Is It Possible To Become A Worse Player Over Time?

[SellingtheDrama]

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I think that it is easy to become complacent; I know my play falls off after a while and what I have to do to bring it back around is study, study study (Books, Notes, HHs, Forums etc). Try doing that, and remember that NL is a complex game. I don't think you can play just a basic strategy and be a long time winner. The advice about limit is good; Ive always heard NL refered to as an Art, LHE as a science. Maybe you are just a science person.

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I really can't imagine trying to learn poker starting out in a big bet game. When I started, I played primarily hi/lo stud (a very precision oriented game at low limits) and migrated to Omaha H/L before ever seriously taking up NLHE (about 18 months ago).

It's a great foundation for your poker game in general to learn the less popular games.