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Poker Strategy – Big Table, Little Flop

February 25, 2009

This poker strategy is based on seeing a lot of Flops at big action tables, without actually contributing much in the way of your own chips. That pretty much sums up this poker strategy, but we’ll go into further detail to better explain the process.

To pull off this exceptionally profitable Rakeback Strategy, you’ll need to find some relatively inexpensive tables with high viewed-flop percentages, preferably in the 50% and up range.

Next, we want to observe the average pot size at high viewed-flop tables.

Online poker rooms generally take a 5% rake, capped at $3. You want to make sure each pot is going to rake the maximum amount. Since 5% of 100 is 20, you want to multiply the maximum rake ($3) by 20, which equals 60. This means we are looking for tables with an average pot of around $60.

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To make your efforts as inexpensive as possible, scour the poker lobby for cash games with an average pot size of about $60, with the lowest stakes available. A higher viewed-flop percentage means most of the players are getting in on the action, disregarding Starting Hand poker strategies.

It is recommended to join the table, but sit out the first two or three hands. This will allow you to see how the competition is playing out. You don’t want to get yourself caught up in a constant Pre-Flop Raising situation, or you’ll be dropping too many chips to make a profit from Rakeback.

When in early position, you can Call the Big Blind without risking much, but in late position, being required to Call a Raise in order to contribute to the pot isn’t worth it.

By following this Rakeback Strategy, you are putting yourself in a position to fork over the least amount of chips, while earning the highest possible Rakeback. When competing at tables such as we’ve described above (low stakes + high viewed-flop percentage + $60 average pot size), you’ll likely find several opportunities to take down a few of those pots as well, greatly increasing your overall profit potential.

Written by Rob · Filed Under Poker Strategy 

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