Most
serious players like to play tight poker in loose games
because loose players are usually less experienced and
tend to play a lot of bad hands. If you agree with this
approach, then here's an easy way to make a quick skill
level evaluation of the players in just about any limit
game.
Here
is your rule of thumb . . . Regardless of the game, only
about one out of every four or five starting
poker hands dealt are normally playable. . . Good players
know what they are and usually only invest their money
in the better starts. Inexperienced players don't know
and tend to find too many hands to play. Sometimes this
is more than half of the hands they are dealt.
We
can take a look here at the starting hand ratios of the
popular limit poker games found in American casinos,
riverboats and online. The examples here assume full
tables, average position, and consideration given to
forced bring-ins and blinds.
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