Hey guys,

Just read this thread.
I tend to write some really really long posts, and tbh I think the real reason they are so long is because I have a hard time portraying my thoughts and feelings. I always loved the really good players who could post one line posts that said so much in so little. Gabe's one line posts were probably the most helpful posts in my career, because they sparked my thoughts so well. It's almost like a really good poem, the great ones always say so much in so little.

That being said, I understand breathweapon's point. You're going to learn faster if someone really spells something out for you.

BUT the negativity shown about the socratic or montessouri method is very wrong. A student/teacher relationship isn't all on the teacher, its a lot about the student. If the student doesnt want to think about what his teacher tells him or isnt willing to learn the teacher cant do shit. It's why you see all these dumbass straight A students who've figured out that they can get an A without actually being a student.

You can't just spoonfeed someone poker knowledge. You have to figure out deeper levels of knowledge about the game. Yeah, I can show you every branch of the tree but if you understand the tree you understand all the branches. Yet, some people insist on thinking about poker as a series of branches rather than the tree, and this is why we have a bunch of 1ptBB/100 winners at 1/2 who get dominated anytime they think of moving up.

Poker at its source is so simple. When guys like gabe and sauce look at a hand dont see any complications like you guys do, so its hard to express such basic concepts as they have become human nature.

If you guys remember in my post ISF theorem I wondered the same things you did. I didn't understand why someone didn't just articulate this concept to me. I feel like I am good at articulating concepts and do so whenever I can.

While I understand everyones sentiments, if I just tell you what to do its not enough, it actually probably makes you worse because you have no idea why you are doing what you are doing.

And hey, remember when i was just some dumb spewtard guy who made ridiculous bluffs and threebet like a monkey? I know a lot of guys like this, and guess what, all of them turned out like me, up in midstakes and have actual potential to do well. Why do the non spewtards do so poorly? Because they are too passive in their learning and not willing to experiment or think.


OKAY, that was a rant and argued that people were claiming things they obviously weren't, but take it for what its worth. I always articulate concepts in my posts but if i dont ask me and ill do it, do your job as a student.