Taking a break because I'm making the same mistake, what to study in the meantime?
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Taking a break because I'm making the same mistake, what to study in the meantime?
I've had a recurring pattern for a while now. Deposited 20-50, run it up to over 1k playing 5nl-25nl over a few months, then get doomswitched and go broke. Instead of going into details of events everyone has experienced, I'll basically experience some extreme negative variance over a short time period and let it tilt me into oblivion.
I ordered the mental game by Jared something that everyone talks about, NL heads up by Will Tipton. I'm getting Applications by Janda, Easy game, and The Intelligent poker player from a friend. I really want to take my game to the next level because I'm lacking theory and discipline as of now. Any other recommendations of study methods or practices are appreciated!
I've self banned my poker accounts until after my University studies are done in May (I actually did that after I busted my account again because I realized that in my current state, I will never be a long term winning player, even if I win over a 100k sample if I can't control my emotions, I should just quit).
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I think you already have enough learning material. Many ppl make the mistake that they just gather tons of information and nothing really sticks in their head and they just pretty much forget everything after 2 weeks or something (I've done this).
Just get one or two books, read them, IMPLEMENT the stuff you learn, and once you have learned everything that your current book is offering, move to the next one. Don't try to just read all the books out there and expect to master everything after that.
"once you read a book, it's just a start" - Samu Patronen 2015
Thanks for your comment Samu. I think I'm going to do this. Instead of 12 tabling, I think I'm going to put in a lot less volume while trying to apply concepts I'm learning about instead of my mass tabling like usual.
@dkill37 i'm in the same situation more or less, i lost a lot of confience on my game and i have decided to play less tables but focus better on every spot..
We have to work a lot :P
Studying poker is just like studying any other thing. You first learn the basics, and then gradually you start to learn more advanced stuff. Just like in university, if you don't have the requirements to attend a course, you can't take it. Think about poker in the same way...try to learn one thing at the time and apply them into your game. After you have succesfully concluded that learning (and you should have a way to measure if you truly accomplished your goal - usually results but they are not the best sometimes) you can move to the next one. As Samu said, you have enough material. Jared's books are really good, and only to apply his advices you will have to put a lot of hours...so just be patience and do what you have to do, without skipping anything in the middle of the process. I personally think that you can be the most technical player in the world, but if you don't master the mental game, eventually you will fail hard. So if you have problems with that, I would suggest you to focus on that before jumping into any advanced technical stuff
Thank you Saulo. I completely agree about the mental game. I was beating 25nl for 13bb/100 over 50k hands when I went on super monkey tilt and lost it all. Until I get my emotions under control, I will not be successful at poker.
Definitely start with the mental game ones if you have tilt problems. Read them carefully and do everything they say.
I also advice you to play less tables. If you play less tables there's a smaller chance you're going to tilt.
I want to chime in to say that improving my theoretical understanding of the game has really helped me to avoid tilting. When you are unsure about your decisions in many spots, you get this lingering doubts while playing which accumulate and can really cloud your thinking. Uncertainty can be a trigger for tilt.
In addition if you have solid technical fundamentals, you also are able to spot mistakes in your opponents' games which makes you less results oriented and more analytical. Therefore it can prevent tilt when you know that your opponent's strategy is actually flawed even though he just won this big pot of you.
Playing less tables and analyzing hands in depth off the tables will help you regain confidence in your game. Applications is a really good book that can teach you how to think critically about poker. Mental game is also a great book. Don't expect too much from just reading books though. To get the most out of it you really have to work through them (much like you would with university textbooks/ papers). Good luck with your studies and poker! :)
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