poker_bro
Rock Star
Silver Level
I have played mostly cash games and regular sit and go's. They are not going very well at this moment and I lost my confidence and motivation.
I started to think about what's the problem, and it is that they are too complex. There are hundreds of things to remember - how to beat different kinds of player types, position, odds etc.
Too many things to consider at the same time and I get burn-out easily because of this information overload.
I realized if I want to be comfortable playing poker, I have to choose a game type that fits for me. I am a simple guy, so let's choose the simplest game type, and it is, of course, one player versus one player sit and go aka Heads-Up poker.
There are many pro's that says Heads-Up is the best game type (including superstar Doug Polk who is one of my favorite poker players), I ignored that earlier. But a few days ago I started to think about why so many pro's like this game format? I got a few reasons, and I want you to tell me your opinion on why to play Heads-Up poker instead of playing other game types?
Here are some of my thoughts:
- easiest to learn (not so many concepts to handle like position, early/middle/late stage, final table etc)
- a good way to learn how to play against different kind of player types
- you can play a lot of hands faster than usual (key element for learning)
- more exciting (not so much waiting)
- psychological (I am a psychological guy and I get an edge by using that skill, but only for regular tournaments, I am not that good at spin and go' and turbo tournaments where I have to use more math)
- you can learn how to bluff (includes a lot of bluffing)
And probably the most important thing for me is that they are very easy to track. My goal is to make 500€ per month by playing heads-ups, so only I need to do is to play maybe 100 tournaments as a test, and then check how many tournaments I have won and just play enough HU's per day for my goal.
So, let's share your thoughts about this topic and tell me about your experience with heads up poker (only sit and go's, no cash games). Cheers.
I started to think about what's the problem, and it is that they are too complex. There are hundreds of things to remember - how to beat different kinds of player types, position, odds etc.
Too many things to consider at the same time and I get burn-out easily because of this information overload.
I realized if I want to be comfortable playing poker, I have to choose a game type that fits for me. I am a simple guy, so let's choose the simplest game type, and it is, of course, one player versus one player sit and go aka Heads-Up poker.
There are many pro's that says Heads-Up is the best game type (including superstar Doug Polk who is one of my favorite poker players), I ignored that earlier. But a few days ago I started to think about why so many pro's like this game format? I got a few reasons, and I want you to tell me your opinion on why to play Heads-Up poker instead of playing other game types?
Here are some of my thoughts:
- easiest to learn (not so many concepts to handle like position, early/middle/late stage, final table etc)
- a good way to learn how to play against different kind of player types
- you can play a lot of hands faster than usual (key element for learning)
- more exciting (not so much waiting)
- psychological (I am a psychological guy and I get an edge by using that skill, but only for regular tournaments, I am not that good at spin and go' and turbo tournaments where I have to use more math)
- you can learn how to bluff (includes a lot of bluffing)
And probably the most important thing for me is that they are very easy to track. My goal is to make 500€ per month by playing heads-ups, so only I need to do is to play maybe 100 tournaments as a test, and then check how many tournaments I have won and just play enough HU's per day for my goal.
So, let's share your thoughts about this topic and tell me about your experience with heads up poker (only sit and go's, no cash games). Cheers.