Beanfacekilla
Legend
Silver Level
This times infinity.
Learning to fold when you know you are beat is very, very important.
And some good ol' experience is more valuable than study. However, you need to study too.
That is my opinion anyways.
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jgenest3798
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Play within your bankroll - learn to fold - read online strategy for specific game that you are playing ie cash/tournament, MTT v SNG - don't watch poker on TV for strategy just for entertainment - find friend(s) to discuss real scenarios that worked and didn't work for additional thoughts and views - and probably most important - learn to FOLD
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matiusaa
Visionary
Silver Level
Do what the rest of the mates said, plus:
The best thing is to interiorize yourself about improving your game, and apply what you learn from this site and other ones. You will also learn from experience. Take every game seriosly, as the bankroll management. Changes appear when you seriously decide to improve. If you have any particular doubt with a hand you can post it for the community to analyze it (if you do try not to post the result because you tend to get better advices). Good luck
The best thing is to interiorize yourself about improving your game, and apply what you learn from this site and other ones. You will also learn from experience. Take every game seriosly, as the bankroll management. Changes appear when you seriously decide to improve. If you have any particular doubt with a hand you can post it for the community to analyze it (if you do try not to post the result because you tend to get better advices). Good luck
Propane Goat
Grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't
Moderator
Posting hands helped me tremendously. Also, one thing that I feel has improved my game more than most anything else is coming up with a couple of quick strategies/scenarios the moment I see my hole cards. In other words, I'm trying to think ahead and plan what to do based on position, chip counts, the reads I have on other players, both pre and post flop.
For example, let's say I'm thinking of raising somewhere in MP pre-flop. Before I do this, I should be thinking about what I'm going to do if somebody 3-bets me. I'll try to ask myself questions like these: if I do get 3-bet, who is doing it and what do I know about them? If there's an aggro in later position who likes to punish limpers and 3-bets constantly, should I try and open a pot with a speculative hand or just fold and wait for a premium pair?
Alternately, if I have enough chips, should I go ahead and call a 3-bet if it's just going to be me and him HU and see a flop? Have I seen him fold to a 4-bet in the past and should I try that since he's likely raising with junk the majority of the time? Or, what if he folds and both blinds call, and the SB is a passive nit who never raises or bets with the nuts, should I c-bet the flop? This might seem like an awful lot to do, but with practice you will run through questions like these within seconds.
When I first started I was flying blind, I had no strategy at all and didn't do any thinking beyond the cards I had in front of me and my results showed it. I haven't done very much studying, I still have a ton of leaks in my game, but I'm still far ahead of where I thought I would be 6 months after starting.
For example, let's say I'm thinking of raising somewhere in MP pre-flop. Before I do this, I should be thinking about what I'm going to do if somebody 3-bets me. I'll try to ask myself questions like these: if I do get 3-bet, who is doing it and what do I know about them? If there's an aggro in later position who likes to punish limpers and 3-bets constantly, should I try and open a pot with a speculative hand or just fold and wait for a premium pair?
Alternately, if I have enough chips, should I go ahead and call a 3-bet if it's just going to be me and him HU and see a flop? Have I seen him fold to a 4-bet in the past and should I try that since he's likely raising with junk the majority of the time? Or, what if he folds and both blinds call, and the SB is a passive nit who never raises or bets with the nuts, should I c-bet the flop? This might seem like an awful lot to do, but with practice you will run through questions like these within seconds.
When I first started I was flying blind, I had no strategy at all and didn't do any thinking beyond the cards I had in front of me and my results showed it. I haven't done very much studying, I still have a ton of leaks in my game, but I'm still far ahead of where I thought I would be 6 months after starting.
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DaMan1313
Enthusiast
Silver Level
If you can find someone who has way more experience then you and is successful of course and constantly have poker conversations with them have analyze your hands and always be honest with yourself if you made a bad play accept it and learn from your mistakes. And of course read books and watch videos from coaches.
sickpuppy
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I do think others input has a great effect on ones games if they are really good try useing what they say in your game and see if that helps or hurts your game. i also like reading Doyle Brunsons SUPER SYSTEM when my game is really off and always seams to help>
Juanes1913
Visionary
Silver Level
jorzunik
Rock Star
Silver Level
I think first of practice or comes into play at the tables online much reading you books or articles either strategy. playing freerolls starting from scratch would be good to give you an idea of how it works whatever the softwar ... I wish you success and good luck
vinylspiros
PIRANHA-------->< (((º>
Silver Level
i would suggest playing ALOT of micro cash games (6max preferably for the added action compared to fullring) because by doing this you gain alot of experience and learn to be able to get a better feeling of the game.
This in combination with studying, posting hands you played badly here and getting feedback will definitely improve your game somewhat.
This in combination with studying, posting hands you played badly here and getting feedback will definitely improve your game somewhat.
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everythingspear
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Haha, that was my initial thought aswell.
Secondly, I see a lot of these threads on poker related sites. This might be natural considering how popular it is, but I sometimes get the impression people hope and believe, genuinely, in magical shortcuts. There are a number of factors that determine your play but the number one thing one needs to do is just play.
http://cashinpoker.com/how-to-play-poker.html
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vatopkr
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Thanks my pokerpal.
You are right, sometimes we have our own ansewrs in our hands or in our faces and we are so blind, I wrote down that in my signature because I read it in a poker book.
Again thanks a lot .
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