Quote Originally Posted by DaNutsInYoEye
Quote Originally Posted by underminedsk
BTW, everyone keeps talking about poker books. I'll state for the record that I've never read a single poker book in my life...
I've never understood this. Why do people treat having not read a poker book as a badge of honor? Many of them are written by players much better than you are. Your opponents are reading them. Does the satisfaction of having a bigger ego outweigh the information you're choosing to ignore. The argument that experience is the best teacher doesn't hold-up because a lot of these books are written by people with tons more experience than the average poker players, or above average for that matter. Poker books can greatly decrease the learning curve when used appropriately.
Sorry, I didn't mean that to sound like I was proud of that fact or anything. I was just trying to help everyone see where I come from by stating that I dont have the perspective that some of you have gained from reading poker literature. I just have way too much school work and other things going on to devote time to reading poker books.