How long did it take you to learn poker fully?

I think no one can say with certainty that they have completely learned poker, in this game you need continuous self-development and improvement.

I'm still learning. I think you never finish knowing everything about poker. You may learn the techniques by not ...

I find that you will never learn poker fully,
you always have to learn your new opponents play and thats what makes this game interesting.

It took me about 3 months to play poker normally.

Every day and for each hand that we play, we learn something new, but to understand poker and play basic poker it may take you months or 1 year to just start to understand it a little, but to know how to play it completely would take years of study. and practice.

I played for two years. But he's still not a good player.

Originally Posted by 1nsomn1a

I think no one can say with certainty that they have completely learned poker, in this game you need continuous self-development and improvement.

Completaly agreed with that. If it were possible to fully dominate the game would no longer exist

I’m not sure I’ll ever FULLY learn poker, but I continue on my poker journey learning and playing my best. I feel its like being on the same road but with different cars, drivers and situations every time which makes it never exactly the same game twice.

I would say after 3 years I started to play differently. Win loose ratio got improved and I could withdraw the profits slot often

All the time I play.

The obvious is "poker isn't solved, yet", but in the spirit of the question, about 10 years.

It took about that long before I stopped feeling like I was learning new conceptual ideas and was instead making refinements to my existing game.

My progress is marked only in retrospect and the large turning points are marked by VPIP changes. I went from playing too many hands, to playing too few, to playing too many, to balanced. I was certain I was balanced at each stage and didn't realize my mindset errors until I spent time thinking about where I was.
In the specific, I went from a fish playing everything, to a rock playing premium only, to over playing marginal draws and second best holdings, to balanced. The journey took about 10 years.

Idk what you mean by fully.
Took me a few hours to memorize the basic rules.

I don't believe anyone ever fully learns or understands poker . . . I once heard how many possible hands there were in Texas Hold 'Em and I am still learning to remember that number.

I am still learning but I don't think anyone can learn this game fully , there are many different aspects to consider in every single spot.
I think GTO may give you a general gameplay about some spots in order not to be exploited but we don't play against AI. Even the best players in the world adapt based on their villain or the phase of the tournament or the ICM considerations.
I think you can play a solid game and become a respectful opponent after some months but again this has to do with the individual.

In my particular experience I do not think I have learned completely, that is what I think is reaching the highest level (high levels), but I do think that I totally changed my perspective on the game 2 years ago, when I understood that it is not luck, but study and consistency in learning the game. I was a very losing player for years until I decided to improve, study more and learn more about everything. I have known poker for 10 years but only 2 years ago I can say that I play decently or at least try.

If you ever get to a point where you think you’ve learned poker fully that’s the point everyone else will pass you by. Pokers more of a lifelong educational exercise. Strategies and nuances change almost daily it seems. Never stop studying and learning.

Iv been playing for some 20 years or more and I'm still learning!

I will get first today just putting it out there. Gl and as always Have fun

Ive been playing for years and I still feel like I dont know anything.

i think never, iam still learning, day by day. its like anything else, more you play, more you learn.

I've been playing poker for 7 years, and I haven't mastered it yet, there are no limits to perfection.

Poker reminds me a life. As a child, we understand little and we are happy this, in adolescence we think that we know everything better than anyone else and often reject advices, in adulthood we understand how wrong we were once.


It would be probably possible to learn 100% poker only if we could see the cards of our opponents and follow the Fundamental Poker Theorem.
I wish I could.

I can't say that I have completely mastered poker))). My dream is to master at least 80%.
As far as I heard, all top players are constantly improving their knowledge and working a lot on hand analysis. That is, studying poker takes almost your whole life, and no one at the end of his life will say that he fully understood the game of poker.

rules one day
fully never, lol

As for the rules of the game, it took me a few days, it's quite simple and doesn't require much. However, if the question is about a profitable game, remember that you also need to be lucky in poker and not everything depends on our game. It is known that you need help with a good game, but sometimes it is not enough.

Originally Posted by azgeda

How long did it take you to learn poker fully?

I have been playing poker for over 10 years and am still studying this game. I think I will study poker for the rest of my life and I will never be able to study it completely.

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Originally Posted by azgeda

How long did it take you to learn poker fully?

Too many months and videos and books

It takes only few minutes. Poker itself is a very easy game to learn, but hard to play well.

I don't think that there is player on earth who has learned all about poker. For that to be possible two things should happen:

1. Poker to be fully solved as a game which for now is fact only for heads up limit holdem.
2. Player to be able to fully learn the solution and implement it flawlessly.

So for now we are safe.

i don't think i'll ever be able to say:
i know poker completely.
it would be too much of my arrogance.

I have been studying poker for 3 years and I realize that this college will never end.

No one ever stops learning poker.You hope you bet better at reading people and how they play.Luck has a lot to do with poker.

If you mean combinations, kicker role, pot odds, table position, then it took me about 2-3 months to remember all this !!! The very strategy of the game has to be adjusted constantly !!!

lol
you never learn all of it
even pros make mistakes

I think you never stop learning to play poker. There is always something to learn.

As most things that are related to our brain, for example learning a new language, it takes about two years to create a "poker brain". TBH it's not that different from a language. Your opponent makes a bet, and you know what he's saying. But that's only related to the "language part" besides there it's more, as you have to study your opponent. And because the opponent studies you as well,and adapts to your play, this is a neverending story.

I have been playing for years and still cant conquer this dam game

Came in here looking for the answer. Thought someone had solved it, haha. I'm still learning so can't say I fully understand it just yet. Basic idea, yes. A few higher level concepts, maybe. Completely understand, never.

Learned around 5 years old so can't really say haha

the functionality of the cards you learn fast, now how you will play and which strategy to use will always have new challenges in your day

Once I realized I should only be playing in optimum situations. Once my Gamma Game was invented. I'm on 15 years at this point. Still learning.

I am learning while playing and analyze my mistakes.

It is a constant learning never ends, poker is constantly evolving, but if you can notice it when it is reflected in money, in the long run the good player will have profits

Day by day I keep learning! I never think it could be considered that everything has been learned

It's like being a musician, you can play almost from the start but keep learning along the way, and it gets better as you go.

Poker strategies are like a virus, they are alive and continue to mutate, not only mathematical but psychological strategies are being developed as well.
Enough has never been learned

No one will ever fully learn poker, it can be easy learning the strategies but knowing how and when to implement them will forever be a mystery.

You can always learn more
I don't think there's anyone who knows everything about poker.
That's why I love and enjoy playing it