Where to practice hand reading?

[poincaraux]

Short version: which games should I railbird to teach myself mad hand-reading skills?

Long version: I mostly play $11 NL hold'em sit-n-go tourneys, $25-$50 PLO, $25 PLO/8 and limit PLO/8 (all on Party). I started playing the $25 NL hold'em tables on Party and have had some mixed results. I have quite a few leaks. One of them is hand reading. So, I'm going to railbird for a while to work on that.

I tried railbirding the big games at UB, but (this shouldn't be suprising) I wasn't so good at putting people on hands. It's more fun to watch bigger games, though. If I'm going to railbird, I'd rather watch the biggest games that will still make for a useful learning experience. So .. which games should I railbird to teach myself mad hand-reading skills?

My guess is that I should watch the games I'm going to play in ($25 NL hold'em on Party), but I'd like to get some advice from ya'll.

[Allinlife]

go play more and verbalize your reads

[poincaraux]

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go play more and verbalize your reads

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That sounds like good advice. Thanks.

[clutch]

Someone else posted this idea in another thread. If you have PT, review the hands from 7 days earlier everyday. Today is Tuesday, so open up last week Tuesday's sessions and go through them in the hand replayer. Uncheck the "known hole cards" box and try to put people on hands as you review your sessions. Because the hands are a week old, most of them won't be fresh in your mind.

[poincaraux]

I tried both of these (after buying pokertracker .. it shouldn't take long for pokertracker to pay for itself), and they're both good suggestions. I typically review my hands after I'm done playing for the day, but I like reviewing older hands. I still remember most of them perfectly, but some are a little fuzzy and others seem like they were played by an alien. Verbalizing reads is also a good idea .. it keeps me from cheating. Thanks.

[crosse91]

this is a great idea, and much kudos to whomever started it.
Damn, now i'm going to see how donkish i can be

[GrunchCan]

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review the hands from 7 days earlier everyday.

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Pure genius.