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Message: [QUOTE="GiantBuddha, post: 1435695, member: 66495"] Thanks Storm. [B]How long did you play poker before you became a consistent winner?[/B] I've been a solid winner since the first real session I ever played (in 1998). I basically decided I wanted to be a pro from day 1, and never looked back (although I did look sideways a few times at various other careers). I did have a rough stretch as a marginally winning rakeback grinder in 2007 when I tried to go from 4 tables LHE to 12-24 tables of NL. In January 2008, I turned my game around and started progressing properly again. [B] Was there a moment that really changed things for you? Like a certain piece of information or play that just clicked in your mind that was a turning point for you?[/B] The three biggest poker revelations I had, in order, were: 1) Game selection is the single most important thing to do properly in poker. Your edge comes from the difference between your skill and your opponent's skill. You can improve your skill. This is hard (but worthwhile). You can find opponents who play worse than you do. This is easy. 2) People have a range, not a hand. From live play, I always tried to put someone on a specific hand, and I was pretty good at doing it. There is so much more information available when you're single tabling in the flesh. But online we have to put people on ranges. This makes poker so much different. 3) There is nothing to be afraid of. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. So you made a play that looks stupid? Who cares? A bad calldown (or a deceptively good one), a crazy bluff (or a deceptively sane one), a whacky value-bet (or an...uh... un-whack one?). You have to hold yourself responsible for your table actions, but who really cares if you called down with J-high and looked at quads? If you thought it was the right play at the time, then it [I]was[/I] the right play for you to make. [B] How often do you play live? [/B]I played three days in Vegas last year at the Bellagio. So not often. I'd like to play more, but there aren't many good options nearby. [B] Do you prefer live or online play?[/B] I actually prefer live play. I enjoy talking to people while playing, and I enjoy the feel of cards and chips, building a big pyramid, etc. [B] Which is more profitable for you, live or online? [/B]Online, and that's why I play more online than live. If I had an infinite bankroll and a teleporter, I'd probably play all live poker. But I have neither. Playing 400+ hands per hour of $10/20 is more profitable than playing 40 hands per hour of $50/100. And it requires a smaller bankroll. [B] Do you have any problems switching (if you do this) between live & online play?[/B] No. I fall back into live play very easily. It may take an hour or so to get comfortable, but I wouldn't say it's difficult. It takes a little while to get back to online speed, too. But that's true even after just a few days off. [/QUOTE]

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