If you want to be successful in anything in life you have to put in the work! Poker is no different! Improving your game means putting in some time off the felts to study your game and poker strategy. But what way is the best way to learn poker?

CardsChat Ambassadors and Poker Experts Katie Dozier and Collin Moshman talk about some great methods and ways to put in some study and learn poker better. Check out their video on our YouTube channel:

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What are some tried and true methods of poker study that have worked for you?

awesome...I have been following their sng thread...this is new...thanks for the link...I am looking forward to their ebook for CardsChat...although I would prefer an audiobook or video as I don't like to read (bad eyes)...:-) thanks again for the post...

Originally Posted by Tammy

If you want to be successful in anything in life you have to put in the work! Poker is no different! Improving your game means putting in some time off the felts to study your game and poker strategy. But what way is the best way to learn poker?

CardsChat Ambassadors and Poker Experts Katie Dozier and Collin Moshman talk about some great methods and ways to put in some study and learn poker better. Check out their video on our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z14M-1lkBec

What are some tried and true methods of poker study that have worked for you?

two of the best poker experts and there are CC embassadors , it s really great to have them here with us in Cardschat , just finished watching the video , i learn much from it , im always improving my poker skills , thank you guys .

the '5 hours of studying for every played hour' sounds ridiculous to me

if I play a tournament for 5 hours I should study 25 hours?!
So I play for 1 day and study for 2 weeks haha
maybe it's the other way around: 5 hours of playing -> 1 hour of studying

Stipulate the amount of hours that each one should study is bad, because each one has their time to assimilate things and find the best method of studying (be it through books, audio or perhaps video) to memorize and apply the concepts.

Over the days, I have realized that I am more efficient if I detail what to study.
Usually I organize before studying and thus make a commitment to do so.

I love watching videos to perfect my thinking about the game, I like to watch reviews and some tournaments played and recorded.
When I am in the mood, I review some tournaments ... but I confess that I need to start making this habit.

Thank you very much guys, you do an excellent job, I like your videos a lot, the poker videos are my favorites, please leave a link to follow on twitter

Awesome content, you did a great job, I liked.

Excellent video, it is very important to study, and this type of video helps us to know how to study in a better way.

i have and use many tools of poker, not read a lot. but i really feel the best way to learn is hands on- many hours ,first off if your just starting, then play freerolls and chip games, but actually when serious spend a certain amount of $ $, you gain from loosing and will quickly find out mistakes.. reading up on mistakes can help correct ur game and further ur knowledge

Originally Posted by Veritas

the '5 hours of studying for every played hour' sounds ridiculous to me

if I play a tournament for 5 hours I should study 25 hours?!
So I play for 1 day and study for 2 weeks haha

maybe it's the other way around: 5 hours of playing -> 1 hour of studying

I dont think, they are really recommending that either, and I dont know, where it come from? Especially for new players it seem more reasonable to play 5 hours and study 1, as you say. Otherwise there is a risk, you learn to talk poker more than play poker. But lets be honest. Most of us probably dont even study 1 hour for every 5, we play, and that definitely does slow our development.

Originally Posted by copycutpaste

awesome...I have been following their sng thread...this is new...thanks for the link...I am looking forward to their ebook for CardsChat...although I would prefer an audiobook or video as I don't like to read (bad eyes)...:-) thanks again for the post...

There will be a lot of components to it. You guys are going to love it!

Originally Posted by Chalada12

two of the best poker experts and there are CC embassadors , it s really great to have them here with us in Cardschat , just finished watching the video , i learn much from it , im always improving my poker skills , thank you guys .

We are thrilled they're here too.

Originally Posted by Veritas

the '5 hours of studying for every played hour' sounds ridiculous to me

if I play a tournament for 5 hours I should study 25 hours?!
So I play for 1 day and study for 2 weeks haha
maybe it's the other way around: 5 hours of playing -> 1 hour of studying

Originally Posted by acidburnfx

Stipulate the amount of hours that each one should study is bad, because each one has their time to assimilate things and find the best method of studying (be it through books, audio or perhaps video) to memorize and apply the concepts.

Yeah, Katie was pointing out how that's pretty unrealistic for just about everyone. I think the gist of it is, find what works best for you.

