How important are the last 30 hands?

[MS Sunshine]

My wife and I are both winning players, but we approach online game selection differently. She is a big believer in the game stats, looking for $120 and 30% as the start of a good game.

I look for players, live ones, and damn the numbers. I played in a game Sunday that had four 5's, three 6's and a 7. For a good period of time the average was under $100. Even so I'm trying to convince her how good the game was by naming the players to her. Yeah, but they are not gambling now so who cares how live they could be?, was her response.

I won $1,100 in this $10-20 game, but since we are both winning players we can't both be right about this subject.

MS Sunshine

[Jimbo]

Either one of you may be able to win more in the one specific game compared to the other or your particular playing styles (comfort levels) may be well suited for the type of games you seek out. Either way you can both be right and wrong at the same time and stiil both be winning players.

Jimbo

[drewjustdrew]

I don't think the stats are very important. The players are what counts. The stats change so often, you have no idea what they will be for the next 30 hands. Bad players are bad players in tight and loose games.

[GrannyMae]

I won $1,100 in this $10-20 game

i would say this alone makes YOU right

[MS Sunshine]

DUH, do you think I would has posted about a loss? [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

MS Sunshine

[lorinda]

I think my method of rolling a dice would be as effective as
using the MSSunshine ranking method.

Lori

[MS Sunshine]

Yeah, you are most likely right. I'm sorry if I haven't accurately ranked your brilliant play. By the way, who are you?

MS Sunshine

why not play together? you could double that figure. oh yeah, they don't allow you to cheat anymore. oh wait, yes they do, you cheat in tournaments

[CreamPuff]

Flop %'s and avg. pot sizes are good indicators of how
good a game is, but knowing your players is more important.

The party $15/$30 often has $150-$160 avg pots, which isn't
the greatest. But when I get in the game, I'll notice
one or two players that play about 75% of their hands.
The fact is that their passivity is what is keeping the
pots small (Party doesn't use avg flop % by the way).

Some players also play good preflop and bad postflop.
So if these players are okay after the flop then your
wife is right. If not, then I guess you would be right.
All depends on the players and your ability to beat them.

[Mike Haven]

"All depends on the players and your ability to beat them."

i think creampuff may have put his finger on the definition of whether or not you are a winner at poker