I'm relatively new to poker. I've been playing since the summer. One thing I struggle with is how analyzing the flop-river-turn when I am in A Hand and when i am not in a hand.
When In A Hand
Say The Flop-Turn-River Comes: Ah7d3d then Qs Then 9c and I Am Holding 4dAs.
What Should I be Thinking?
When Not In The Hand
Say The Flop-Turn-River Comes: 6s10dJc Then 4s Then 5s.
What Should I be Thinking?
Welcome to the forum. This is a great place to learn. Your questions would require volumes to answer. You should go to the General Poker Strategy section on 2+2 and go to Beginner's Questions. Also read as many of the lengthy threads as you can. Order some poker books from Amazon (I recommend Harrington on Hold Em for a good solid, tight aggressive strategy that would benefit a beginner. You can expand your game after you get basics down). Start keeping a poker glossary. Write down terms that people use on 2+2 and research what those terms mean.
I do want to compliment you on observing hands you are not involved in. Most beginners don't bother to do this and many old seasoned veterans don't do it either. These hands provide a valuable source of information.
A quick suggestion on observing hands you are not involved in is that you can practice board-reading and then predict what hands the players have. In your example where the flop is A73(heartdiamonddiamond), what is the best hand? There is no flush, there is no straight, there is no pair. Best hand is top set, AAA. 2d best hand is 777, 3rd best hand is 333, 4th best hand is A7, 5th best hand is A3, 6th best hand is 73. Let me ask you something, how likely is it that your opponent holds 73? Probably not very likely. How likely is it that your opponent holds A3? Well if they are tight and raised from UTG, not very likely. If they are loose and raised from the B, it is definitely possible. Can we eliminate AA? If 4 people limp and the pot is unraised, I would think that no one has AA. If player A limps and player B raises and player A just calls the raise, I would think that player A probably doesn't have AA. The more you try to define people's ranges, the better you will get at it.
Just a few things I would suggest that you should always keep in mind:
Your position.
Opponent's position.
Pre-flop action. Are you the raiser or the caller?
# of people in the pot.
Amount of $ in the pot.
Opponent's general tendencies. Loose/tight? Is he playing a lot of hands or not? Aggressive/Passive? Is he raising, check-raising, 3-betting a lot or not?
The list goes on and on and on. The best way to get experience is to get experience. So get out there and play!
