I just started a year ago and still play off and on, but this site and these sorts of posts taught me a ridiculous amount so thanks.

So I just discovered table selection was a big reason I kept hovering at the 10NL level I was at, and I don't read about it as other (equally important) topics here. It involves a mix of important lessons (reads, patience, discipline) discussed in the above sticky.

This article explains it: http://www.flopturnriver.com/essays_...selection.html

By finding the right tables I make ridiculously more than just focusing on hand selection and pot odds and opening up a bunch of tables. This is obvious to experienced players, but to me it felt like a breakthrough. Now I search out tables with at least 2 big call stations and/or position on a total maniac, and my (usually) TAG game is paying off so much more than before when I only went to tables with large pot sizes. Anyway here's an extreme example from the last table I played:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx


MP (Huge Call Station)/ ($3.60)
CO ($19.60)
Button (Another Call Station)/($15.65)
SB (Huge Maniac)/ ($41.70)
BB ($4.05)
Hero ($10.15)

Preflop (99.9999% chance of a pre flop raise here): Hero is UTG with K, K.
Hero calls $0.10, MP (Huge Call Station)/ calls $0.10, CO raises to $0.8, Button calls $0.80, SB (Huge Maniac)/ calls $0.75, BB calls $0.70, Hero raises to $10.15, MP =(Huge Call Station)/ calls $3.50 (All-In), CO folds, Button calls $9.35, SB =(Huge Maniac)/ shockingly folds , BB folds.

Flop: ($26.30) K, 8, 3 (3 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($26.30) 4 (3 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($26.30) 6 (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $26.30

Hero has Kc Kd (three of a kind, kings).
Huge Call Station has 2h 9h (high card, king).
Button has 6h 6s (three of a kind, sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins $26.30. [/color]