Table Selection Checklist

A quick scorecard for deciding whether a table is worth sitting at — good table selection is one of the highest-leverage decisions in poker, and it happens before a single hand is dealt.

Table / site name

Average pot size is large relative to stakesMultiple players seeing the flop (loose table)At least one clearly weak/recreational playerNo one is playing noticeably tighter/better than youStack sizes are deep enough for postflop playYou're not visibly the shortest stack

Score: 0 / 6 — Avoid

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