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Can you teach an old dog news Tricks. Poker Version.

coo1-umcoo1-um Member Posts: 2,924
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Just wondered.

How do you re-set?
is it possible?
Can you re-learn a game that you have already got preset ideas about?
How?
Is it best to just concentrate on one poker variant / type?
How do you stop yourself raising all in when you know you should be calling / folding?

and so many other questions......

Or is an old dog just too old.
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    Bean81Bean81 Member Posts: 505
    You can definitely continue to learn and improve with any intellectual pursuit. But much like learning a new golf swing, you need to be conscious when putting into practice. Otherwise, the auto-pilot will kick-in.
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    mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 7,336
    Give yourself something new to work on at the tables.

    I do this from time to time and I find it keeps poker fresh and something to look forward to.

    eg
    Look up something on on Youtube...

    Say sb v bb ranges, watch a few videos , decide what ranges your going to try then try to implement it at the tables.

    If you like messing with spreadsheets :neutral: put your ranges on a spreadsheet for quick access.

    Something like this revitalises interest in the game and results improve as a by product.


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    EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 7,999
    Some quick suggestions that have sometimes worked for me:-

    1. Put a small-ish amount on a new poker site. Try and grind it up at smaller stakes than you would normally play. Perfect place to try new things

    2. Spend a pre-set time (say 30 minutes) playing precisely the opposite to the way you normally play. So-if tight, play very loose, and vice versa. This works best when you have been at a table for a while. Playing the opposite of your table image is often profitable

    Playing more than 1 variant at the same time can be tricky. But good to learn different games. Much like number of tables you can play optimally, it is a case of trial and error.

    How to stop raising all-in? Quite player-dependant, both you and opponents. You can never stop it-but you can reduce it. Presuming you don't like setting fire to money ;)

    I'm 60 this month. Played game rather a lot since 2005. Still learning. 1 day I hope to be mediocre :)
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    weecheez1weecheez1 Member Posts: 1,680
    Ha thought that was tk reviving his old diary.Had a look back to the original posts from the forum and some of them are very funny and some are the same nonsense that you still get worth a look just for giggles
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