HUD for a mediocre player?? YES/NO?

fletchdad

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I do not use a HUD yet for a few reasons (https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cash-games-11/tracking-programs-usage-171945/#post1424397 post 6)

I am working very intensively on my game. 30-40 hours a week min - which may not be possible for long, but I will spend as much time as I can - Reading LOTS of sources. My library of real books has gone from none to ATM 12. Ive read 4, am re-reading one again, and will be working through the rest as I can. I have a plan, set for about a 6-9 month time period, to improve my game where I read, re-read, analyze, play and so on. But playing takes money. Money IS an issue. I was a losing player, now I am a break even, slowly advancing player. My BR was 180, went down to 25, at the 25 point, I was already clued into the fact that I had no clue, started learning, making plans setting goals, now i am up to 70.
Graphically, my 180-25 was strait down, my 25-70 a staggered almost level but slightly upward moving line, I think u get the point. I am improving, but the progress is slow, to be expected I know, but I am solely playing with notes and observations. As money is an issue, and I need to prioritize, should I claw my way up slowly with my mediocre yet ever improving poker skill with out HUD aid, or will the improvement a HUD brings be enough justification to get one?
I of course have another problem and that is I use Windows 2000, and PT3 HEM dont support it. SO I need a new PC. I need the Win 2K, have programs that I cant afford to update, and from XP onward, it will cost$ to use the progams that I use now for free, and I cant not use them, work related stuff. So I need a new PC, b4 I can use HUD, unless anyone know as Win 2K solution. I do have a MAC but is the PC I use for Poker the least. But my main question: HUD for the advanced beginner?
 
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Will the HUD pay for itself? Depends on how long you play and how seriously you take it.

You are unlikely to earn enough more than you otherwise would have to make up for the cost of it any time soon, but it will help you to improve your game a lot faster.
 
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Will the HUD pay for itself? Depends on how long you play and how seriously you take it.

You are unlikely to earn enough more than you otherwise would have to make up for the cost of it any time soon, but it will help you to improve your game a lot faster.

I have a plan that goes 6-9 months, I give it a year as well because things will surely not run as planned, and my goal at the end of that year is to see if the time I invest during that year make it profitable enough to continue to take poker as seriously as I do now, and, yes I take it very seriously, I invest 30 40 hours a week - divided about 50-50 play and study, (was more study for a while but was advised to play more, that is the ultimate school). Study includes many avenues, hand analysis, even CC time. If, after about a year, I see that I dont have "IT", then it was a fun year - I hope - and off I go. I do believe however, that I will see improvement enough to keep going, maybe after 2-3????? years, more?? less??? I can even use poker as an income supplement. That is my major goal. I will however be honest enough to admit if I aint makin it. Having said that, I am willing and indeed looking forward to investing a large portion of my time doing what it takes to reach my goal. I have a long list of what that is, this will surley be changes, updated, and improved as I progress. Long reply, lol, I am a long winded guy.... not on the felts tho....lol. So playing time, ATM about 2o hours +- a week. Serious? Yes!
 
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Depends how many tables your playing... if its only like 4.. i think you should be able to keep track of. whos tight/loose etc..

in my opinion the only really essential piece of software for playing SNG's is "sng wizard" cost is about the same.. it helps with your ICM push/fold decisions.. and hand equities... you will need help to be able to use it properly though..
 
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