What's your method of opponent observation?

[doctorjae]

ok, so as a relative newbie to the game and a bonafide noob to the forums, my question is as stated in the subject. i guess with so many things going on in a particular game, i have trouble picking out and focusing in on (probably precursors of adult onset ADD, i digress) the important info that my opponents are giving. i am trying to move to the 2nd level of thinking (i think) in which i'm to determine what cards they are playing. well, i pay attention to the betting amounts, their position, etc...but when the cards are not shown down (also, not shown in HH) i tend to not be able to attatch that memory to a particular hand, or range.

i think that's enuff rambling, i hope you get the point of the question. i'm just curious as to how you guys (and gals) approach the task of opponent observation.

by the way, this is only my 3rd or 4th post, but i've been reading the forum for a coupla months now, and i appreciate all of the valuable information. you all (well, most of you [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]) are very knowlegable (spelling?) and i respect and look forward to the advice...thanks in advance