If you could choose your table...

[LethalRose]

800 people tournament
80 tables

what table do you want to be on and why.

Me? id take table 20. I know im going to be there a while and I dont want to be in the top 6-7 of tables because people will often track them (as I do) and are able to get a feel for how i play before I can them.

I know some people here would prefer 1 everytime, im curious to know why.

[crookedhat99]

wait...why do you track the top 6-7 tables?

[citanul]

uh, so he can have information on them when/if he gets there.

i prefer any very low numbered table.

citanul

[LethalRose]

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uh, so he can have information on them when/if he gets there.

i prefer any very low numbered table.

citanul

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why? is it +EV? does your style take adv of it?

[Roman]

The weak tight one /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

[Che]

Table 38, assuming this is a Party skin, obviously.

That way I can play really laggy the first hour as I attempt to hit a big hand, but then I get to move to a new table and establish a tight image when the blind/stack ratio starts to zoom up.

Later,
Che

[CardSharpCook]

Table One, all the way. I am so much better when I get sit and watch players. To be able to watch the same players ALL TOURNEY LONG (or at least never having to learn 9 new players at once) is SO very valuable to me. True, I could open up some high number tables and get PT stats, but that doesn't help me as much as seeing the data come to life. Besides, I just don't do this (often). That other players may be watching me is fine with me. They will learn to respect my play, and respect leads to folding. <shrug> maybe. I'm not too concerned about others developing strategies to beat me, I will adapt. But, back on point, it is a lot easier to adapt by learning one player at a time.

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[bugstud]

doesn't matter to me, to be honest, but I don't recall doing well when starting low. The chips accumulate there faster so the bigger stacks harrass you more, unless you are the accumulator. If I could get moved to the next highest table everytime, I might be golden.

EDIT: wow, that is contradictory. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Potowame]

I have never ran across one of those yet in a 5-10 buy-in. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[CardSharpCook]

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doesn't matter to me, to be honest, but I don't recall doing well when starting low. The chips accumulate there faster so the bigger stacks harrass you more, unless you are the accumulator. If I could get moved to the next highest table everytime, I might be golden.

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Why do you assume that table 1 accumulates chips faster than other tables?

CSC

[housenuts]

so party breaks this highest #'d tables first? this doesn't seem to be fair or random. and it offers said advantages/disadvantages.

at pokerstars it is random. that's where i play. for example the tables left right now are 1, 8, 13, 53

[LethalRose]

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doesn't matter to me, to be honest, but I don't recall doing well when starting low. The chips accumulate there faster so the bigger stacks harrass you more, unless you are the accumulator. If I could get moved to the next highest table everytime, I might be golden.

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Why do you assume that table 1 accumulates chips faster than other tables?

CSC

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Im not sure why this is but it always seems to be....


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so party breaks this highest #'d tables first? this doesn't seem to be fair or random. and it offers said advantages/disadvantages.

at pokerstars it is random. that's where i play. for example the tables left right now are 1, 8, 13, 53

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Pokerstars doesnt allow the kind of datamining that party/empire does so its not really that big of a benefit if they did eliminate tables the same way party/empire does.

[HoldingFolding]

Yes, this can be a real pain. Starting on table 90 and getting moved every 5 or 10 minutes - usually so you get the blinds twice in a row too! Give me a top 20 table every time.

[PukaPlaya]

I like a top 10-20 just so I don't get reblinded and reseated as frequently if nothing else. If I am known or a chip leader people will watch regardless of seating.

[bugstud]

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doesn't matter to me, to be honest, but I don't recall doing well when starting low. The chips accumulate there faster so the bigger stacks harrass you more, unless you are the accumulator. If I could get moved to the next highest table everytime, I might be golden.

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Why do you assume that table 1 accumulates chips faster than other tables?

CSC

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well, if anyone on the first 4-5 tables busts quickly, the stack accumulation and busting people keeps moving fresh blood there, and since that table is never reseated it tends to happen. I know my table in one of the 200k's, table 2, had some ridiculous portion of chips in play throughout the money once I was moved there.

I should track this at some point