15-2007, 11:24 AM

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In a NL 10 poker stars full ring game what players/flop figures should I look for in the lobby before selecting a game? Clearly the higher the better but what is the cut off figure where I should say to myself, "no don't enter that table"?

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A really wild table is always worth sitting at, even if it's fold/fold/fold. Just play pairs cheap as you can against fullstacks.

Ironic · #7 08-15-2007, 11:38 AM

Btw to clarify by cut off figure I mean the lower end. Read my post back and realised it's not clear.

LearningCurve · #8 08-15-2007, 11:44 AM

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Well, you already know my upper end preference. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

For the lower I like to stay above 30 but will drop down to 28% or so if there is nothing better...

Ironic · #9 08-15-2007, 11:49 AM

Ok thanks. And may I ask what time of day you play? Are you from the UK? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Mike Kelley · #10 08-15-2007, 11:51 AM

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Btw to clarify by cut off figure I mean the lower end. Read my post back and realised it's not clear.

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Well, you already know my upper end preference. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

For the lower I like to stay above 30 but will drop down to 28% or so if there is nothing better...

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A table with high percentages like that just means a TAG hasn't sat down and abused them yet. Find these tables and then find the LAGs at them and get a seat to their left. You want them on your right. The guys playing 50%+ of their hands will spew chips to you if you sit on their left.