[scrawnybob]

hi

lol - "25-30% thats sitting out"

genius and who said playing poker had to be serious ...

but seriously

25-35% ... is ok I guess if your averaging everything

but look at it like this - if you have a run of great cards then your flop % should be 100% if you have a run of bad cards your % to the flop rate should be 20% or less

or why not zero ?

well this is where IMHO having an averaged fixed number in your head can be a bit counterproductive

if I'm at a table that is so passive that they let me see virtually every flop unchallenged or with little tricky preflop play (ie. you can see the strong hands coming a mile off) then I'm going to see every damn flop I can that has potential to do damage ... the goalpost moved and all the action and tactics can start with post flop play - thats dangerous for them and good for me ... so my average % to the flop at a table like this would be potentially very high (until someone gets some balls and starts coming back at me)

if the table is tricky then I'm going to have to buckle down and look at the game more preflop ... so my average % to the flop will be much lower (or rather more tight aggressive play) - because they are going to beat me off every hand preflop or on the flop

rambling now - but I think what I'm getting at is you should play to the table and play to your cards
not a set % which is percieved as being an "ideal" average

cheers scrawnybob