The truth about rankings

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I am always hearing people saying that, since chips can be bought, no one pays attention to the rankings. While I do believe this to be true, at least in most cases, I would like to delve a bit deeper into the discussion. I’m hoping to get some honest feedback so I can get a better grasp of what you folks really think.

Yeah…if someone has say 100k-to say a couple of mil, hard to get too worried about this player. But, when you run into players who have a 3 digit ranking, you have to believe that, in most cases anyway, you would show a bit more caution. And conversely, if your opponent has 0 chips in the bank…that all-in might be less worrisome. So, at least it seems to me that there is some merit to at least considering ranking when deciding how to play against an opponent.

So…what do you think?

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I consider that a little bit, but players can go on insane lucky heaters, where despite playing horribly bad, suck out over and over, and end up highly ranked, at least temporarily.

Not complaining, as thats just variance, and to be expected as part of poker.

But the reason I mention that, is if you only go by ranking, and go by ranking too much, then you can be giving too much wait to a possibly very bad player.

I find its better to play, adjust, observe, etc, according to table, tournament, player, situational nuances, dynamics, and by what I see. If I see that they seem likely to be a good player, combined with a high rank, then I play accordingly.

If I see that the player is seemingly very bad, and highly ranked, then I semi ignore their high rank, and look to, for, wait for, create, etc, opportunities to exploit, take advantage of their often made mistakes, if I can, if I am in the right situation, position, etc, and can put myself in time, can put myself in the right situation, position, if I can, to exploit, take advantage of their mistakes, bad play.