the best way to get serious about poker !
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the best way to get serious about poker !
Good Day All, I have been playing poker on and off just recreational, whilst working abroad 3 or 4 times a week. Having now retired still early 50,s :) have meet a good group of young guys at the local casino who play some very good poker, and i would like to complete in the same arena. It does not take long sitting talking with these guys that i really know nothing about the game. They all offer assistance which is greatly appreciated and said this was the number one source of learning. I must admit have reads lots online and its like going back to school :). So basically I'm looking for the best advice on where to start as there are so many articles available . Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated to you and your staff.
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Watch essential videos, take notes of them and ask a lot in the forums.... when you get rich take a coach with Galfond... this is my own plan.
The way I started off, at the beginning of last year, was watching every episode of HSP over and over again. Then the PAD ones. Probably watched just about every single poker video on youtube. I've stopped now as a result.
Something would help would be to hunt down people who are also poker students. Befriend said people. It's something I haven't been able to do, as there isn't really a community of poker fiends here in Tasmania. Being able to bounce ideas off of each other will be incredibly useful. It's something that nearly every single top pro had when they were coming up. Plus their passion will manifest of you, and vice versa. This will help maintain your interest.
Good luck!
@Polonium - you feel that watching pro's playing on HSP or PAD actually helped your game? I'd be suprised (though maybe that's why you've stopped watching :-)). Watching video's on RIO would seem to be a far better use of time for anyone trying to learn.
Agree with your point about having someone to bounce ideas off being good, and in lieu of knowing anyone personally the forums seem a good place to start.
I used it as a way to get passionate about the game. Once I felt I was ready to start taking it more seriously, I moved to strategy based videos. I think that a lot of players would have gotten into the game the same way, watching tv broadcasts?
thank you for advice good luck to you on the tables also.
What games and formats are you interested in tackling first? NLHE, PLO, cash games, tournaments, SnGs, Heads Up? online LIVE? what parts of the game make sense to you? what areas do you feel you really struggle with?
What do you want to get out of poker? Are you simply learning to improve? why do you want it? - these questions help provide you the motivation to learn and work hard.
What financial 'investment' are looking to put down? (You don't need to respond to all these questions but at least have these written down for your own sake). How do you want to allocate your time and resources? Make sure you stay in control of poker and poker doesn't control you
Depending on more detailed information i can help steer you in the right direction. There is so much information available these days but you want to focus on those few things that will make a real difference to your game right away
PM if you wish
Good luck
good evening Daz thank you for all the above info. much appreciated. well to get things started and in answer to your questions games first NLHE, and PLO ( i know i need to spread my wings further for more games ) as these are the two popular ones that i get involved in at the moment.
At the moment i play live poker (Texas and Omaha) 4 and 1 respectively during the week at a local casino. Both cash and tournament.
I have tried online poker also but just seem to be trowing money away playing small tournaments, I think it was whilst entering my first decent tournament one of the GUKPT i saw just how good some of the players are, and feel it would be nice to compete against them.
As i am retired i have plenty of time to learn my life revolves around playing golf in the day and poker 3 or 4 times a week., (thank the stars for soaps on tv (keep the other half busy !) most evening,
What am i struggling with ? trying to take too much information in at one time, lol positioning, pot odds, value bets, still playing too many hands, even after doing some small research !
What do i want out of poker ? improvement for sure I know there is so much more to the game than just the cards that are in front of you !
I would like to play better poker online as i do have the time !
My apologise Daz is PM this reply or another post !
Again appreciate all the help
Cheers Robbie
Good luck to you!! I work full time and consider myself a recreational player also. I'm a supernova at Stars but I'm dumping the status this month due to lack of time to play enough hands and working long hours at the same time. I think my boss is gay.
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