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Seat hoping in cash games to gain position on a weak/recreational palyer
I see this a lot on Sky and generally I think it's a really scummy thing to do, especially when it's so obvious at times. I've seen players literally chase a player around a table. Same goes for players who will sit out while a bad player is sitting out.
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I've never had a problem with it. I sit down, & then everyone sits down to my left. Always.
I'm afraid it's how poker is. People are playing for money, & do everything they can to gain an advantage. Please don't get fixated about it - it is part & parcel of poker.
I don't think it's limited to Sky Poker though - far from it.
In fact, if you want to go play cash on PokerStars, or some of the I-poker sites, the "regulars" have things called "seating scripts" & other third party software that alerts them to your presence. So you find yourself a table that has been empty for hours, take your seat, & then, INSTANTLY, the table will fill with Pros who have been alerted to your presence. They all get position on you, too. How would you like that? Seriously, if that were ever allowed on this site, I'd be down the road in a heartbeat, it's a disgrace. IMO of course.
Chin up mate, you won't find any site where people don't stretch the rules to the very limit, its just how poker works.
I play mostly cash and I do win money very slowly but as it is a hobby I am fine with that as I see it I have a lot of fun and I don't have to pay for it. I do select my tables and yes if I see a player who I think is poor I may sit at their table but my table selection is more to keep away from the regulars if there is one or two fine but anymore than this and I will try and find another table unless all the tables are filled with regs' then I will play. It is a bit sad to just look for the easy players but if you see them at a good table why not sit down. On other sites it is much worse.
I was discussing this elsewhere a week or so ago and being told I'm missing value for just not being able to bring myself to move seats mid-game. That said, I did do it once in response to someone moving on me, it was quite amusing as we kept chasing around the table, just needed the download client to be capable of playing the Benny Hill theme tune when it happens
I don't see anything wrong with purposely picking softer tables and taking position on 'weaker' players, that just seems like common sense and I genuinely don't understand why regular players would actively choose to play against players they have no edge/very marginal edge vs (especially when factoring in the rake).
The seating scripts are a bit dodgier and am really happy that (to my knowledge), Sky don't allow these.
I'm not sure I like the Unibet solution. (It makes players anon). If I play poker, I accumulate experience against certain players, as to how they play, their tendencies, that IS poker, & using that knowledge is part of the game to me.
The odd thing about the HUD debate is that the people who use them, almost without exception, claim they give them little or no advantage. Which, of course, begs a question.
I was talking to a pal of mine who plays a lot of chess, & as you may know, in Chess, there is tons of computer analysis available, every game played by elite players exists on databases. However, when they sit down to play in real-life - as in poker - none of that is allowed. It's 1 on 1, & may the best man win.
After I'd been bitten once, I'd be using my own list to decide who not to play.
When you're in a tournament, you've got what you've got. In cash games, either player can walk away.