The process of learning poker..?

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Hello! I just recently go into the world of poker, after many years of curiosity and small interest for the game. I have been researching quite a lot the last weeks, about anything from the very basics to advanced strategies and mathematics related to the game.
I would really like to improve as a player and get a better insight of how Texas Hold'em poker works, but I'm encountering several difficulties during the process of evolving and learning towards becoming a better player.
First of all, there is a lot of information to cope with and I am having trouble organizing it all.
I am wondering if there is any website or specific books or of the likes that offers a systematized and well-presented path of learning, when it comes to in-depth strategies, mathematics and anything that could contribute to improving as a player.
Many websites offer half-finished or unorganized work, and it is hard to filter out which ones to stick with and finding consistently good information related to poker.
What I would prefer, is information which take a reasonable learning curve into consideration, where things such as what order to learn different parts in, starting with basic Texas Hold'em explanations and progressing through subsequent more difficult parts of the learning and further improvement is presented.
Basically I do not want to miss out on anything, I want to know as much as possible.

If you could be so kind to share with me your favorite books and/or websites/strategies/ways to learn from scratch etc., I would greatly appreciate that.

Thanks in advance,
Ivo, future Poker-enthusiast
 
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Two plus two forums. These Forums

I have Three books by David Sklanksy. Many players started with these books and they are cosidered the bible for many players out there.

Once you get a basic understanding you can read some more advanced sklanksy and other books. One of my favorites is "Let There Be Range" reallly good breakdown of internet play from two internet pros.

Biggest thing is you gotta get the hands in. No reading or website forums can substitute for experience.
 
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First things first amego, learn the fundementals of poker first before you dive into the sea of knowledge out there.....because that won't make much sense to you at this stage, particuarly if you haven't had much table time.....best thing to do is play play play and play some more...get a feel for it, then work on starting hands, position and bet sizing.....when you understand these critical skills then you will understand the more intermediate stuff....but until you get these fundementals down, you just won't understand anything else......take it from a guy who tried to learn all about poker in a few weeks lol....gl
 
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Thank you for the quick replies. I know the very fundamentals parts of poker. I'm already familiar with hands, pros and cons with positioning, blinds, the rules, basically the very basic stuff. I'm trying to have a greater look into the depth of poker, the complexity, the maths and different strategies.
I have researched and read quite a lot, as well as played hundreds of hands the last couple of weeks, but I'm interested in taking it a step further. Don't get me wrong, my intentions are not of becoming a professional player.
I am merely intrigued and fascinated by the simplicity yet complexity of this particular game, and I just can't help but grasping for more.
I am planning on really dedicating myself and I'm considering this a long-time project.
Any information, tips and help is appreciated and would be really helpful - no information is too much information.
Again, thanks for the quick replies. I will take a look into the suggested books mentioned above. Any further inputs are much welcome :)

Ivo
 
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Any books/authors that do not repeatedly stress the importance of position over everything else can be safely ignored.
 
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I'm in the same position as you, initially I picked up some books on poker but what I'm finding is that the lessons don't stick until I've actually experienced the situations. I can read and read but for me until I have some real experience that I can relate to I don't "get it" at all. Some others have said that there is no substitute for experience, I have spent years and years becoming a self-taught auto mechanic through experience, hundreds and hundreds of hours of study, and learning things the hard way and I can say that this is true for everything in life.

You can't learn to play the piano or ride a bicycle by watching somebody else do it or just by reading books, at some point you have to jump in and sink or swim and I would think poker is no different. I remember watching the 2012 wsop and the commentators mentioned multiple times that Greg Merson had played over 7 million hands online.
 
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