Study to playing time ratio

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Study to playing time ratio

Had a bit of a debate with friends earlier, they think I should be putting in 2 hours of study a day at micros.. I think this is excessive and you should focus on just beating  them at say 6bb/100 then move up as soon as possible. They said that any study will help improve your game at higher stakes so is worth doing. 

They also backed the idea that you once you get to 400nl you should have a 50/50 study/play ratio. Thoughts?

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Raraulbl 10 years, 6 months ago

I think you are looking at this backwards. When you are grinding micro's your study/play ratio should be around 50/50 because obviously you have a lot to learn. Once you get to 400nl+ you can cut back on the studying because you're already pretty solid and have less to learn. 

Also at micros the value of playing $ wise is not that high. It is basically just a training ground. At 400nl+ your hourly is probably pretty significant and studying has to be worth it. Sacrificing a 10$hr win-rate isn't that big of a deal, sacrificing a $100+hr winrate is.

Raraulbl 10 years, 6 months ago

Personally for me it's my work journal. When I play I make notes about hands or thoughts I have then I go back and study and write about it.

bdon22 10 years, 6 months ago

Something I've found that works well for me is to spend a few weeks studying really hard and then a few months playing really hard. Eg. 1 month of studying with no play and then 3-4 months of building up a sample size to evaluate. Rinse and repeat. I realize this might not work for everyone though.

PurplePanda 10 years, 6 months ago

I'd worry less about the perfect ratio and more about the quality of time spent in each facet. Reading NVG on 2p2 does not equate to solid poker study just as playing a session completely unfocused will not do much for you either. 

If you are heavily discounting studying in today online climate you are most likely costing yourself future EV.  But there is no perfect ratio  ---   and I wouldn't be surprised if it was notably different among a variety of successful poker players.

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