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 Originally Posted by LuckySlevin
Well I've lost another bankroll but I'm pleased to say it was not through not following bank roll management. I did lose 12 consecutive table buyins which didn't help! From now on after the fourth I'll take a break and go for a walk.
The majority (not all.. but the majority) of the losses were through bad beats, i.e. I have top two pair against JJ and he hits a jack on the river etc... so I'm pleased with that.
I've been reading a fair bit lately which is a nice luxury I have as I have a bit of time on my hands, and I've decided to finally get around to some hardcore poker study. I 'used' to be a fairly good student, so hopefully it should go fairly well.
I'm going to read a number of poker books and make detailed notes on them all and try to combine the notes into one overall strategy guide for myself. It'll take some time but I'm hoping it will be worth it.
Can you guys tell me your thoughts on the books I'm going to use, I've included six here in the order I plan to study them, if you can think of any reasons for changing the order or adding or removing any please let me know!
Thanks.
1. Doyle Brunson's Super System - A Course in Power Poker.
2. No Limit Holdem Theory and Practice - Sklansky/Miller
3. Harrington on Holdem I, II, III.
4. Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players - Sklansky/Malmuth
I've read HOH 1 and it is pretty good. It has a lot of information in it and good examples, but it will take more reading of it multiple times to make sense of it all. I'm through it twice so far and yet to grasp all of the details and nuance.
I think if I were you at this point Slev I'd not worry about books so much. Make sure you are using PokerStove, it's free and can help you with percentages... also helps to know if you are likely ahead or behind in a hand. That helped me improve. I didn't go back and look for older histories in your messages, but post some tournament histories for us to look through, then maybe we can spot some of your troubles.
Bad Beats don't usually come in 12 game spurts... 2 or 3, yes. 12, not that I have had in my 6 mos of playing. Especially not at low levels. I don't recall the level you are playing at, but stick to one game and let's work out the issues there first. I'll do what i can to help... I started out in SNG's for $1 and $2 until I built up some headway...
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