Ainars
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Hi guys.
So I am learning poker right now. I am playing 2NL micros and I am very much in the beginner stages. I'm not sure which format would be the best way to learn.
I am thinking - to learn I have to get many hands in. Zoom probably is best way to do that. But then again I can muti table, so I am guessing one Zoom table is not that much different from 4 normal tables open at a time, right?
The most I can play is 6 tables at once right now. 4 I can play very comfortably and anything beyond that, while manageable, starts to push my focus and concentration; I feel I can not maintain it for long hours. While on one zoom table I can play for longer because my attention is not spread over multiple tables and so it's less of a mental exhaustion. Plus it seems to keep my attention going, while 4 tables and less starts to get boring cos action is too slow (so I switch to 5 or more but then I lose focus).
Another thing is that because Zoom is only one table (or maybe two at max for me, even though I never tried more than one at a time I probably could handle it) I can focus better on decisions (have more time, don't have to act so quick, less spread of attention) and get those good habits in to fix my leaks.
But then again, I feel zoom tables are kind of inconsistent. In a sense that players change all the time so you don't know their stats always, plus sometimes you don't have any fish at the table, so your profits could be lower. And I do want to build my bankroll as fast as possible. That being said, my main focus is not on bankroll right now but just on getting the practice in so I can improve my game.
Anyways, that's my thinking pattern. Not sure whether it makes sense, but really I don't know which is best for new players trying to improve. I thought maybe I ask you for some advice or some insights. What do you think?
Also, is Zoom any different from normal cash games? Like strategy vise? I am currently reading a book for absolute beginners and it focuses on full ring normal cash games. I have been using that strategy in Zoom games and I am wondering should I adjust it somehow? What are the differences (if there are any at all)?
So I am learning poker right now. I am playing 2NL micros and I am very much in the beginner stages. I'm not sure which format would be the best way to learn.
I am thinking - to learn I have to get many hands in. Zoom probably is best way to do that. But then again I can muti table, so I am guessing one Zoom table is not that much different from 4 normal tables open at a time, right?
The most I can play is 6 tables at once right now. 4 I can play very comfortably and anything beyond that, while manageable, starts to push my focus and concentration; I feel I can not maintain it for long hours. While on one zoom table I can play for longer because my attention is not spread over multiple tables and so it's less of a mental exhaustion. Plus it seems to keep my attention going, while 4 tables and less starts to get boring cos action is too slow (so I switch to 5 or more but then I lose focus).
Another thing is that because Zoom is only one table (or maybe two at max for me, even though I never tried more than one at a time I probably could handle it) I can focus better on decisions (have more time, don't have to act so quick, less spread of attention) and get those good habits in to fix my leaks.
But then again, I feel zoom tables are kind of inconsistent. In a sense that players change all the time so you don't know their stats always, plus sometimes you don't have any fish at the table, so your profits could be lower. And I do want to build my bankroll as fast as possible. That being said, my main focus is not on bankroll right now but just on getting the practice in so I can improve my game.
Anyways, that's my thinking pattern. Not sure whether it makes sense, but really I don't know which is best for new players trying to improve. I thought maybe I ask you for some advice or some insights. What do you think?
Also, is Zoom any different from normal cash games? Like strategy vise? I am currently reading a book for absolute beginners and it focuses on full ring normal cash games. I have been using that strategy in Zoom games and I am wondering should I adjust it somehow? What are the differences (if there are any at all)?
. When I play in zoom, always get a cooler : three against three, a flash against a flash, I played about 500,000 hands and nothing has changed.
