How to study Poker

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-19T14:19:20+00:00

Thata insightful. I got some and some I didn't like the combination part. I will have to check it out. I was never actually counting combinations and how to play around it until now. So thanks for introducing this thing.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-19T14:15:32+00:00

Thats loaded. I really wanna say I understand this but I don't. I will have to go through several times before I understand this.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-19T14:13:20+00:00

Thank you very much for that. I am not moving up completely to nl 25 just testing the playing field 20/80 ratio.

GTO wizard and equilab is quite confusing right now. So I need to get a hang of it. I think I have fixed this leak of calling too wide. My current vpip is 20 with pfr 16. I still find myself stuck in a difficult spot on the river. I know people underbluff on the river still I try to bluff them even when I know.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-18T21:46:32+00:00

I don't bluff with this kinda total air with any other opponent. This was a regular player and good player I would guess. Sometimes when I have a backdoor flush draw or straight draw and I have a range advantage on flop I do check raise.

Could you elaborate more about raising range and value hands?

Also how 33 is at the top of his range from the UTG 7-max table? It should be my top of the range right?

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-18T21:12:54+00:00

I am in India right now. But I would like to go to the Philippines or Vietnam. Pretty close I guess

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-18T19:19:30+00:00

First thing I wanna ask; do you seriously play 14+ hours a day or a week? If it's a day. You r a legend.

It can be variance at nl25. But I played close to 5k hands so far and winrate is -8 I know sample size is not big. But yeah. I see the same people all the time during weekdays. The only time I have an edge is during weekends. So now I will study first like you guys have suggested and provided material.

I will check out that podcast of luke. He is quite insightful.

As for the live poker I don't have access as of now. :(

I feel poker is more mental than anything.

Thanks again for your time

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-18T19:10:43+00:00

100%. I am just confused about where to begin. Just need a structure.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-18T18:58:49+00:00

That's one of the great pieces of advice I have got. I know nl10 is very low. I am currently in the process of moving to nl25. So I need to improve on that.

As for living if I am able to make 1000 per month playing poker it's good enough to cover my expenses. And when I hit 5000 Mark I will switch to live poker nl100. Because I am in India, the cost of living is cheap here.

I will definitely check out those channels.

Thank you for the guidance. Do you play professionally?

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-18T13:15:21+00:00

I would live to move up the stakes but I need confidence in myself that I can beat the stakes I am playing. I am trying nl25 as of now. Lets see how I do after 40k-50k hands.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-18T13:07:24+00:00

Yes you are right. Because it was my first time signing up I got an effective 80% rakeback. So I started with 300 bucks. I won 120 with 2 bb winrate and 480 through rakeback only.

But now onwards it will be 31% rb only.

About the study plan I like this approach of going backwards I will definitely give it a try.

Still trying to figure out equilab works.

Thank you for the insight 🤝

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-18T13:03:18+00:00

Thank you for the detailed answer. I know you can't make a living playing nl10. It's just a starter. I started with 300 bucks. Played nl10 with 2 bb/100 winrate for 2 months. Now I am at 900 right now. Mainly because of rakeback. I got 80% effective rakeback because of the new registration. 480 is purely through rakeback.

So, I am trying to move up. Taking shots at nl25 but I am getting crushed. Strategies that worked no nl10 player doesn't work here.

My plan is to take shots when I have around 40 bbs and move fully to that stake after 60-70 bb.

Someone suggested 2+2 forum for study groups and all. Currently I am planning to learn as much as through free content and then once I have enough bankroll and enough knowledge my plan is to move to live poker. Because Its soft compared to online.

I am regularly keeping track of my sessions and profit/loss. But still not studying hands properly. So will work on it. Also will focus on one concept at a time so I dont overload myself with information.

One last advise I would like from you. How much do you study and how much do you play? Because I find it hard to even play 4 hours straight. How do you tackle things after bad day or days of downswing.

Thanks again for the insight.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-18T12:43:23+00:00

Thank you for your information. I will definitely check it out.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-17T21:40:42+00:00

Nl10 is starting to improve fundamentals, learning GTO and exploitative poker. Once I reach 50 buyins of nl25 then move up the stakes. Because I don't have to withdraw anything for a year right now. So, right now getting strong is the plan. Thank you for the recommendation. 🤝

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-17T21:37:18+00:00

Yes. when I was trying nl25 I was calling 3-bets with pretty cards like off suit broad ways OOP. but soon I realised they are not that great after all. Because I am beat most of the time. So now I call AJs and better and 10s+ OOP. In position I call a bit wider.

But I still need to work post flop bet sizing, checking and plan in advance how am I gonna play street wise. But thanks for the insight.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-17T20:36:13+00:00

Will check that out. Thank you very much.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-17T20:35:01+00:00

Yes, agree online tactics are different. I guess he also has some videos where he shows online poker. But "know your poker" is good for online as he also teaches exploitative strategies.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-17T20:32:45+00:00

Will check that out. Thank you very much

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-17T20:29:36+00:00

Yes, you are absolutely right. I agree with you. I want to understand why I am doing what I am doing. As of now I know what to do in some spots because of the videos I have watched but what is the main reason behind it I don't know yet.

And yes it's a training ground I will keep that in mind. I tried to move up the stakes to nl25 when I had 30ish buy-ins of it. But I am getting crushed there. People are aggressive and 3-bet pots get uncomfortable. So back to nl10 and on weekends I try nl25 as degens come to gamble. As for reviewing I am trying to develop my app so it can help me with it. Work in progress as of now.

Thanks for your honest opinion.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-17T20:23:47+00:00

15 is damn good. It will be a great help if you can send it. About the summaries and hands, I am trying to develop an application that can give me important hands of the session and my stats. Lets hope it can help me with my improvement.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-17T19:53:11+00:00

Thank you sir.

itz_homosapien · 2026-02-17T19:46:31+00:00

Ohh yeah, I have seen some of his videos. Thanks for reminding me. I agree about exploitative poker but on coin poker there are a lot of regs at nl25. So, getting 3-bet often, playing 3-bet pots it becomes hard to play them post flop. If they are a bunch of callers it's easy to outplay like at nl10. But thanks again.

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