Take poker notes about your opponents

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If you want to excel in poker, one of the most important skills you should learn is the ability to read your opponents. When you see that a player always plays a hand in a certain way, or if you think you can determine when it is a bluff, it is vital to keep that information. You never know when it might be useful to win a big pot in the future.

Player Tags

The best way to do this is to use the player's notes feature available on pokerstars. To access it, just double click on the specific player; The notes tab will appear in the space that usually occupy the chat box. From here you can assign a color label to the player, or write specific notes. Tags can be useful for quickly identifying which type of player you are facing. Sometimes it's worth creating a couple of categories, such as good player, bad player, aggressive, conservative, calling station, etc., and then assign a color label to each of these types of player. Once this is done, you will know right away what kind of player you have in front of you and you will be able to act accordingly.

Take Effective Notes

Taking notes takes a little longer, but it can also be more beneficial. Try not to waste time and write down only aspects that are really useful at the table. Do not take notes like "Very annoying player. Always lucky!" Records things like "likes to limp with big couples from the top positions". The first note is a mere relief, while the second one can help you directly to make money.
 
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Sometimes it helps a lot to make the right decision in the game.
 
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It is not all in the opponent, the most important thing in poker is to get good hands. Even If opponents play in collusion, you can beat them with good hands and luck in poker.
 
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Taking notes is an excellent practice when playing poker .... a key to success in poker is knowing well the way your opponents play .... for that reason take notes of the way your opponents play Will help enormously in that aspect ... keep present note the relevant aspects of your opponents ... so you can make the best decisions in the game ...!
 
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I always try to make notes about my opponents and their moves. Any information you have about it will help you make a decision.
 
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other things besides notes

is it worth getting addons for online sites that show peoples statistics to help out with these types of things aswell?
 
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What are some of your best notes to report on a player? If a player is any good I find they play different relative to their position,,,so hard to nail down the type unless you have them somewhat in the same position multiple times
 
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Taking notes is very important. I often note key hands vs opponents as well. Trying to gauge a tendency or habits for that player can go great with you HUD info.
 
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If you want to excel in poker, one of the most important skills you should learn is the ability to read your opponents. When you see that a player always plays a hand in a certain way, or if you think you can determine when it is a bluff, it is vital to keep that information. You never know when it might be useful to win a big pot in the future.

Player Tags

The best way to do this is to use the player's notes feature available on PokerStars. To access it, just double click on the specific player; The notes tab will appear in the space that usually occupy the chat box. From here you can assign a color label to the player, or write specific notes. Tags can be useful for quickly identifying which type of player you are facing. Sometimes it's worth creating a couple of categories, such as good player, bad player, aggressive, conservative, calling station, etc., and then assign a color label to each of these types of player. Once this is done, you will know right away what kind of player you have in front of you and you will be able to act accordingly.

Take Effective Notes

Taking notes takes a little longer, but it can also be more beneficial. Try not to waste time and write down only aspects that are really useful at the table. Do not take notes like "Very annoying player. Always lucky!" Records things like "likes to limp with big couples from the top positions". The first note is a mere relief, while the second one can help you directly to make money.

Sometimes it helps a lot to make the right decision in the game.

It is not all in the opponent, the most important thing in poker is to get good hands. Even If opponents play in collusion, you can beat them with good hands and luck in poker.

Taking notes is an excellent practice when playing poker .... a key to success in poker is knowing well the way your opponents play .... for that reason take notes of the way your opponents play Will help enormously in that aspect ... keep present note the relevant aspects of your opponents ... so you can make the best decisions in the game ...!

I always try to make notes about my opponents and their moves. Any information you have about it will help you make a decision.

is it worth getting addons for online sites that show peoples statistics to help out with these types of things aswell?

What are some of your best notes to report on a player? If a player is any good I find they play different relative to their position,,,so hard to nail down the type unless you have them somewhat in the same position multiple times

Taking notes is very important. I often note key hands vs opponents as well. Trying to gauge a tendency or habits for that player can go great with you HUD info.

I made a note about annotations, it's very cool,
link https://www.cardschat.com/forum/tournament-poker-59/what-notes-do-you-make-during-342345/

Can help a lot of guys in poker.
 
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Great

Thanks for this tips, i'll try the pokerstar notes, great feature, no doubt you learn something new every day, i'll follow your advices and quick tips, thank you very much
 
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I tend to take mental notes. However on PS I usually just write a 1 handed note, noting if he's loose or tight.
 
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I like to take notes and like the colored indicators that ACR has. This will alert me to a general type of player and I can read my notes based on it. I certainly cannot remember every player I play against, nor do I want to try and be wrong.
 
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I sometimes change the tactics of the game to confuse the enemy. I can limp without a raise with a pocket pair. This gives an advantage. Not always your notes will benefit you.
 
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