Eye on the Tiger

[LombardiStix]

Ok you're sitting at a game, Cash or Tourney DONT MATTA. You've identified that your table is FULL of great players. They are making strong moves with complicated and mixed betting strategies. Their bets are in brilliant use of the odds. "We can say their good, they're a f@#k&in* liability." What do you do? I'll take answers from if you were sitting at a cash table in Vegas to a SnG on Bodog.

Whatcha got? Be SPECIFIC!


(kudos to anyone who can identify the movie that quote is indirectly from)

[GypsyTea]

Do what I am doing now in a S&G at Blue Square, sit and wait, read and watch, till I get the hand and BOSH it's all in and a double up, I am waiting for AA KK AKs and I am going to SO slow roll them...

1 of the players at this S&G won over 1mill at the WSOP I know him, played live with him and I want him )

GT

add-on just bined my BB with 67 to a 4 time's the BB raise

flop come down 9c5cAh piff

[scrawnybob]

hi

online ? move

well you cant in a tournament - but in a cash game IMHO there is no point staying at the table IF you have correctly identified yourself as the mug at the table ... then dont ignore your assessment

move

if your in a live cash game then really same reasoning - but you might have a wait

if its a home game ... why the hell did you invite ALL good players ? ;-)

if its a live tournament - then sit tight and hope that you dont hang yourself

obviously if this is the final table of the WSOP or High Stakes Poker then enjoy your moment on TV and go out in style - play with all your life

cheers scrawnybob

[cdubs03]

This is a great question. Just like any answer...it depends. It depends on what youre trying to accomplish I think. If you're there to make as much profit as possible, move. If you're there to get better and see stuff, stay. The only way to get better is to consistenly surround yourself with good players.

I sat down at 2/5 NL at the bellagio 3 years ago, and I immediately noticed that I filled the spot of someone who was probably feeding chips, because everyone was stacked well. I just played my game a little more cautiously the first round of hands to get a feel for the players, and the next thing I knew, I was leaving the table 8 hours later with a $700 profit!

[wixx]

I agree with Bob, move if you are at a ring game...yes the thrill of playing with a table full of sharks is enticing...you think you can take them right? In reality you stand a better chance at a different table if you want to profit. In a MTT, slow down your strat and hope you catch a break with two or three good hands in a row to protect your stack.