How do I study cash game?

(pardon my english)


I used my $20 for poker and played in 0.20/0.40 blinds and sometimes in 0.50/1.00, Managed to get it to $400 in the last 2 weeks, now I lose over $120 in a day and it feel f*cking sucks. Just wondering how do I get better? What do I do? How should I study cash game?


I want to go full try hard in poker, give me your do's and dont's, strategy and tips, good books for what I need.


I've notice when I play there will be times when I'm really into it and doing really good and there will be times where I'm just distracted at all and playing really bad, even though I'm aware I'll still keep playing and end up losing a huge chunk.


I have a wide hand range, and I don't really use positions when I play, also I switch my play style in the table regularly, but most of the time I suck at being a tight player.

you need to play only good cards in late positions, otervise fold exp AA,KK,QQ,JJ

While I am sure you are aware, it couldn't hurt to look at a few BRM (bankroll Management) articles. There are plenty on this forum some more directed at tournament play, others at cash games but they all have a great deal of advice.
In my opinion you are likely playing a bit above your means. I know it is very exciting to immediately have success and jump into higher and higher blinds, but you are likely to encounter some very experienced players there who will be playing with a much smaller percentage of their bankroll, meaning their play doesn't have the same financial implications to them as they do to you.

As far as books are concerned, my first was Super System which I feel helped me learn a great deal. Also Harrington on Holdem and Mike Caro's book of tells are good reads.

Good luck in the future. Do yourself a favor and read up on BRM before anything else though.

Create a plan, and follow it until you reach a goal: example 1.000,00 $, then it starts to put a higher buy-in along with the big one who is already playing well and I'm trying to make a profit, so you follow the planning. X hours and study X hours, it is not enough just to study and not play, poker needs to be practiced daily to evolve .. play more than study, but do not forget to study .. I advise you to buy a Course, it helps to evolir enough.

I suggest easy game as material study -- it's really a nice book. Now, 400 in profit from an initial 20? It is quite impressive dude, congratulations!

you have to study hard and learn to play in different types of tournaments because your strategy will have to change, depending on the number of players, the speed of the game and many variants, you have to be attentive and concentrated when playing and having a little luck too

You just diagnosed your own problems...I have a wide hand range, and I don't really use positions when I play, also I switch my play style in the table regularly, but most of the time I suck at being a tight player. You can start by fixing these issues. There are many good books and online(free) courses that will teach strategy in these areas.

Indeed, raising a bank of $ 20 to $ 400 is impressive. You just need to learn to restrain yourself. Learn to tell yourself a stop, today is enough. And do not play at the limits above your bank.

Everyone has bad days. I stop playing on these days for 2-3 days. I'm starting to read more about poker, watching training and recording from competitions. And everything is getting good.:icon_stud

Bad beats happen and sometimes there’s nothing you could have done but suck it up.

However I’ve recently been reading more into cash games recently and have found that ‘Dan Harrington on Cash Games’ has been such a great use in solidifying knowledge. If you are more of a beginner, a very useful book would be ‘essential poker maths’ by Alton Hardin.

Using $20 and reaching to $120 is a good achievement and no doubt will have made you a better player, the best thing to do is keep reading, keep playing and suck it up; if you look at it literally you only lost $20, not the $120 and gained a lot of skills in the time you spent playing. Keep it up

Read few books and play.

Forums and one on one coaching are HuGE for personal improvement, always currently there are a ton of solid grinders on twitch who you can learn a lot from.