Being a good student

YanTree · #1 03-31-2007, 09:34 AM

I am currently being coached by one of the best players in the game. I can ask him anything I want about my game or his or whatever.

The problem is I am stumped. I do not know what to ask.

If you had the undivided attention of somebody who dominated the levels you want to dominate, what would you ask them? How would you go about being coached?

Yttrium · #2 03-31-2007, 09:44 AM

Ask him to walk you through his thinking... it usualy works best. It's kind of a vague question, in most cases it's just not being shy to ask questions you might think are "stupid", sometimes a little positive re-inforcement helps anyone.

I'm curious, whose coaching you?

DLizzle · #3 03-31-2007, 09:46 AM

good question, i have no idea, probably watch him play and ask him to explain plays you don't understand, or get him to watch you play and get him to tell you when you do something you don't like or ask him what to do when you are unsure. isn't that how coaching works, i'm not sure?

FBP · #4 03-31-2007, 09:48 AM

1) Look at my PT database/hand history, find my leaks and help me fix them.
2) Learn me tons of bluffing lines to add to my game.

YanTree · #5 03-31-2007, 09:52 AM

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whose coaching you?

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I found him in the coaching sticky. I will drop his name after I win $100,000 from his services [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Good suggestions so far, please keep them coming!

Yttrium · #6 03-31-2007, 10:09 AM

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whose coaching you?

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I found him in the coaching sticky. I will drop his name after I win $100,000 from his services [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Good suggestions so far, please keep them coming!

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you should probably ask him those questions as well

ipokeder · #7 03-31-2007, 10:22 AM

you should ask him to post his name in this thread

YanTree · #8 03-31-2007, 10:26 AM

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you should ask him to post his name in this thread

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not sure why that is important. i suppose i could post it but that really wasnt the point of this thread

chicheebee · #9 03-31-2007, 11:53 AM

i think watching each other play is a very good place to start. when he watches you play, he'll find leaks in your game to plug, suggest different lines you may not have thought of, and generally tell you how to play better. by watching him play, you can see what he does differently to you, and when he makes plays you don't understand, he can explain the reasoning behind them, which well help you improve your own reasoning, and bring any misconceptions or gaps in your understanding of the game to light, so he knows what he needs to focus on in his discussions with you

stinkpaw · #10 03-31-2007, 12:34 PM

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I am currently being coached by one of the best players in the game. I can ask him anything I want about my game or his or whatever.

The problem is I am stumped. I do not know what to ask.

If you had the undivided attention of somebody who dominated the levels you want to dominate, what would you ask them? How would you go about being coached?

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If you don't have it already, buy the Harrington Tournie 'workbook' (his last book.)

The way Dan walks through each hand, breaking down Villian's range and why Hero takes the action he does based on those ranges. That's a real good structure on how to learn.

Then mark some of your trickier hands where you just didn't know what to do and have your coach walk through them with you using the above structure. Have him put your opponent on a range and explain his reccommended actions accordingly.

Unless you play the same level as your coach, you may want to focus more on hands you played than hand he played. Techniques he uses at higher levels may not be applicable to the level you want to dominate.