DJRog00 said:

Chris,

I feel I am a pretty solid player, make money, good roi, try to think outside the box, etc.  However, it is clear after reviewing a recent HH i still have a ton of leaks, some of which are glaring.  I do notice many of these while playing, but it's always right after the fact when I think all the way through the hand.  I find myself lost in the moment occasionally and it leads to some horrible hero calls (I know even good players have this issue) punting of stacks, etc.

How did you get to the point where you could think through hands fast enough while playing to be able to make correct decisions in the moment? 

How do you completely separate yourself from the so-called ego wars and evaluate hands purely based on player and situational reads?

I think I am more looking for ways that you improved your in-game play the most.  I watch a lot of videos and take notes, obviously that helps a ton.  However, do you think HH reviews of your own tournaments are even more important?  I have some good friends in the community and I think joint HH reviews would be the most informative on improving ones play.  Guess thats enough questions for one post.  Looking forward to your responses!

 

Ian 

DJ, 

I still struggle with most of your questions from time to time; I don't think anyone is ever immune to them. Sounds like a ton of your issues posted here are covered by Jared Tendler's book, Mental Game of Poker.  Some control issues, making sure you give yourself the best chance to perform at your best, etc.

Nothing but experience and learning mistakes can better prevent you from punting stacks, overthinking “in the moment” with disregard for overall tournament position. Going back and learning where you went wrong, especially with an experienced coach, can speed up the learning curve immensely. Surely a group HH review would be helpful also.

I try to think of “ego wars” only in terms of “what is the % chance I think my opponent is doing x,y or z out of ego or spite?” If I think it's high enough, I'd be willing to play differently than usual (depending on my holdings and so many other factors). I engage in what could be construed as an “ego war” in my first series, “Metagame Adjustments” (i think videos after part 1 cover the FT where a villain attempted to pick on me).

I hope this helps and I covered most of what you were asking. Feel free to post more 

I have not read Elements yet but will look around for it.

Best of luck today to you, too.

Kalculater said:

Antonne was building a fort in his lounge room out of couch cushions. It was a great big fort, it even had a lookout. What was the problem?

 

Have you met darvin in person?

 

Dogs or cats?

 

Ninjas or guerillas?

im stumped on the fort problem but without too much thought.

i saw him at Soaring Eagle Casino for an HPT once but the closest we got to meeting was having dinner at nearby tables in a restaurant there.

Dogs in a G-D landslide

Ninjas but only because I think guerillas have started to be associated with bad connotations since 9-11. probably a subconcious choice on my part.

hope this helps!

Marsh345 said:

I am also very interested to your in when you believe a player should think of getting a coach?

 

Also how often as a winning pro do you have those days where everything you do is wrong you lose all your flips and end up well down? 

with coaching, i think the sooner the better, depending on the skill level of the coach youre looking for.  anyone can teach you some good habits when youre learning from the start.  the better you get the better coach youll need.

and id say i lose on 7 of 10 days (in online tournament sessions). so hopefully that gives you some insight