[kaz2107]

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[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] top stuff OP ...

I'd add in a little something more to the mix - and will probably write up a longer post on this when I gots the time.

I think another thing that holds a lot of people back (and I'm talking from personal experience here as well) is doing too much of #1.

Yes you gotta play a lot of hands - but on the flipside you ought to think about the quality of the hands you play as well as the quantity. By that I mean are all your poker hands sitting down at 216748632784632 tables and grinding??

If so this is bad. Work out a schedule and play the majority of your hands at 216748632784632 tables to keep on top of #1 it's good to play the bulk of your hands at peak times, but also play a few hands at ONE table (or two if you can't handle one table) really really really focus and concentrate on that one table try and read peoples hands accurately every hand thats dealt - try and get inside their heads - try manipulating them to do what you'd like them to - pick out one small thing from the forum stickies or from a good poker book like the new PNL one and try to apply that thing to your game that session - really give it 110% focus and concentration - once you're done playing spend at least as long as you played studying the hands you just played - get out pokerstvove check out your equities and see how good the decisions you made were (this is a good healthy dose of #2 really) - even if you only do this for a 1 hour session each week and your standard of play will improve faster than if you just keep on grinding and grinding and grinding.

[/ QUOTE ]dude i couldnt agree more with u. i have gotten so much better when i droppped back down to 4 tables and only played when i wanted to and could play my A game. it is remarkable how much it helps. but too many people here only see the short term effects of them and thus dont do it and r missing out on a lot