MasterShakes
04-08-2004, 08:02 PM
This is something that has been on my mind for awhile now. It's one of those topics that I've seen touched on on here, but not really thoroughly discussed.
As Party players know, we don't get any statistics about a particular table besides the number of players there and the pot size. We don't get a percentage to the flop, which in addition to the other two stats, would be much more helpful.
The question is whether the pot size stat is helpful at all. As Mason has written in one of the Poker Essays books (don't remember which), big pots are not necessarily the sign of a good game. The best possible game is loose and passive. Big pots do tend to indicate looseness to some extent, but not necessarily passiveness.
Further, it seems like the regulars on party gravitate towards the tables with big pots. During prime time, I frequently see waitlists of 5 or more for .50/1 and 1/2 tables with heavy action. It seems irrational that you would want to get into this game, given that by the time you get there, it will be populated by what are likely better players.
Another factor I'd like info on (if anybody knows) is how many hands does Party use to calculate the average pot size? If it's only the last 30 hands or so, this isn't much help at all. "Average" pot size frequently fluctuates at these tables.
I guess the big question out of all of this is how do you all go about game selection in this low limit online setting?
I try to find a table with a loose but not ridiculously huge pot size stat - such as 8 or 9 BB at .50/1 or 7 or 8 BB at 1/2.
As Party players know, we don't get any statistics about a particular table besides the number of players there and the pot size. We don't get a percentage to the flop, which in addition to the other two stats, would be much more helpful.
The question is whether the pot size stat is helpful at all. As Mason has written in one of the Poker Essays books (don't remember which), big pots are not necessarily the sign of a good game. The best possible game is loose and passive. Big pots do tend to indicate looseness to some extent, but not necessarily passiveness.
Further, it seems like the regulars on party gravitate towards the tables with big pots. During prime time, I frequently see waitlists of 5 or more for .50/1 and 1/2 tables with heavy action. It seems irrational that you would want to get into this game, given that by the time you get there, it will be populated by what are likely better players.
Another factor I'd like info on (if anybody knows) is how many hands does Party use to calculate the average pot size? If it's only the last 30 hands or so, this isn't much help at all. "Average" pot size frequently fluctuates at these tables.
I guess the big question out of all of this is how do you all go about game selection in this low limit online setting?
I try to find a table with a loose but not ridiculously huge pot size stat - such as 8 or 9 BB at .50/1 or 7 or 8 BB at 1/2.