I don't want to be average

SparkyDog · #1 12-02-2005, 08:15 PM

Game and seat selection. I really don't think 3BB/100 is possible without paying quite a bit of attention to those two factors. Also to paraphrase The Mason in one of the Poker Essays books, after a player reaches a certain techincal proficiency, his most important decision is game selection.

#2 12-02-2005, 09:13 PM

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Well now I'm playing 5/10, and I'm not finding it too difficult, but certainly not as easy as the 3/6 or 1/2 games. I feel like I'm an average winner, probably somewhere in between 1-2 BB/100. The trouble is, I don't want to be average. I want to kill these games, I want to be making 3BB/100 and I want to feel very comfortable when I move to 10/20.

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Haha, shut up man. You're lucky to be making 2 BB/100 at the 5/10 games. In my opinion, the Limit games are tightening up and getting harder to sustain a high winrate. Good luck with 3BB/100.

scotty34 · #3 12-02-2005, 10:30 PM

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Well now I'm playing 5/10, and I'm not finding it too difficult, but certainly not as easy as the 3/6 or 1/2 games. I feel like I'm an average winner, probably somewhere in between 1-2 BB/100. The trouble is, I don't want to be average. I want to kill these games, I want to be making 3BB/100 and I want to feel very comfortable when I move to 10/20.

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Haha, shut up man. You're lucky to be making 2 BB/100 at the 5/10 games. In my opinion, the Limit games are tightening up and getting harder to sustain a high winrate. Good luck with 3BB/100.

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I'm quite confident that 5/10 can be beat for 3+ BB/100 given that one plays very well and has good table selection as mentioned above. There are so many players there that are just plain BAD. Ask some of the players in the mid-high SH forum, and I'm sure they will tell you that it is very possible to run over the 5/10 game.

#4 12-02-2005, 10:32 PM

game selection is just so key, that's right. i always hit up the high avg. pot tables and leave if they dry up or i'm in a bad seat. once i get a good table i stay as long as possible and cash in.

scotty34 · #5 12-02-2005, 10:36 PM

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game selection is just so key, that's right. i always hit up the high avg. pot tables and leave if they dry up or i'm in a bad seat. once i get a good table i stay as long as possible and cash in.

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That's how I used to do game selection. However, I think most have realized there is a FAR better method. Open up PT/Poker Ace and about 6-8 tables, and just leave or browse 2+2 for 30 mins, come back and see what you have. Join the waitlist for any of the good lookin ones, and try and get good seats. The average pot method is very unreliable.