tips for a young player

tips for a young player​

whats up guys,
so i just turned 18 this February and started playing online cash (mainly 7-max on coinpoker because it allows 18 year olds to play). I began at 10NL and moved up to 50NL after consistently winning for a few months—currently playing about 6 tables max at a time. I’ve been making ~$80–100/week but feel like my edge has dropped off a bit since moving up.
I'm using GTO Wizard for study (mainly the trainer and hand review tools), but I’m not sure I’m getting the most value from it. I feel stuck on how to use it effectively for actual improvement.
I also play some live games:

• Small home games with friends (crushing those)
• Occasional 1/2 home games with older players (struggling there)
• I've taken two trips to an 18+ cardroom played approximately 60 hrs and averaged around 10bb/hr.

I’d really appreciate any advice on:

• How to study smarter with GTO tools
• Improving at “poker math” (pot odds, equity, etc.)
• Building a more structured learning routine
• Managing the mental side when moving up in stakes

I know this is a bit long, so thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to respond!

possiblyadegen said:

I’d really appreciate any advice on:

• How to study smarter with GTO tools
• Improving at “poker math” (pot odds, equity, etc.)
• Building a more structured learning routine
• Managing the mental side when moving up in stakes

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Start by taking the 30-day Cardschat course, it's free, and the content is very good, I'll leave the link below.

Gritz18 said:

Start by taking the 30-day Cardschat course, it's free, and the content is very good, I'll leave the link below.

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yes sir, thank you!

Sounds like you’re doing the right things for a beginner. Study the game and don’t move up to fast!

Good luck and have fun!

perrywh said:

Sounds like you’re doing the right things for a beginner. Study the game and don’t move up to fast!

Good luck and have fun!

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yes sir thank you!

I obviously have bias as a coach, but consider getting a coach. It sounds like you have the requisite work ethic, knowledge, and ability, which usually translates to being able to glean a ton of value from not a ton of coaching. As someone who went from micros to full-time pro, I regret not getting coached more often. Invest in yourself.

You're looking at the right areas, and are already ahead of the curve. Couple additional tips:
- track and log how often you play your A-game, and what contributes to its degradation
- try REALLY REALLY hard to find people that you can study and talk with on a regular basis
- solvers are incredibly helpful once you're capable of critically thinking through a hand, but make sure you're using something like flopzilla to play around with ranges and see the effects (gto wizard ranges are static and usually inaccurate unless you're paying for elite tier to go full solve)

I recommend you joining a team for BR and Studying access.. although it seems you're pretty much doing good by yourself, Specially at the beginning of your carreer, a team might give you access to knowledge you will take much longer to get w/o it.