A great poker player will have a variety of great tips, tricks and skills at his disposal, often enabling him to improve the outcome of a bleak looking game.
These will affect the ebb and flow of a game, adding intricacy and intrigue along the way, however, one thing that this ability to control or influence the game cannot affect is how much money a table is capable of paying out.
It is, after all, the tables you choose to sit at which will establish your win rate for any given session.
It should then stand to reason that table selection is equally as important as making the right moves during a game.
First things first, choosing what table you are going to park yourself at IS vitally important.
The first thing to consider when choosing a table is a reflection of what sort of player YOU are, you will therefore be able to choose a table which is more suited to the particulars of your playing style.
An example of this would be if you are a very tight player, then it would be wise for you choose a loose table because it would be more likely that your pre flop raises will be met, even if you have a great hand.
Thanks to the convenience of modern technology, it is pretty easy to see which tables are weak and strong. Due the fact many poker rooms offer statistic about the table, it is merely a case of seeing what percentage of players are seeing the flop.
It is also worth checking out the number of hands being played per hour and the average size of the pot.
The final aspect of a table to be mindful of is the calibre of the opposition, after all, they are the people standing in the way of you, the table and a pay out.
