As a beginner it can be a good idea to check out the
special/free roll section of the tournaments as there can be
some good free rolls which will fill up to the maximum number of
players quickly.Most strong players use the lobby extensively in
order to locate suitable games where view flop percentage,
average pot, profile of player per table, etc is advantageous to
their style of play. This is called table selection. Some
poker rooms choose not to publish information such as view flop
percentage in order to not facilitate for strong players to look
for weak/loose games. Often these players can still reasonably
well locate the loose games by looking at the average pot
(although some of the tables with high pots can be tight and
aggressive with lots of hands going to showdown). Table
selection is important in order to both maximize profits and
find your favorite type of action. Almost all poker rooms allow
you to enter waiting lists for specific tables if there is not
an open seat at the moment. If you do not ask for a seat at a
specific table you will only get in line for the next game at
that limit, which might not be as good for you. You will
automatically be called when a seat is available. Often you can
be in line for at least 4 tables, so you can afford to be picky
and wait in line. See in-depth details further down in
this series on table selection in "choosing tables that fit your
style."
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