Very Helpful, TY!

very interesting concept! gonna check back here to see how your training sessions are going. also sounds like a sick memory training! how can you remember a decks order that fast, or even at all?

^ the concept is called linking I think. Its weird how it works. I practiced it for a couple hours one time and was able to remember 10 random items in order backwards and forwards, it was really cool. U use techniques to form memories like a chain so your brain naturally links them in a certain order.

People who practice a bit can accomplish decks of cards and more. I think they combine association and linking. Association: Where each card has something associated with it that your brain already knows, and then you use linking skills to do the rest and voila.

[QUOTE=oldschool;32642943]^ the concept is called linking I think. Its weird how it works. I practiced it for a couple hours one time and was able to remember 10 random items in order backwards and forwards, it was really cool. U use techniques to form memories like a chain so your brain naturally links them in a certain order.

People who practice a bit can accomplish decks of cards and more. I think they combine association and linking. Association: Where each card has something associated with it that your brain already knows, and then you use linking skills to do the rest and voila.[Quote]

Bennett uses a variety of techniques including linking, destruction, loci, and association. I found linking harder than using loci, for memorizing a deck in order. Loci also allows you to know a specific number of card IE when I am asked what is the 35th card I know it instantly, where as linking you have to walk through them.

Update

I am now easily tracking 10 players at an online speed for 50 hands. I cannot WAIT to use this in my league next week. I really want to see how the players play and if my assumptions were right. I am finding my general memory has picked up as well. Pretty cool book.

TC

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Not sure about how fast. I can do a deck in less than 10 minutes. I also just memorized all of the 169 opening possible hands, naming them all, e.g., 6,5 is Retiree, 8,4 is Big Brother, 9,5 is Dolly Parton, J,10, Justin Timberlake. I did that while driving, a 3 hour drive, probably took an hour. Keep in mind, I was alone and was driving. Last night, went online to do VPIP on two players, pretty amazing. One player played 11 of 27 hands, the other 5 of 27, and as it would happen, they played one head to head in an all in showdown, getting all in on the flop, with post flop bettor putting in $75 in $1,2 game. Who do you think had better starting hand? They both had a Queen, as did the board. It ended in tie, as board had a pair of 6's(2nd one a river card) and a King, so they each had Q's, 6's and a King. but tighter player had QJs and looser player had Q4s, really a ridiculous call on flop(and a ridiculous starting hand), as 6's weren't made til river. It was amazing to see. In another hand, tighter player showed winning hand of K9s, which is 22nd ranked hand of 169(I think, need to check this, getting varying info), in top 14%. As he played 5/27, that's 18%, so this hand was inside his range. Good stuff, IMO. I'm very excited, mostly because it will force me to focus. I do think it will be difficult to play mutlitable online, but I'll be able to go up in stakes. Higher stakes, more focus. Not bad. And live in strange game, like a casino, this will be killer. People don't give up seats so easily at Foxwoods, where I sometimes go, so you'll be able to get lots of data over a couple hours, even 1 hour. That 11/27 player is playing 40% of hands, bound to be a losing strategy over time, and just the kind of player we all went to go against.

Would someone please provide the instructions on downloading Bennett's flashcards? reference page 14 of his book.

Ask him on twitter. I don't use them, but he's always there.

I'm not on twitter.

His email is bennettonika@gmail.com, he is receptive to emails

Thanks. I posted a message on his FB but email is better.

I might have to look into getting this book.

This is smelling more and more like a gimmick account every post.

He he, kinda thought that too.

Bennett was kind enough to reply to my email and provide the instructions.