great post i must say. i never thought of it like that.
although i guess there's a different approach when it comes to your objectives
most of the time your case would be right, if you are playing to win, definitely choose the second table due to the reasons explained.
yet, especially in online poker (and i gues.. only online poker), many people are in it for the bonus, they try and play to clear the bonus so their approach should be a little different according to what the requireents are.
case 1: you must contribute to the pot that is beaing raked in order to clear your bonus: in this case, it's better to follow the article and play to win, since you'll HAVE TO pay atleast the blinds to clear the bonus, u'd rather be in a table where play is passive, so you have a chance to win the hands which you contribute to play.
case 2: definition of a raked hand is one where you are dealt cards and pot is raked, no need to contribute to the pot. if this is the case, you might wanna choose to be in the aggressive room, (higher view flop percentage makes it better too) seeing as then you can play tight to clear your bonus, you'll only play the premium hands so you'll profit by playing tight and aggressive, and you'll still clear the bonus quickly cuz pot is gonna reach high rake even when you fold. (due to other aggresive players)
anyways, just a comment from me... another long one i guess :S  |