Question About Table Statistics
The lobby screen for the site I play on shows two statistics for each table. The average pot size and the percent of hands that see a flop. Obviously it would be great to find tables with 100% flops seen and average pot size of 100bb and to avoid tables with 1% flops seen and average pot size of 3bb. I avoid tables with less than 65% flops seen and less than average pot size of 15bb.
Admittedly this criteria is a) not applicable all of the time. For example I might join a table a table with 85% flops seen and average pot size of 40bb only to find out that all of the action is being driven by the one or two green tagged players that are sitting to the left of me. b) The criteria I use isn't objective. It's just something I came up with to have some sort of baseline.
I believe that vigorous table selection is a big factor in influencing your win rate. I think that having some kind of baseline is an advantage. Especially when it is busy and seats are hard to come by. When two or more tables suddenly have an open seat, I would like to be choosing the best one. Also maybe I am missing out on good seats because 60% flops seen instead of 65% is still loose enough to generate a high win rate.
What would be your minimum requirements to sit at a table if your only information is the percent of flops seen and the average pot size?
2 Replies
I think these criteria are not very objective when selecting tables because they reflect the overall statistics of the table over a long time.
For example, 15 minutes ago there may have been a crazy player at the table who played every hand and 5 other tight players.
The crazy player has run out of money and has already left, while these 5 players continue to play. The statistics at this table won't change to tight immediately but will remain high for some time.
Therefore, I would not rely too much on these indicators. It is better to open each table and choose the most profitable ones based on your color notes.
I agree with slyless. I'm not sure what time frame they calculate this over or if it's just a running "last 60 minutes" or something, but they change drastically over short periods of time.
