A kiravio
Legend
Platinum Level
At the moment I have come to the conclusion that I have to study myself and my game, how I manage to win and what could happen if I had the opposite result. When I lose I analyze my result and what I did wrong to get there. I managed to be more realistic and get over the unpleasant moments more easily, they are fewer and fewer. When I am at peace with myself, I will start learning because it is something that guarantees your ascent in your game.
I wish you much success!
I wish you much success!
lauestla
Legend
Platinum Level
First I have learned the basics. And now I am trying to improve my skills by studying equity, variance, betting size and so on.
jonaselloco
Legend
Platinum Level
Hello @dan Baeta
I have done the Cardschat course, and I have seen all the videos of the Elias Gutierrez "Zerospoker" course because it is in Spanish and it is easy for me to understand it. There I reaffirmed many concepts of the Course here, which is very good.
Then I spend watching plays and tournaments, in videos.
Especially some players, especially I really like to see Tom Dwan, Nacho Barbero, Phil Ivey, Patrick Antonius, and others.
You always find something about how they call, how they raise, from what position, how they fold,
I have seen very big hands where these players fold when any of us would call. And well they know why they fold.
I saw that in practice. The first time I played after finishing the Cardschat course, in a freeroll here I ran into a German friend who, due to the position he was playing and how the play had developed after a couple of reraises, was convinced that he I had AA and he was leading me preflop, I had KK in early position. I paid the same to convince myself of what I had studied and that it gave me the reason that he was beating me. And if it was true, I had the AA, I prayed for the K to click but it didn't happen.
You always have to take these situations into account, because what counts is safety in the tournament, not committing suicide at the first instance.
Thanks to the study I have been able to establish quite clearly the concepts of equity, ranges, variance, etc.
The matter of range helped me a lot at the cash tables that I play in Omaha Pot limit in microlimits. The opening range is very important, with very good hands it is convenient to open strong from UTG because on the way back if they reraise you you close the bet and you can calmly see the flop. Either reraising from BN is also productive or strong openings from here.
If you don't study this brother, you are in ruins. Then, logically, luck should always help you, but in turn you must accompany luck, especially playing Omaha like I do, where the mathematical possibilities are enormous and where the best hand preflop is not AA or KK, which although They are strong, it does not indicate at all that they are the best in a game where there are a lot of trios, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 quads and even straight flushes.
So believe in Omaha that because you have AKAK you have the winning hand, you really are an illusionist.
You have to study brother and practice if you want to progress. Take note of the hands you play, take note of your opponents, if you lose a hand, study it if you made a mistake, all this is given to you by study and practice.
Greetings
drinker
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I started playing poker a long time ago. When I first started, I spent the first two or three months learning the game, but now I don't. Unfortunately, there is always not enough time even for a game, and even more so there is no time for studying. I play poker for fun, so I'm actually learning as I play.
Poker Orifice
FoolsTilt
Platinum Level
Calculus? Why?
And, I do spend time studying... but I am finding I need to make my studying much more structured. Currently I am studying a few different things at the same time (which can be okay depending upon what it is) but would like to focus more on particular things & then put them into practice.
I'd also REALLY like to get back into studying mixed games and play a bunch of them as well (perhaps even spending 6mos. to 1 year on playing mixed games and then when going to wsop, playing in a bunch of games besides just nlhe). I am inspired by those who specialize in mixed games (especially the ones who were former online NLHE MTT crushers... ie. Shaun 'TedsFishFry' Deeb, Paul 'paulgees81' Volpe, and Dylan 'ImaLucSac' Linde (< who has also written a book on playing Mixed games... which I purchased but haven't read yet).
With poker I don't think you can ever study too much and I also think it's a necessity if you want to keep up with the competition. It's also important to PLAY A LOT!
Years ago, reading poker books was my preferred method for learning. I liked it because it was well structured... laid out for me A to Z. I also really liked poker training sites and had a subscription to a few of them. These days this stuff is mostly outdated methods ALTHOUGH there are a few EXCELLENT books out (I think I've purchased ALL of them... having read just a few of them).
I've also purchased a couple of courses & a BBZ Bundle
Poker Orifice
FoolsTilt
Platinum Level
Great question! (I think it would be really helpful to hear HOW & WHAT things/material players are studying)
I think it depends on what you are playing &/or what you are hoping/wanting to learn.
Dimidrol2
Visionary
Platinum Level
I don't read theory, but I try to understand practice and analysis of my own and others' actions. There is a lot of information now, but that's how useful no one will say Many things if he understood it himself, then it will be remembered forever.
Atararo14
Visionary
Bronze Level
It's been a long time since I studied poker, but before that I spent 2-3 hours a day, 3-4 times a week.
I spent time learning open raise ranges, outs, equities of different situations pf-flop and post flop + some mental work to manage bad run and tilt.
I spent time learning open raise ranges, outs, equities of different situations pf-flop and post flop + some mental work to manage bad run and tilt.
Berandir
Visionary
Platinum Level
I study through videos and content on Cardschat, but I confess that I should study more. I have a group of player friends who review hands from tournaments played and that helps a lot, as some of them have more study experience.
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Fushicho
Visionary
Platinum Level
I don;t study. I just play. I know you have to have a basic understanding of the rulles and the odds. But its more important to know your opponents and no book is going to tell you how my mate Pete place, or James. So just got to playa lot of games. tbf, I don't play online against randoms or tournaments against live against randoms very often. I think books might help if I did.
