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    turbulent1
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    I’m a fairly new 1-2 poker player and, while reading some posts on this forum, I have come across many people saying “game selection is key”. I have had the experience of walking into a casino with 3 1-2 games going and I just sit down at a random one to play. I would like to know what you guys look for in a game. What are some suggestion you could give to finding the better of the games to play in?

    #808
    Tom
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    Try to remember who you see each time. You don’t want a table full of regulars. You want to look for people having fun. Chips moving around the table. Then play a b c poker. GTO decisions should be beneficial in the long term with good table selection.

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by Tom.
    #814
    Steven Young
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    Look for people having fun and drinking like Tom said. People reading or watching movies or listening to music with earbuds can be a bad sign. Andrew goes over some of that in one of his vlogs.

    I am guilty of what you are talking about too though. Moving tables and locations is something I need to work on more when I go to vegas. In my home state though there are not a lot of choice as far as casinos. But I could be better about switching to different games.

    #848
    Michael
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    Mostly this comes with experience. It also matters a lot more when you have a variety of options. Like in Las Vegas where you can easily take a 10 minute walk and be in a different card room with different tables going. If you are in an area with more limited selection, like only one card room in the area, and only 3 tables going — you don’t have a lot of choices. But sometimes it is about deciding that tonight is not a good night to play. Easier decision for an amateur who isn’t making a living – who won’t miss paying bills if they choose not to play. If you are a grinding pro, this is a whole different thing, you have to trudge through these kinda bad tables and squeeze blood from the rocks.

    Neeme had some good things to say recently:
    Neeme – Spotting a Good Game

    Limon also discusses this a little when he discusses with his guest to avoid the table of hikers.

    Another excellent signal is listening to the Floor Chatter — if you hear “Chips, Table 7” several times in the span of a single dealer down, you want to move to that table. Gird your loins and be aggressive with your premiums. Don’t bother bluffing (ain’t no one folding) and don’t slow play. That table has someone that will pay you off almost always.

    GL

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