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Hi guys i have one question.Im interesing of a my style of poker life.I usually study and play poker every day.Its a very good but sometimes i want to fuck poker,because nothing go how i want,badruns etc.Sometimes i dont want to study and play for example 4 days.But is it long ? or is it good ? Do you study and play every day ? When i dont play i watch on videos and learns new concepts but it is very exhaustive.How do you do it ? Thanks guys !

it is exhaustive every day watch videos etc....only simetimes

Meh, sometimes I sit down, load up some tables and even if I'm up, I don't feel like playing. When that happens, I just don't play. Sometimes I rather watch the game, read a book, go out or whatever else. You don't HAVE to play/study every day.

Haha, I can relate to your post.

For the six years previous to Black Friday (I live in the U.S.), I earned nearly my whole income from poker. I had one bad run where I dreaded playing poker for more than month. I hated to sit down to play. I had no will to learn more. I took a two week+ vacation and started anew. The vacation helped to some extent.

If you don't play for a living and you feel that you hate it...take a three or four day vacation from poker. Don't think about poker AT ALL during that time (easier said than done...you may have poker withdrawal like I did!).

I am currently restructuring my game with the goal of moving back to the Philippines in September of this year to once again play online for my living (and be on permanent vacation!). I am watching about two videos per day and taking detailed notes on all different topics (i.e. preflop play, flop play, turn play, river play, checkraising, 3Betting, tilt, etc.).

It's been more than two years since I've been a member of DC and I decided to start with the series "Haj School" by WiltonTilt. It teaches you how to learn effectively and make the best of your study time.

Because you don't play for a living, I would recommend that you treat poker as a "serious hobby" instead of feeling that you "need" to play or study every day. Believe me, if you force yourself to play everyday, poker get become un-fun.

thanks,yes i dont work like a poker pro,but i wanna it.I play only six months and i try to make everything for it !!! I hope once and soon i will be poker pro as you ! Thanks for all heroes

And a serie HAJ SCHOOL by WiltonTilt is a free or i have to pay ? thx

I read that Leatherass (Doug Schmidt), when treating it as a business, had decided that 20% study and 80% play seemed to be a good ratio for him but one size is not likely to fit all. Study should payoff well if you do put it into practice and the ev balance point will be different at different stages and for different types. Early on I would think the more study the better but after a while you are likely to plateau and start gaining from actually playing more and reducing study.
As for taking time off this will be good when you are not in the right mode to play or learn. I think you learn much better when interested in what you are doing and so a holiday can help if you are down and battered.
I review a lot of hands, watch vids, and post forum replies for a lot of my study - it doesn't seem to be paying off that well at the moment though but I live in hope.

When you're plateuaing, isnt that a sign that you should start working on your game away from the tables more, but then again it could also mean that you have down what to do against a certain range, but you dont know if someone's range is really like that or how he plays certain parts of it.

Don't try to learn to much new stuff at once. Focus on mastering the concepts before adding new things.

And buy the Mental Game of Poker Imo. Teaches how to learn more effectively and how to fix your motivation issues.

okay thx and i want to buy product for more effectively lerning but i donk know where ? How much is it ? Thx

I don't know where you're located or the resources that are close to you, but when I first started playing, I would just walk into Barnes and Noble and just grab a poker book and start reading. Didn't cost any money and had the entire selection to choose from.

from czech.I have some poker books.I read them and here in DC i read posts and in TPT too and other webs i look for posts and read them.I think its good thing.....

"Haj School" is an old series here on DC. The concepts still apply 100%. It will show you how to learn in the most effective manner.

http://www.deucescracked.com/videos/101-The_Haj_School/894-Episode_One

If you are playing six-max NLHE, then I recommend the DC video series "+EVolution of a Poker Player":

http://www.deucescracked.com/videos/706-Episode-One

qattack THANKS very much !!! I play especially HU....

From what you have said & reading some of the replies you have received, the only advice I could offer you from my experiences in the past etc are to set yourself a schedule & try to stick by it.

For e.g. Set your self a certain amount of hours per week to play, perhaps set some hours per month / fortnight or week to learn (Don't over do this though or you will just derail yourself).

Obviously your timetable should work AROUND any other commitments inside your life. This is KEY, as it is very important to make sure you still have your social life. You need time away from learning or playing poker to enjoy life and "breathe" if you don't, inevitably you will drag yourself down & wont like where you end up or who you have become. I know some people have the capabilities to do this but for the majority of us it's KEY to have a life outside of poker.

The next thing I would advise is although you are trying to stick by this schedule / timetable you set yourself, it is also important to remember, if you don't feel like playing or are in the wrong frame of mind then DONT play! Nothing forces you to play & in doing so when you are not in the right mindset will nearly always lead to bad results.

My last bit of advice to help you would be to keep yourself fit & healthy. A lot of players don't realise how important this is. But giving your body & mind stability are KEY to success. There's nothing worse than falling asleep when you are playing or not eating correctly because you spend too much time doing other things etc.

Poker is supposed to be enjoyable & profitable, hence why we love it. But don't let it take over your life

I hope this has helped in someways &/or given you "food for thought" as they say.

Good luck in the future!