CuttleFish
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hi All,
A bit of background for context:. I make my living reading people, negotiating and working with numbers. The main reason I do well for a living comes from having pretty good instincts. I'm 40 now and have been playing cards pretty much from about 5 yrs old. I started getting into Holdem about three years back and found that I was a decent player. I generally play 2/5 NL cash games and for the first 2 years or so would typically end a night with 2-3x what I started with.
More recently I have been reading more about odds, pot odds, implied odds, position, hand range etc etc etc. Now I am finding that the more I read and study up on the game, the worse I seem to be playing.
In essence, I have become a very conscious player whereas before it was a lot more instinctive.
My question is; do you think people can have a "natural" game without thinking through the odds every time? I know with golf, I was a decent golfer until I took lessons and then it all went to pot!
Would be very interested in the responses.
Many thanks,
CuttleFish
A bit of background for context:. I make my living reading people, negotiating and working with numbers. The main reason I do well for a living comes from having pretty good instincts. I'm 40 now and have been playing cards pretty much from about 5 yrs old. I started getting into Holdem about three years back and found that I was a decent player. I generally play 2/5 NL cash games and for the first 2 years or so would typically end a night with 2-3x what I started with.
More recently I have been reading more about odds, pot odds, implied odds, position, hand range etc etc etc. Now I am finding that the more I read and study up on the game, the worse I seem to be playing.
In essence, I have become a very conscious player whereas before it was a lot more instinctive.
My question is; do you think people can have a "natural" game without thinking through the odds every time? I know with golf, I was a decent golfer until I took lessons and then it all went to pot!
Would be very interested in the responses.
Many thanks,
CuttleFish