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Originally Posted by SNGPlanet Mark  When signing up for a SNG tournament on a site you are familiar with do you actively avoid players you know are winners?
How about if there are 2, 3 or even 4 'winning regulars' waiting in the SNG lobby... play anyway to divide the money of the fish? Or wait for a better time to play??
Guess this could apply to cash games equally where you know there are good players at the tables.
Cheers, Mark |
Use the notes field to identify problem players. In FullTiltPoker, everyone I play I put as 'green'. If I play them twice it is a deeper shade of green. This serves to inform you if you are playing with someone you have played before. If you identify a dangerous player who is interfering with your Earn Rate playing SNG, it is totally ok to mark him as such (as red for example in FullTilt) and put the note "Avoid this player".
In Pot Limit Omaha Hi, when I was learning the game, a small number of skilled players were taking out my buy-in on a regular basis, because they were better PLO players than I was. I was targeted
and that's ok, but it was interfering with my planned learning curve in PLO. I was facing these hyperactive bozos who were actively after my stack on a regular basis. I labelled them as players to avoid (easy to do) and decided to play with people I did not know (easy to do also), which allowed me to improve my game in peace. I wrote on this subject in my poker blog and got a few comments.
Today
I could not care less who is at my table and in fact am quite sure they have 'adjusted' the PLO notes they have for me.
Totally fair to avoid the weasels and assholes in poker. I remember being at a table in the Bellagio with a loud, obnoxious ass that was interferring with my enjoyment of the game, so I got up and left. I was not the only one.
If you are avoiding a player because he is too good a player, make sure to also take the time to watch him play as a spectator. It is a terrific way to learn IMHO.
Hope this point of view has been helpful. Good luck in your games.
