Studying poker away from the table, how's it done???

Use some programs. There's tons out there. Flopzilla and CardrunnersEV are exceptional.

Those cost money so equilab wold be a decent free program. Learn how board textures interact with ranges, try to build your own ranges, learn some math stuff.

Originally Posted by kmind

Use some programs. There's tons out there. Flopzilla and CardrunnersEV are exceptional.

Flopzilla FTW

Does anyone know of/Use Ace Poker Drills? (It's by the same guys who make LeakBuster for HEM, btw)

Originally Posted by DoubleJ

Flopzilla FTW

Does anyone know of/Use Ace Poker Drills? (It's by the same guys who make LeakBuster for HEM, btw)

I have to opt to never recommend their products. I have LeakBuster and like it and use it.

But their marketing techniques are very shady and I have no respect for their company. I tried Ace Poker Drills awhile ago and I don't remember if I liked it but I assume I didn't if I don't remember it.

Originally Posted by kmind

...their marketing techniques are very shady and I have no respect for their company...

oooo errr

what kind of 'shady'?

Originally Posted by DoubleJ

oooo errr

what kind of 'shady'?

So many people from their company go into threads on all poker forums possible disguised talking about how great their products are. They also ask certain players to do the same in their blogs etc without people knowing they're really just advertising them and don't care about their products.

May not sound too bad or whatever but it makes me have very little respect for a company that needs that to happen.

Originally Posted by kmind

So many people from their company go into threads on all poker forums possible disguised talking about how great their products are...

o great

now everyone suspects me

Originally Posted by DoubleJ

o great

now everyone suspects me

You're good. Now's not the thread to go into it but they do contact FTRers.

Anyways, I think a good way of studying is something I hoped we could try to do in the BC at some time. Play an "Exploit the player" game where someone posts as many reads/stats/etc. on a player and we all chime in on how we'd exploit the player's tendencies. We'd talk about building preflop and postflop ranges, talk about board texture, bet sizing on board texture, etc.

And there might be some good arguing going on which is fun.

Originally Posted by DoubleJ

Flopzilla FTW

Great video here on how to use Flopzilla that ties in 100% with this thread:

Using Flopzilla | SplitSuit

[BTW - there's also a discount offer at the end. May/may not still be valid]

Oddly, the guy doesn't seem to know how to use the filters (Ooooh. Get me. Software God), and doesn't mention HeatMapping (though he may not be on the latest release), but still v. good.

So many Eye-Opening moments with this application. Rilly.