Studying the game

avfletch · #1 06-26-2006, 11:26 AM

I've seen a lot of posts from people saying their work on their game by studying it as well as playing hands.

What do you do to study the game?

Posting/commenting on hands on 2+2 or other forums.
Looking through HHs.
Looking through Poker Tracker.
Reading books.

Does anyone do other things to improve their game?

Grunch · #2 06-26-2006, 11:37 AM

You missed the most obvious one -- play A LOT. And play against people better than you sometimes. Play at the private 2p2 games too for practice in dealing with stress at the tables & dealing with maniacs. Go play live. It's not the same.

Think about the game during your passive down-times. I've been known to work out EV computations on the shower door and bring a calculator & notepad up to the roof deck with me when it's cocktail time. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

Isura · #3 06-26-2006, 11:39 AM

Look through HHs of great players and try to think about their thought process.

Grunch · #4 06-26-2006, 11:41 AM

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Look through HHs of great players and try to think about their thought process.

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Along the same lines, consider getting a subscription to something like cr.com. Get a coach.

pokerpudii · #5 06-26-2006, 11:49 AM

I have almost 60,000 hands in PT. Whenever one of my competitors goes over 500 hands, I will spend 10 - 15 minutes and analyze their hands in PT. I then write notes and transfer them to PP so I have them at my finger tips when we play.

I don't seem to have time to do it while multi tabling, so this works for me.

I think this helps me in two ways. One, looking at plays from semi experienced players. Two, knowing my competition better.

Does anyone else do this?

los_toros · #6 06-26-2006, 11:54 AM

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I have almost 60,000 hands in PT. Whenever one of my competitors goes over 500 hands, I will spend 10 - 15 minutes and analyze their hands in PT. I then write notes and transfer them to PP so I have them at my finger tips when we play.

I don't seem to have time to do it while multi tabling, so this works for me.

I think this helps me in two ways. One, looking at plays from semi experienced players. Two, knowing my competition better.

Does anyone else do this?

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This is great advice, ty

BlueSmurf · #7 07-04-2006, 06:04 AM

Will someone enlighten a lost smurf?

What is cr.com? What might "something like cr.com" be?

If answers to the the question above would entail a violation of some rules I'm not familiar with, please pm me. Answers will be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Smurf

Gelford · #8 07-04-2006, 06:21 AM

I am guessing Cardrunners.com

But Smurf, I thought you where strictly playing 7-card pokergames with no communitycards ??

Johan L · #9 07-04-2006, 06:30 AM

Poker on TV is a source, especially when its not the pro players. To see what the guys look like and how they play has helped me to put "faces" on different types of opponents.

BlueSmurf · #10 07-04-2006, 06:31 AM

Thanks, Gelford.

I am mostly a stud smurf, yes. However, the number of stud tables is almost non-existent compared to hold'em variations. On the 12 sites where I have an account, normal evenings (European hours) yield 2-5 Stud/8 tables combined and only one site has Razz, so I'm looking to branch out a little bit, but I can't seem to make up my mind how. It's becoming embarassing.

Cheers,

Smurf

PS: Full Tilt alone has more NL$10 tables than all sites have stud tables from $0.25/$0.50 - $2/$4 [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]