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05-23-2004, 05:01 PM
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What to study/do?
Hey all... first-time poster but I've been browsing the boards for a little bit. I just started getting into poker, particularly the no-limit tournaments that we have at school. I do pretty well, and have won a little bit more online play single table tourneys and at the $25 no limit tables, but I wanted to come on here and look for any suggestions and what I should be doing other than playing to start to improve.
Read particular books? Study certain material? Suggestions? I'm throwing myself into learning as much as I can over the summer... considering it my "summer school" so anything you guys think would help would be greatly appreciated. 
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05-23-2004, 08:50 PM
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Re: What to study/do?
do you live in Wauwatosa?
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05-24-2004, 02:05 PM
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Re: What to study/do?
Read:
Theory of Poker (TOP) by Sklansky Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players (HPFAP) by Sklansky and Malmuth These two books are a good start. They will teach you all the things that don't know are part of the game. They both lean heavily towards limit hold'em but offer solid game strategy and concepts that can be applied to both. Read these books untill you nearly have them memorized (or at least understand and can properly apply the concepts within). From there other books can follow. Post again after you are done with these. www.overstock.com is a great place to pick up poker books. Otherwise, barnes and noble or bookworld are now carring poker books in stock. The best advice I can give you is to stay modest and take advantage of every learning oppertunity you can get. I say to stay modest because it will allow you to respect the fact the your game can improve. So many players win a couple times and think they have it all figured out. A week later they are telling their friends how stupid poker is or buying back in for another $200. I say take advantage of every oppertunity because everyone's game can still improve in some aspect. I have been making my living from poker for nearly 6 months now. I read every book I can get my hands on, spend an average of about 2.5 hours a day here on 2+2, play all the time (on-line, casino, home games, live tournaments), exchange hand histories with friends and professional players, and then some. I'll continue to do so until I'm done with poker or poker is done with me. Use any of the tools available to make yourself better.
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#6
05-24-2004, 11:39 PM
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Re: What to study/do?
arent you in Quantanamo bay ? - pleased to hear they let you play poker mate - the whole of the northern suburbs reckon george bush sucks
best learning method is to play - you can not properly absorb the theory unless you play a lot - the most valuable lesson for a beginner is to lose a bunch - if you can lose a bunch yet stick at it whilst thinking hard about what your doing i gaurantee you will win reading is a good idea but play a lot too - people who think that reading first and then playing is the best approach to learning are putting the cart before the horse stripsqueez - chickenhawk
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05-26-2004, 04:16 PM
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