how to become a good player?

[Laurinha]

please help me learn how to be a good player?

 

[Maikychan]

It may seem like an obvious answer, but you'll improve as you study and gain more experience.
Start by studying the most basic concepts like preflop strategy (Ranges Raise, Flat Call and 3bet) and postflop like cbet and reasons to bet in general. You'll find a lot of free content on the internet through sites like "Pokerstrategy" and videos on youtube...

 

[odonob]

Experience, get stuck in. You will improve the more you play.

 

[HTML]

I think it depends on character

 

[Cooking]

Like everything in life, you need dedication and time. It's important to always study, play as much as you can to gain experience, review your hand histories to analyze your plays and, of course, have a good poker mentality.

 

[JCSmith]

Practice, practice, practice. And consume as much information as you can from resources online or in books. Even dated books can give you good perspective on how people come to their decisions. But nothing beats practice.

Some general tips:

• I don't recall who it was who said it, but one of the best one-liners I can think of was, "Lose Small Pots, Win Big Ones". That doesn't mean not to take stabs and play small ball. What it does mean though is not to invest a lot of money into a marginal hand. Build the pot when you have a strong hand. If you have a weak hand it may be best to just let it go while the pot is small rather than hoping to improve or hoping your marginal hand is good enough if you feel your opponent is likely going to bet the turn or river.
• When first starting off it's generally best to play tight. You will be at a disadvantage post flop so look to gain an advantage by only playing good hands.
• Be aware of your position. That's something a lot of inexperienced players don't understand. It's one thing to play a hand like J8s if you are on the button and facing a min-raise from a loose player, or in an unopened pot. It's another thing entirely to try to play that hand from early position when you can be raised off it and will be playing from out of position on the flop. This is especially important with suited connectors you will get far more value from them in position than out of position.
• While you may want to be selective about the hands you play, especially from early position, if you do get into a hand and you are have the lead, be aggressive.
• Don't be a calling station, especially out of position. If you are out of position you are better off check-raising or check-folding. But in general if you don't have it on the flop and don't have a strong draw there's no shame in folding and keeping the pot small.
• You'll make a lot of money 3betting pre-flop. But it's by far the most effective if you are in the button or the cut off. It's very popular to do in the blinds, as well but if you are three betting from the blinds do it with a hand. From the button you can three bet with a much wider range like suited one gappers or two gappers. It's far more effective on the button though because when you continuation bet on the flop they are not likely going to want to continue unless they have a hand. They might check-raise you and in that case you just have to give it up if you don't have a hand. But that's a dangerous play for them. Just as leading out would be, because if they do that as a bluff or semi-bluff and get called (or raised) they'll have to act first on the turn. And if you are doing this with a drawing hand you can check back the turn to see the river card and control the pot size.
• It may not be an option if you are playing tournaments, but choosing your opponents is the biggest key to success. If you are playing live try to find a table with drunk people or inexperienced players. If you are playing online it's a bit easier to target people. Identify the bad players, mark them and try to get on tables where they are playing. No matter how well you play, it's always going to be more profitable playing against weaker players.
• There are some good pieces of software that aren't free but which will help a lot early on. Things like Leak Buster or Sit and Go Wizard. You can use them to review your hands and look for larger holes in your game.

 

[Markjduk]

Have you worked through the 30 day poker course yet? If not it is well worth a look.

30 Day Poker School

 

[eetenor]

please help me learn how to be a good player?

Thank you for posting

There are 3 main skills that form the foundation of being a good player- First is the Mental aspect- We need to not tilt and know all types of tilt not just anger or fear ---Jared Tendler has 2 good books study those-

Second We have to know the most effective way to play- We do that by studying players who play well and try to learn WHY they do what they do- It is good to know how they play we can copy that but the why allows us to be better more often

Third--We need to be able to review how we play----We need to have access to the hands we have played and review them---HUD's will do that so paying for a HUD is a great idea

Hope this helps

 

[mina271]

What is a good poker player? Even if you are a good poker player, you still have to expect that you can lose and simply accept it because it is part of the game. You have to know at least the basics of poker to be able to play and you must learn to assess your opponent correctly. Some things can be learned by reading about them, but many things you learn through experience by simply playing a lot.

 

[slicheri93]

Take it serious when playing, even in freerolls, study and play a few hours each day, learn from your mistakes, and take notes on your playing style, thats how you become better and better, it's hard thats why there arent a lot of good pro's since only a select few reach the top 1%

 

[mushthebush]

Great advice from everyone.

And some mediocre things below:

Study. Practice. Analyse. Criticise yourself. Lose (not on purpose), then ask yourself why you lost and implement slowly how not to lose (or how to lose less) any more or as often. Or win and keep winning, but it is unlikely (not impossible). Let coolers be, but don't treat every lost pot as a cooler. Coolers happen when you judged an unlikely situation correctly, but the unlikely happens as it sometimes does. Be determined, never stop analysing situations and decisions and build your decisions slowly but surely. Try not to be overconfident or think that others always bluff and they "could not have..." or "there's no way you could lose again". Micro players do bluff but it is unlikely. Micro players also believe a low pair is a winner. Micro players also chase gutshots and weird draws til the end. Micro players also call or even three bet trash (like 83, j2, 94 etc.) and they get lucky sometimes, leave it be and try not to add the trash to everyone's range. Micro players frequently play Ace rag off and I note them accordingly.

Hope it helps

 

[Dellamora999]

Reading poker books to study can sometimes be a little boring, so for those who want to learn in an easier way, it's worth watching for players and their lives, one I recommend is felipe carmanhani in addition to making several poves during the week, they do their own freerolls too, not to mention the youtube videos where he not only teaches the basics but also reviews tournaments.

 

[barbados]

To become a good poker player, you need to learn how to lose. And play with strong opponents as often as possible. In other words, we must constantly study. Both on their own and on the mistakes of others.

 

[dreamer13]

You need to understand that if you are already far from young, it will be difficult for you to become a professional poker player. All world poker champions have been under the age of 25. The sooner you start playing, the more chances you have to rise to the very top. The young mind is more inclined to learn. One must always play with great tension. In poker, you can not relax and be distracted. You must learn to win, no matter what the cost. You must learn to bluff and recognize bluffs. You must learn to never lose your temper, never show that you have a bad card.

 

[Ketienne]

It has always helped me a lot to look over the shoulder of professionals and see what moves they do in what situations. Nowadays in the streaming age everything is so transparent and accessible that you don't just have dry theory in book form as an option to learn. You can watch the pros live for example on twitch or youtube and who knows better than them...

And in general it's often a type question and one of demands. For example, I am a complete learning by doing guy who doesn't want spend too much time on dry theory. But probably because of that it will never be enough to become a professional.
It is always a question of what you are willing to invest. And whether you want to do it as a hobby or earn money with it.

The more patience and discipline you bring with you, the greater the advantage over those who do not

 

[Atararo14]

There are some keys to becoming a good poker player. First I advise you to follow the 30 lessons offered by Cardschat. This allows you to have a solid base.

Second, learn from pro players, imitate their habits, their thinking process... Try to take notes when you learn something new and write down the points you don't understand to ask for an explanation afterwards.

Finally, don't be result oriented. When you win it doesn't mean you played well, and when you lose it doesn't mean you played badly. Do it right and the results come by themselves.