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Originally Posted by squid face
I am not particularly smart. In fact you can ask any of the dozens of 2p2ers that I have met irl. Most players simply can not figure out how to "crack the code" of llsnl. I promise you it aint rocket science (because I figured it out a long time ago and have shown a lot of dudes some of the "tricks". If you put in the work and treat it like a job you will go from your screen name to well above avg.
I've been studying maybe 2 hours a week seriously lately, and all I've learned is that poker is way deeper than I previously thought, and I already thought it was very deep beforehand.
Perhaps you are not giving yourself enough credit?
I believe I will crack the code eventually, but what I want to do is learn how to play like a top tier pro like Isaac Haxton or Jason Koon, and then remain at 2/5 or 5/10 in Vegas just crushing the absolute crap at those games. It's not likely I will ever get to that level, but if i could become similar to a mid tier pro, I wouldn't complain.
Have you ever played tennis when you were young? The 1/2 live games reminds me of being a decent athletic kid who can hit well, still makes unforced errors, average size, and has some degree of talent. When the 16 year old kid goes up against a 60-65 year old man in decent shape who seems like a shitty player, its quite common to see the young kid lose despite seeming to be a player who can hit better and is way more youthful and athletic.
The old men in tennis who aren't capable of hitting hard shots and are not even necessarily consistent are often hitting unpredictable shots that land on random spots on the court. Their pacing and angling of their shots vary a lot, and its not because they consciously do this like a higher level player would. It's because they inherently just hit weird random shots.
In order to beat them, you just have to become a much better player in lots of areas overall. Some old men are very good at this style and practice it a lot, and they can give 18-19 year old a real run for their money. Low live stakes NL reminds me a lot like this.
The solution is to evolve into a 6'1-6'3 170-190lb man who is capable of consistently hitting 80mph+ groundstrokes with 120mph+ serves, and world class speed and agility (Phil Ivey, etc). Then you can beat pretty much anybody