Monday, March 12, 2012

Poker pearl #71


Mike Wolf talks about table selection in the March issue of Ante Up.

What's the best way to pick a table? I suggest stereotyping. I'm going to catch some flak for this, but it's true. Here are a few pointers:

Age: If the table has two or three older players, it's probably a good game. They tend to play passively and can be run over a lot. They also tend to stack off because of their inability to fold overpairs.

Alcohol: If someone has a lot of money in front of them and they're drinking, pull up a seat. Actively try to get involved in pots with them because they're bound to spaz at some point.

Gender: There are a ton of amazing female poker players, but, generally speaking, if you see a middle-aged woman playing mid-stakes cash games, she's usually not very good.


What do you think? Do you agree with Wolf?

7 comments:

  1. Gender is such a touchy issue. Of course the same is true in bridge, but my regular team mates are two women and I have one on our Vanderbilt team - stand back if you suggest they are weak! :)

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  2. You are saying Josie just talks a good game, right?

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  3. Kay Joyce placed #36 in the 2011 Barry Crane Top 500 (bridge players in the US.) 1-35 were all men. Of the first 100, 12 were women.

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  4. I thought it was interesting that the writer apologized before dissing females, but had no problem dissing old men.

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  5. Stereotypically, this old man has no freaking clue. But women on the golf course? Sheesh! I'M JUST KIDDING!!!

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  6. I always use the I am just a little o'l granny to my advantage. Many men's egos are so easily exploitable.

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