At what point do you graduate from beginner?

Originally Posted by bode

Originally Posted by VinceSincere

If you understand the following concepts, you're probably no longer a beginner...

- Pot odds
- Implied odds
- Reverse implied odds
- Pot equity
- Fold equity
- Tournament equity
- Isolation play
- The value of position
- Variance

Understanding how to apply these concepts successfully to your play is what makes an expert. I don't claim that status (yet).

FAIL. while all of these things do contribute to becoming an "expert", as you call it, you havent even scratched the surface.

i like fnords answer, and i am still a beginner because i dont understand all of ISF's posts.

You can't graduate from beginner status without understanding all of ISF's posts. But I'm worried that we're trying to define what activity or list of things we understand make us no longer beginners. It seems silly.

Like spoon says: we're all beginners. I'm a beginner at NL25 having played 100k hands at NL10. Spoon's recently been a beginner at NL200. I play cash almost exclusively, so I will (some day) be a beginner at SnG's and MTT's. There's a lot to be a beginner at in poker. And if we retain our "beginner's attitude," we're more likely to adapt, learn and succeed.