TY for te great vid!
Cant wait to see all of the new releases from these guys! #HYPE

1 - "5 hours of studying for every played hour" - sounds like what you shoud do.... but wil you LUL
2 - "Over the days, I have realized that I am more efficient if I detail what to study" - makes sence. you go abit ICM, others post flop. I like this

also loved the part about the coach. at some point I think you will just have too..

again to you fgor the great content, hopeing for some new videos.

Great video , although I would prefer to read - that would be the method that works best for me . I am oldschool and it was the only way I learned how to study, by reading the notes over and over and even writing them out til I memorized them. So, for me to watch a video - I can do the studying a hey who lot faster by reading.
I also feel everyone has a different absorbing point and to tell people this is how long you need to study - is not for everyone. Videos are hard for me as I need to read things and I learn better - like doing something like baking, cooking , sewing etc.

Originally Posted by Veritas

the '5 hours of studying for every played hour' sounds ridiculous to me

if I play a tournament for 5 hours I should study 25 hours?!
So I play for 1 day and study for 2 weeks haha
maybe it's the other way around: 5 hours of playing -> 1 hour of studying

I agree, that's a lot. But maybe one can study and in parallel play the early stages of a tournament. That's when I don't concentrate fully on the game but tend to do other stuff.

Hello, yes, I like this video series, and as they say the boys in the video, each item that goes up to the forum is important and they that are updated study on poker there are many things that one must choose to study every day, forum varieties important for what you want to achieve in your game items is, personally eh learned from various published articles, the caluculadora of Odds is what I was missing in my game, I helped me enough to improve my game. Too bad there are books in English and not Spanish. I think I need to learn.

Thank you for video, Katie and Collin and Cardschat! Studying of poker was always my Achilles` heel. I like to play poker, but it`s always diffiult for me to study... But last time I try to fix this problem and my goal nowerdays is to devote minimum 1 hour per day for studying of poker game.

Nice video with a simple presentation. The opinion of two experienced players is very interesting. I study poker on line, or I see videos from games or videos about poker generally.

In my opinion, the best training format is to play the poker 4 days a week, and 1 day used only for of training. During 1 day of training, need to open poker software for about 2 hours, the remaining 3 hours spend studying the history of the hands of a poker tracker or hold'em manager.

Originally Posted by Tammy

Yeah, Katie was pointing out how that's pretty unrealistic for just about everyone. I think the gist of it is, find what works best for you.

That’s it exactly, Tammy!

Thanks very much for all the nice comments in this thread! Hope everyone runs great this weekend (and that we all manage to find a little time to study too haha).

Awesome video and great advice guys!

It is interesting to look at people who represent cards on the world stage! I made a video that I need to teach mathematics to work with software, and practice. Otherwise, learn to learn more times to study!

Good job on the video.
Training yourself and studying the game is extremely important, if you want to advance in any field.
In poker even more so. I love the training videos in CC's YouTube channel. Thanks, Katie and Collin!

P.S. I seem to be struggling a lot with my PT4 review features. May I suggest a (rather long and simplistic) video on the use of it?
Call it "HUDs for Dummies"!

Thanks very much guys for the nice comments and for the great video suggestion, PsychoVad!

thank you for the videos, always helping me improve my game at the poker tables, each new video new learning

So glad to hear it, Bruno!

Staying in poker reading, reading poker chat, forums, watching videos is very important; It is not just playing hours and hours, it is also sitting down to analyze your hands played and that of other players to improve your game

I think that hiring a coach is the fastest way to improve. Especially, if he's good and can explain his thoughts to you in a understanable way. But they cost a lot of money.
Next method in my list is reviewing evey questionable hand after the session by posting them to the forum and working them through softwares. This requires a lot of time and effort but it will pays off in the end.

Poker, like nothing else, clearly shows that it is necessary to learn, a lot and constantly, all your life.

Of the many teaching methods, I prefer the most traditional - books and articles. However, one of the reasons is that I do not know enough spoken English, and there are very few good instructional videos in my Russian. This is a common problem, not fully English-speaking players.

Excelent video,videos, articles,books,lots off wais for studiying poker,I adree witht them, the important is to study. In my case i prefere to study watching videos,reviewing my hands and with the odds calculator,that way i know when do i really make a pluss EV call or not.

I agree with Katie and Collin,study the game is as much important as practice it,im lucking foward to read that eboock,that is the way i like the most study,reading boocks.

