Quote Originally Posted by koolmoe
Quote Originally Posted by Trainer_jyms
actually, that is what I do. But I find as soon as aI sit at a table with 45%VP$P or certain stats, my game changes that. Suddenly the pot sizes increase, the VP$P changes. Sometimes numbers change for the better, sometimes not. I do that to get stats on players before I sit, and do use the datamining to help select. But most players to your left and right will have to adjust or move.
You are not looking for a table with certain characteristics, you are looking for exploitable players. For example, a 6 max table with one 60/2 and four 20/12 players would give a lowish table VPIP (28% I think), but if you can sit to the immediate left of the 60/2 guy, you've found yourself a gold mine. It's irrelevant if the table VPIP or pot size changes, so long as your target continues to limp weak hands.
The problem here is that you now have 4 Tags to your left!

My biggest issue with table selection is that, uh, I don't know how to do it. Pretty much every table selection post has been about exploiting tables with high VPs and larger-than-average pots. But I tend to to best on tight/weak tables - if I can't be the aggressor at a table it takes away far too much of my game. Any advice?