Today's entry is going to be a short post because there really isn't a ton of theory that can be applied to the subject. However, table selection is perhaps the most often ignored aspect of playing winning online poker. This may be because most players are prideful, and want to show that they can beat the "good regs" at their level. I feel like at 50NL there are perhaps four or five regulars that are in the ballpark of my playing skill, and the rest are all clearly inferior, and exploitable. That said, with the number of tables that are available on the major sites like Pokerstars and Full Tilt, it is ridiculous to stay at a table when it is occupied by a majority of tight-aggressive regulars.
Even when the games are poor in general, it is most definitely possible to find tables with 3+ passive fish, or one complete donkey with a couple fish on the side. A typical bad table might have 2-3 tight-aggressive regs (the worst kind), 2-3 nitty regs (exploitable, and will give you small profits over time), and maybe a loose-passive fish or two. Such a "bad" table might have an average VPIP of around 12-16, compared to a "good" table with a makeup I mentioned earlier being in the 18-25 range. Furthermore, these "good" tables also often have donkeys willing to play for stacks lightly, so the odds of us getting paid off on our big hands is even better.
My winrate has been far better this month than in April. I've ran a little bit better, and my game has improved. Even considering those factors, I think the biggest contributor to the increase is that my game selection has been better, and I'd encourage people who have been ignoring it to wake up and make sure that their tables are worth playing. Checking the lobby a little more often to find better seats could easily make a 1ptBB/100+ difference, so why aren't you doing it?
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