Some of the analysis of hands in that thread is pretty scary. I haven't waded through the whole 11ty 1 pages, but if he's struggling to make progress, I wonder if it doesn't relate to leaks outside of knowing which buttons you want to be pushing.
When your winrate is through the roof (pre uigea, or whatever) I guess you can do whatever you like, but when it's tougher I think that the skills related to being a good pro (bankroll management, table selection, blackjack, quitting, not going on tilt, dodging the nippers and so on) become all the more important.
Phil Galfond's blogpost on bankroll management (http://www.bluefirepoker.com/post-comment.aspx?postid=2052) might also be of some related interest. I've been told that Galfond's videos are far and away the best around, and what I've heard him write/say seems like he has interesting things to say. He recommends putting youself in tough spots to improve as a player, but reading between the lines ("I also had terrible BR management... for example, playing Ivey at 300/600 with a 300k roll") it sounds a bit like the best way to really do well is to take big risks and not run bad. Which is not really advice that is very replicable.
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thanks for the link
Date: 2010-08-08 12:20 pm (UTC)When your winrate is through the roof (pre uigea, or whatever) I guess you can do whatever you like, but when it's tougher I think that the skills related to being a good pro (bankroll management, table selection, blackjack, quitting, not going on tilt, dodging the nippers and so on) become all the more important.
Phil Galfond's blogpost on bankroll management (http://www.bluefirepoker.com/post-comment.aspx?postid=2052) might also be of some related interest. I've been told that Galfond's videos are far and away the best around, and what I've heard him write/say seems like he has interesting things to say. He recommends putting youself in tough spots to improve as a player, but reading between the lines ("I also had terrible BR management... for example, playing Ivey at 300/600 with a 300k roll") it sounds a bit like the best way to really do well is to take big risks and not run bad. Which is not really advice that is very replicable.