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Most +ev study methods?

Why do alot of the FTR highstakes regs hang out in the IRC and help noobs?

pizza or pasta?

Originally Posted by unclesteve

Most +ev study methods?

Why do alot of the FTR highstakes regs hang out in the IRC and help noobs?

pizza or pasta?

re: studying, it depends a lot on the individual, but I think posting hands with your thought processes helps a lot, as well as sweats but only if you're thinking aloud and having your approach to the game critiqued.

Teaching others helps solidifies knowledge for you which can help you progress, but I suspect the motivation is often just boredom and ego. Iunno.

pizza but it's close. f'n love both.

Originally Posted by philly and the phanatics

would you rather eat out a girl with herpes or eat a footlong turd sandwhich.

had to think about this one, but I'll take the herpgash imo.

Originally Posted by d0zer

re: studying, it depends a lot on the individual, but I think posting hands with your thought processes helps a lot, as well as sweats but only if you're thinking aloud and having your approach to the game critiqued.

You seem very focused on getting input from other players, and some of their input may not be that valuable, the 2p2micro forum for example is filled with crap, and if your a newb it can be pretty hard to discern the crap from the legit strategy.

What do you think about guys who study HH after HH and review the other regs as their sole means of studying and improving?

ty for responses so far btw.

Originally Posted by unclesteve

You seem very focused on getting input from other players, and some of their input may not be that valuable, the 2p2micro forum for example is filled with crap, and if your a newb it can be pretty hard to discern the crap from the legit strategy.

What do you think about guys who study HH after HH and review the other regs as their sole means of studying and improving?

ty for responses so far btw.

Yeah as a noob you have to learn who to trust and that only comes with some experience. There's no shortage of bad poker advice out there, and as such you have to learn to weigh advice properly. When I ask for opinions on hands, there's a handful of people I really trust, and the rest I take with a grain of salt. I don't totally dismiss advice (except from a few people maybe), but I'm cautious about working in advice into my game from just anybody. As a noob you can look for consensus -- even though that too can be error-prone. It's better than nothing.

I read a few books and found them helpful. I'd recommend sklansky NL:T&P and professional no limit. I also watched many videos from a number of different sites. I'd recommend diversifying your approach to learning the game.

I think it's fine to study your opponents for the purposes of exploiting them, but if you're trying to learn the game by watching regs at your stake, you're going to pick up their bad habits. There's no shortage of bad regs and you shouldn't try to learn how to drive by watching asian women parallel parking a van.

Originally Posted by d0zer

I don't totally dismiss advice (except from a few people maybe)

I'll keep my question simple: am i one of these few people?

Originally Posted by surviva316

I'll keep my question simple: am i one of these few people?

Allowing bad laggggs to poison my brain with tales of money-hating spew has cost me way too much manies

Originally Posted by d0zer

Allowing bad laggggs to poison my brain with tales of money-hating spew has cost me way too much manies

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Originally Posted by unclesteve

Why do alot of the FTR highstakes regs hang out in the IRC and help noobs?

[ ] A lot of FTR highstakes regs hang out in IRC

Originally Posted by EasyPoker

[ ] A lot of FTR highstakes regs hang out in IRC

there's a few guys who play 5/10 with some regularity and bumhunt even higher stakes.