Originally Posted by Naty2585

I agree with Katie and Collin,study the game is as much important as practice it,im lucking foward to read that eboock,that is the way i like the most study,reading boocks.

Thanks so much! We’re having a great time writing the book

It really doesn't matter what format you choose as long as the information is current and applicable to today's game. I am currently working through Daniel Negrenau's masterclass. Some useful info in there although it would be tailored more toward a novice player

I particularly love Videos is harder for me to retain information when it comes about reading (althou I believe is lack of practice too reading is also about practice) but I have always been fan o writing down evyrything clasify the information cause I tend to forget a lot ... the hardest thing for me is review my hands is hard like where to start what to look first I guess doing that is the best way to improve is hand review ans asking why I did this or that? was it good move? I could've done other better decision? so when it comes again or similar situation you feel more confident about your decision... Thank for the video great advices !

Thank you for the information. It was nice to watch the video with both of you!!I love to play poker, but it's hard for me to train!

Thanks very much, Shanest, Miguel, and Zam!

I don't like to study.
I learn poker from the felt.
I have some poker book that only gathers dust.
But I like to read an article and watch video from this awesome forum

Thank you very much for the video.

I don't study five hours for every played hour.

It is more like 2-3 hours a week.

I have been reading books about poker, that's what works for me.

Originally Posted by Anders1616

Thank you very much for the video.

I don't study five hours for every played hour.

It is more like 2-3 hours a week.

I have been reading books about poker, that's what works for me.

It sounds like you’re working hard on a consistent basis to study and continually improve—awesome job!!!

Originally Posted by Tammy

If you want to be successful in anything in life you have to put in the work! Poker is no different! Improving your game means putting in some time off the felts to study your game and poker strategy. But what way is the best way to learn poker?

CardsChat Ambassadors and Poker Experts Katie Dozier and Collin Moshman talk about some great methods and ways to put in some study and learn poker better. Check out their video on our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z14M-1lkBec

What are some tried and true methods of poker study that have worked for you?

I study a lot of books. I have read every poker book I can get my hand on, I also study videos (which you guys are putting out some good stuff) when I can. I read articles on the internet and download and study hand strength charts and odds charts. I take notes on all of the information and try to implement everything I find useful into my game. I also keep a notebook by my computer so that I can jot down where I am making good plays and where I think I could have played a hand better. I try to either screenshot or use boompoker to record these hands too, so I can go back and study them later. When I am consistently doing this (because let's face it, if you are not a poker pro, life sometimes gets in the way...lol) I have noticeably better results. When I am not getting the results I want, I know I need to get back into some serious study sessions.

hi, Katie and Colleen. I would like to offer you to open a home club on Poker Stars, if of course time allows you to do so ( do you have valid accounts?), and create tournaments with micro buy-ins (conditional chips). at the same time to explain your actions, broadcasting in YоuТubе. I think there are many willing to take part in such events. I would love to play with you at the same table.
thank you for your efforts.

The best teaching methods for me are poker books, visiting poker forums, watching instructional videos about poker, and of course the practice!

I love Collin Moshman's stuff. He explains stuff in a way I can get.

Love the video, nice and simple!

For me practice is everything - play to get better...

Cool video. Seems like another good introduction into what should come

I hope this is just a pilot episode, and that we can see many more to come based on the same, or similar subject, that is, learning poker.

Thanks for the cool idea, bablovod, and the very nice comments Prizzy711, AzdajaD, and Bozovicdj!

incredible what they do .. they help the community a lot, and it is a good initiative because it helps us improve our poker game every day since their videos are very good and practical, for new players and old players, hopefully see more of them to keep improving

Thanks Katie and Collin.
quite a long learning, I learn during the game, then analyzing my mistakes

I agree that studying (especially hand reviews) is an essential part of improving one's game and to success in poker. I, like many others don't study nearly as much as I should. I can understand concepts in the abstract but find it hard to implement them at the tables. When I'm actually playing, I tend to be more of a feel player. Need to find a better balance between feel and rational decision making.

Thanks Ivansito26 + Muzyka1996

XYZ2123-you make an excellent point about understanding concepts in the abstract but finding it hard to implement while actually playing! That’s a big part of why I think devoting quite a bit of time to studying is so important because it isn’t just learning the concept but also fully adopting them. Thanks for your post!