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i think one should read books and then play seriously. in two very distinct stages, and in that order. there are indeed things best taught in books, mostly about odds and how to enter a hand, pot odds, stuff like that. then you need to play. tells, for instance, are not only different for every player, but theyre read differently by every player in different situations, and i dont think you can get real valuable knowledge about the subtleties of the game without thousands of hands as experience. and once you start becoming your own poker player, reading a book (unless it turns you that you're a horrible player) is only likely to wrinkle or destroy your self-confidence about your own ideas and way of playing, which would be bad for your game. i think,
i enjoyed "positively fifth street," because it was a narrative, not a lesson. those are fun. |
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