Studying the game for 1 year, not playing.
01-20-2012
, 11:02 AM
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you have to put time in at the tables testing what you have learned. the game is evolving all the time. the books arent current. they dont deal with the situations you will find yourself in often. you might think you understand something because you have read about it, but until you have put it into practice at the table, you wont know if you understood it or were able to carry out the correct moves when there is money on the table. Why not start a new thread and say I am going to play and study poker 10-20 hours a week for a year and then take stock of my situation. In fact, I might do that myself 
01-20-2012
, 11:35 AM
01-20-2012
, 12:42 PM
haha, someone bump this when OP has spend 15 hours/week for a year (780 hours) "studying" poker intensely and starts off with a "sick downswing" at NL2 - what an incredible waste of time.
I would be open to alternatives like study only for an entire week or even a month, but 10-20 hours a week for a year without ever posting a blind is just ridiculous. Even if you do have some moderate succes after your year of poker enlightenment, you would've still wasted such a sick amount of time NOT playing.
I would be open to alternatives like study only for an entire week or even a month, but 10-20 hours a week for a year without ever posting a blind is just ridiculous. Even if you do have some moderate succes after your year of poker enlightenment, you would've still wasted such a sick amount of time NOT playing.
01-20-2012
, 12:48 PM
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My threadstart was 100% serious. However i got some unserious replys so i gave some unserious replys back. I will not rail Isildur and i will not use saved money.
The comparison with football is pretty bad. To get better at football you must practice using your body. In poker you can go very far by studying of the tables. The only thing you can't do is knowing stuff like how the standard regular is playing etc. But that comes back very quickly once you start playing.
The comparison with football is pretty bad. To get better at football you must practice using your body. In poker you can go very far by studying of the tables. The only thing you can't do is knowing stuff like how the standard regular is playing etc. But that comes back very quickly once you start playing.
tell us a little bit more about how youre going to study the game?
which stakes you wanna start next year and how you wanna get the roll for?