too good but not

#1 25th July 2009, 5:29 PM

has anyone ever felt like their reads were so good that they could win any hand......i have that problem and it has destroyed my patience and i am losing big when i run into one skilled player who confuses me.....what do i do...do i continue this style or do i go back

#2 25th July 2009, 5:56 PM

You need to do more than just read people, especially online since all you can read is betting patterns and hand ranges based on what you have seen. I don't know there are a lot of things to work on in online poker besides just reading the players. Not to discredit reading of players which is a very important skill to learn.

#3 25th July 2009, 6:21 PM

I was speaking mostly about in live games......however if u could put me onto some books about human psychology that will help me with tells

#4 27th July 2009, 11:04 PM

I know there are some decent poker psychology books out there, but haven't read any. Im sure you can find a post on CC about poker books though.

Yes live being able to read players gives you a huge advantage.

#5 28th July 2009, 1:45 AM

Google Mike Caro, or search him on Amazon/other bookstore site.

#6 28th July 2009, 2:52 AM

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Originally Posted by slycbnew

Google Mike Caro, or search him on Amazon/other bookstore site.

+1, I read his book on tells and it's still the most useful book for live play that I've read. It was the book that was most immediately applicable to actually playing (in my experience).

Even live though, working on your game has to come first. Soulreading is fun, but making sure the fundamentals of your play is solid is even more +EV

#7 28th July 2009, 3:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdeliverer

Even live though, working on your game has to come first. Soulreading is fun, but making sure the fundamentals of your play is solid is even more +EV

+1 on this - personally, I think soulreading based on tells is overrated (though absolutely useful), soulreading based on player betting patterns and hand reading is much more important.

#8 28th July 2009, 7:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dresturn2

has anyone ever felt like their reads were so good that they could win any hand......i have that problem and it has destroyed my patience and i am losing big when i run into one skilled player who confuses me.....what do i do...do i continue this style or do i go back

I used to feel like that on ulimatebet and absolute when I called myself neo neo and potripper.......

#9 28th July 2009, 7:33 AM

Where do your reads work? At freerolls?
You can never be sure that a read it good.
Espacially at online poker....

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