Where do you want to sit in relation to different types of players?

[Custer]

I thought about this a little the other day and came to this conclusion: I think looking to see who is already sitting, then mentally categorizing them (whether this be through memory or from notes) is a poor use of your brain resources while playing. I decided my brain power was better used observing the games that were actually going on and thinking about my playing decisions. If you are not currently playing 10 games at a time I would definetely spend the time and brainpower you might spend picking seats on playing another game.

Just my 2 cents, I'm curious to hear other opinions on this as well.

moses

I think proper seat selection can have an influence on your ROI. You should sit to the right of people who are too tight/don't defend their blinds. But if they often fold their small blind whent he blinds are big, you might want to sit to their left. I'd like to have loose players to my right, and I'm not sure where I want to sitin relation to 2+2ers (tight early, aggressive late, etc.). Because they don't only push all the time in late game, but they also call me with less-than-good hands, when I'm in a spot where I'm pushing any two. Because of this my push range is tighter than you'd expect against them.