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Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
Anyone out there with good insight on this? I'm wondering about mental/psychological 'cross training'. What would be some good games/puzzles, etc. to do/practice with and why?
I.E. crossword puzzles, rubix cube type puzzles, chess, etc. I'm wondering if it is more +EV to study/practice with some of those things as opposed to only studing poker. Thoughts? |
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Re: Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
I once read that watching grass grows helps (meaning patience) Just a new player and haven't tried it though. I might in the future, if i turn out to be a losing player. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Re: Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
I don't have insight on this, but I would imagine that speed chess will help you make quick logical decisions and that RTS games will help with multi-tasking awareness. Both skills helpful for multi-tabling.
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Re: Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
Trading. Trading systems development.
Virtual Trading Competitions. http://game.marketwatch.com/Competit...titionHome.asp |
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Re: Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
Reading books that have no relevance to your game of choice is always a good idea. It broadens your horizons and you might reflect on something in that game that helps your specific game you like to play.
For example, reading Ray Zee's High/Low Split Poker really improved my NLHE game through the discussion of odds and drawing hands. |
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Re: Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
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For example, reading Ray Zee's High/Low Split Poker really improved my NLHE game through the discussion of odds and drawing hands. [/ QUOTE ] But don't just read a book on hi/lo if you want to improve your holdem game! Theory of Poker is broad enough [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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Re: Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
[ QUOTE ]
Reading books that have no relevance to your game of choice is always a good idea. It broadens your horizons and you might reflect on something in that game that helps your specific game you like to play. For example, reading Ray Zee's High/Low Split Poker really improved my NLHE game through the discussion of odds and drawing hands. [/ QUOTE ] I take that even further, I find that reading a novel between readings of poker books to help keep my mind sharp, even that it does nothing poker spacific. On the other hand, maybe I just do it to get my mind off poker once in a while... now I'm not so sure. |
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Re: Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
I bought World Championship Poker for X-Box about a month ago. It has various games that use 3 cards such as Pineapple, Crazy Pineapple, Tahoe and Superholdem. I find that playing these games has improved my holdem game because trying to read an opponents 2 card hand is a lot easier that a 3 card hand.
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Re: Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
I took up guitar, but I think any musical instrument would be good. Uses most of the same skills (patience, dedication, instrospection) in a complementary way.
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Re: Puzzles/games to assist in improving poker skill?
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reading a novel between readings of poker books to help keep my mind sharp [/ QUOTE ] I find this funny because I read novels when I DON'T feel like thinking at all. Kind of like watching TV for me. Then again, I grew up without a TV, but I digress.... Speed chess makes the most sense to me. Perhaps multitabling yahoo speed chess games would be good practice, especially for multitabling... |
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