What's the single thing that has improved your poker play the most?

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Ive gotta say the tutorials have done wonders.. not the type to think that they could improve my gameplay.. thank god i went for it anyway
 
AmyricoLiliana said:
I think time... The time that helps you develop yourself. The exercise... There are online freerollsThat don't have big prizes, no big bets, but still help you get experience... I've improved a lot over the years. Some people have certain habits... It's easy to know. I've been to unibeten tournaments with a man I made a deal with Name. I've partly known him. Hexa pro got us together, played the same thing. I could pronounce it easily.
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I agree that experience help a lot and the memory of past mistakes. They may be more effective than tutorials, although they are also helpful.
 
Learning how important position is

If people don't know their position on a poker table and they are missing out. Once you learn how important position is at a poker table then you start to really see through your game and showing it as well. When people see that you call 4 bet out of position let's say under the gun or under gun plus one with pocket sevens or lower to see that you're very loose and you're active towards the game. It all depends on which player you're playing and who all made the 4 bet and what order did it go. Understanding positions help me tremendously.
 
Following the podcasts has helped me quite a bit. The tips on becoming aggressive has helped me become a better player. I keep trying and soon I will be satisfied with my game.

Beatlebug
 
Practice, Practice, Practice, and more Practice, and the only way to do that is play thousands of hands and learn from your mistakes, I have read many books on Poker and watched countless videos on you tube and twitch, but the only way to really learn is through participating and playing regularly.
That is why it is so important to keep an eye on your bankroll and crawl before you start to walk, and learn to walk before you can run. Poker is a marathon not a sprint race and the bigger the field the longer the race, that is why I started of playing free-rolls before I started to buy into games, now I can play free from fear of losing money, because my bankroll was built from free-rolls.

When the fun Stops, STOP!🙂
 
Playing, Playing and Playing. You also need to spend time on parsing errors.
 
the game volume is only possible by playing thousands of hands, a faster way is to train ICM
 
I started with YouTube series of "How not to suck at poker," then bunch of little articles, but some were beyond my level of skills, (and when you trying to apply them without really knowing the "why, you just burning cash. So I went to basics. First, I learned the basic preflop ranges for each position, then I learned and practiced the poker math, and once I got some success at micro stakes and small tourneys, I started spending 25% of monthly winning to paid content - more opening ranges, simulations, Apps, poker sites, courses... The question is, how "big" do you want it to be? - OA professional poker player - as a main source of income, part time decent player to substitute your income and have fun, or crush home games with friends, erc.
 
thylmanoid said:
Okay so when I say "single most thing" I don't mean reviewing your hand histories or playing. I mean something like a book you read, a forum you read, watching poker streamers, watching poker on TV, your dad etc etc.

I'm just curious, the reason being is because when I get deep into studying poker I actually find I waste a lot of time downloading loads of books, or sometimes I even watch videos repeatedly by accident cause I forgot I already watched it ages ago.

So back to the top, what has helped your poker game the most. If there is more than one thing, just shout.
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The 1 single thing was using Equi-lab. Learning about equity and how it changes street to street. This for me has to be the single thing. I learned to "play" poker before the "internet" I had a "knack" or intuition not to "chase" things but I did not understand "it" mathematically. Training with equi-lab and playing hundred of thousands of hands helped tremendously
 
zorro222_zorro222 said:
i think talking and discussing hands/situations with your peers really helped me, whether i agreed with them or not, it helped me to see other peoples perspective on things.
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This is the 1 thing I lacked early on, I ended up posting hand histories on many sites and let the people blast me. LOL You end up with some good feedback but you need a thick skin. Every top tier pro has always given the credit to the people around him as he moved up through the ranks. This is probably still holding me back because I never had the close friend be encouraging but at the same time, willing to point out mistakes.
 
The one thing that helped me most was playing hands per position and later in the game playing in a more open manner.
 
Memorizing preflop ranges was the thing that had most positive impact on my game.
 
Knowing when to call or fold is probably one of the biggest reason that helped me.
 
For me, it is effective in improving the game, it is a responsible game and the desire to play well, making the right decisions in opposition to other players.
 
It helped me to improve a lot competing with an opponent with more experiences, so one learns from the greatest !!! I love poker thanks !!!
 
What improves and I think is important is knowing what range and position to call and taking more time to analyze and decide on the river.
 
thylmanoid said:
Okay so when I say "single most thing" I don't mean reviewing your hand histories or playing. I mean something like a book you read, a forum you read, watching poker streamers, watching poker on TV, your dad etc etc.

I'm just curious, the reason being is because when I get deep into studying poker I actually find I waste a lot of time downloading loads of books, or sometimes I even watch videos repeatedly by accident cause I forgot I already watched it ages ago.

So back to the top, what has helped your poker game the most. If there is more than one thing, just shout.
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Cardschat 30 Day Poker course aside, watching the contents of these 2 YouTube channels really improved my game :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoj67ySCb_tDcTN5tuw-MWg
https://www.youtube.com/user/blackrain79poker
 
Learning to be patient
I mean a lot lot more patient than I ever thought I could be but it makes the big difference
 
Realize that opponents don't hit all of them like me either 😃😃😃😃😃
 
thylmanoid said:
So back to the top, what has helped your poker game the most. If there is more than one thing, just shout.
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Learning to call more and fold less on the river.
 
My game improved in the final part of the poker starless tournaments, on this site I had a few more problems that I could solve with a lot of practice and dedication.
 
Reading a lot of books and playing a lot of hands online helped my play the most.
 
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