What would I do differently? Hmm... Not start a "poker career." Too late now, I am hooked

Other than that:

I'd have

1. got a rakeback on FTP.
2. started with NL instead of FL.
3. started with 6max instead of FR.
4. Not bought a few useless books (won't mention them now, too ashamed ).

yes, this too.

I like to be able to sit with a group of people for a short while and judge whether I've got a decent edge. If I haven't and I can't come up with a decent counter strategy, I get up and leave; if I have, I stay - even if I'd just lost an all-in. (That, and I suck at tournament poker, obv.)

It's not that I don't understand people that like to play tournaments, but I prefer playing cash games.

hahaha! Can't it be both?

Definitely learn strategy. Do NOT learn the bulk of your strategy, however, from people's comments in strategy threads. Most people are mediocre, and they tend to speak the loudest. Read books and articles, figure out who the best players on this site are, and read their material. Don't take things like "never be first to cold-call" or "20-buyin downswings are unavoidable" to heart just because you read them 10x a day.

When you 2-tabling your stakes and winning consistently: move up, rather than add more tables. You'll improve faster, and you'll make a ton more money in the long run. If you can beat your current level for a good amount, you'll be at least a small winner at the next one.

re: dario minieri: He made all of that on heads up SNG's, I was following him back in 2008 or so when he was on the sharkscope leaderboard.

this

Cheers!

I think the single greatest improvement would be understanding that it's hard to win big pots with pretty cards that are usually heavily dominated, like AQ/KQ/KJ.

I also would have ditched playing fit or fold on the flop. Looking for fat value at the micros and less bluffing. Position position position. I should have started using HUD years ago, as well as tracking software. Man, there are so many things I should have started doing years ago. Fortunately there's a lot of poker left to be played and many things I've learned.

wrong type of game, nice ad tho

Become uber nitty about BRM for super turbo's (500 BI )

not read this thread

O ZING

Manage my bankroll
Be more humble/realistic about my skills
Look for people to discuss strategy with

Never play ACE TEN

+1. One of my big regrets was not playing more. I had assumed that the super soft games would always be there along with all the monthly bonuses, etc.

learn cash first
play less MTT's
only play when I feel like it, not when I was tired
put in tons more volume

I wish i found the twoplustwo forums and read the theory of poker first

Not Play STTs.

Learn Heads-up.

Read Books and follow proper bankroll management

I'd have never played poker in the first place if I had it to do all over again. So much wasted time and energy. But I suppose on some level it helped shaped the person I am today. Looking back I can see myself being way more productive had I never picked up poker. It's not my fault though as I was doomed from the start. I was the only 5yo on the block that could shuffle a deck of cards - thanks dad.

1. Control tilt better.
2. Control tilt better.
3. Control tilt better.
4. Stop getting so angry when I get coolered or hit a downswing.

Stop sickbumping old threads



Also...

- ban myself immediately from all cash games to force me to stick to tournament play
- don't take ******ed shots at BI levels I couldn't afford, in games where I was massively -EV
- check that I'd banned myself from cash games
- multitable to increase hourly (also helps to ignore chatbox too)
- make sure I'm still banned from cash games
- get on 2+2 and in the strat forums to speed up my learning about the game
- read books
- ???????
- profit

Oh, and did I mention banning myself from cash games?


EDIT, also, bonus whoring

ftp RAKEBACK!!!!

Bigger laptop

Realize I wasn't as good as I thought i was...

Start with heads up.

I dont have any HUGE regrets. Ive made about 5k playing online poker including bonuses, etc, all playing no higher than nl25 and the money means quite a lot to me since Im young. I guess if I could start again though I would...

bonus hunt more/rakeback/play on multiple sites instead of being lazy
dont buy ANY poker books
move up more instead of putting in tons of hands at really low limits
play more
dont ever play drunk

read strat/watch vids - This is still my biggest problem. I watch NO poker videos or read ANY strategy at all. I post a few hands a week and read the responses but thats it.