Scouting a Game
In response to my earlier post about easier games on different sites, I was told to have a lot of accounts and scout games. What does this entail? Do you watch a table for 20 minutes or so, or do you look for tables with all short stacks?
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I don't have the patience to scout out tables this religiously (especially if I'm only going to play for an hour or so). I generally just look at the stats with respect to % players seeing the flop, and average pot size. The looser the game the better (and preferrably passive). You can also do searches of "known fish" and see if they're playing. The stack size argument I assume applies more so to NL games with a max buyin (I generally play limit so this doesn't apply as much for me). Although in general somebody sitting at a limit game with a minimum buyin amount is often a weak player...
some site with poker tracker/gametime plus you can open tables in the limit you play when your not sitting..
It give you stats on players before you play them
Datamining was eliminated at Party with the last upgrade. I don't know of any other sites that allow it.
Usually sitting in for an orbit or two gives PT enough info to let you decide if you want to stay.
For the other times when I am trying to sneak in a hour of poker while the wife is out running errands, I will opt for the first table available strategy.