Note taking at a cash table. Proper etiquette

belerophon

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How does everyone feel about taking notes for self analysis in a cash game?

Last week I went back to regular live cash game play with the intention of adding a diary of my play for self improvement for the hands I was involved in. What I found was that very soon after a hand, I'd lose track of the the nuanced thought processes I had for the hands I was involved in. After a few hours everything was a jumbled mess and not good for self analysis at all.

I found the following blog entry on the subject. http://jonathanlittlepoker.com/how-i-take-notes-at-the-poker-table/ . His template is used for tourneys which I would modify for cash. Ideally, I would want to go digital in the end so I could just type it in on my phone. It would be faster and cleaner that way.

I think as long I was up front with the table with what I am doing and not slowing down play, that this should be alright. If you play low limits live and would be against this, I'd be very interested to know why.

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As long as you don't take any notes or refer to any notes while in a hand you should be fine. Yeah I have had some players 'remark' about note taking (by myself or others) but nothing major so far.
 
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I usually don't take any notes but if player is too agressive or too tight then I probably take some notes.
 
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