There is an old poker saying that a player could be the tenth best poker player in the world but they would be a losing player if they continually played in games with the only other nine players who were better than them. This statement highlights the importance of game selection.
But imagine if you played in a very good game and then one by one, the losing players were slowly being replaced by players who were your equal or better. This changing game dynamic also happens in blackjack. Dealers who give good shoe penetration can be replaced by dealers who don’t.
Likewise fast dealers can be replaced by slow trainee dealers and your hands per hour can literally drop through the floor. Also the number of players who are on your table can have a great impact on the number of hands per hour that you see as well.
So you need to be constantly in tune with this to increase your earn rate. It is for this reason why you are also better off selecting casinos where they have more than one table available. At least in this instance you can switch tables and have another option. Also having other casinos in the area is also an advantage.
One big factor that impacts on your earn rate are the number of decks that are in use. Often six deck games when compared to four deck games can easily be a waste of time and especially when the dealer is cutting too shallow with the cutting card and not making enough errors.
