Need help 'perfecting' my game

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   I'm a big fan of poker, I play on PokerStars.com, I usually just play the tables and play money Sit N Go.  I have entered a few tournaments and the best I did was 249th out of 9000.

I completely understand the game, but I need to start learning the math side of the game. IE: "Whats the % of me winning the pot, should I call with these cards, etc" I just want to be able to enter, say a $2 tournament and atleast make a little bit of cash here and there. I need to be able to tell myself if it's worth it to call, notice paterns to see if this guy/girl is bluffing and know how much to bet at certain times myself.

So, my question is should I read a book or play at a training site. If it's a book I need, which book do I read, if it's a site I need, which site do I go to.

Any help is appreciated! (:

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JBake Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 23-July-2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 139	Quote Reply Topic: Need help 'perfecting' my game Posted: 23-July-2009 at 6:40am
	I'm a big fan of poker, I play on PokerStars.com, I usually just play the tables and play money Sit N Go. I have entered a few tournaments and the best I did was 249th out of 9000. I completely understand the game, but I need to start learning the math side of the game. IE: "Whats the % of me winning the pot, should I call with these cards, etc" I just want to be able to enter, say a $2 tournament and atleast make a little bit of cash here and there. I need to be able to tell myself if it's worth it to call, notice paterns to see if this guy/girl is bluffing and know how much to bet at certain times myself. So, my question is should I read a book or play at a training site. If it's a book I need, which book do I read, if it's a site I need, which site do I go to. Any help is appreciated! (:


bigdawgzuc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 18-June-2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 79	Quote Reply Posted: 23-July-2009 at 7:18am
	I'd play for Play money so you start to develop instinct on value of making calls/folds/betting. At the same time, pick up Hold Em Strategy, by Daniel Negreanu and More Wisdom, also by Negreanu. He'll get into examples, odds, pot odds, percentages of winning (And losing of course). Good Luck.

aintsotuff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List BLUFFer Joined: 18-December-2004 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 4188	Quote Reply Posted: 23-July-2009 at 8:08am
	Harrington on Holdem 1&2
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JBake Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 23-July-2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 139	Quote Reply Posted: 24-July-2009 at 12:11am
	Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'm headed to the bookstore on Friday to pick some of those up. Thanks again for the help, it's much appreciated!

PokerZombie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04-April-2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 726	Quote Reply Posted: 24-July-2009 at 10:35pm
	No Limit Hold Em Theory and Practice from 2+2 publishing. Also the Harrington on holdem series mentioned above.

JBake Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 23-July-2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 139	Quote Reply Posted: 27-July-2009 at 3:20am
	Picked up the Negreanu books, reading the Wisdom one currently, shouldn't take much longer to finish it. After the other one I'll be picking up the Harrington Volume I-III. Learned a lot so far. Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

y2icon v2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List BLUFFer Joined: 07-November-2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2298	Quote Reply Posted: 27-July-2009 at 6:12pm
	Odds and Probabilities by Matthew Hilger
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bigdawgzuc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 18-June-2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 79	Quote Reply Posted: 28-July-2009 at 7:00am
	Go to Amazon.com, and you could pick up the Harrington 1-3 series for less than $60. Wow, you could use the money you just saved and play a quick MTT. You never know!!!!

Sheekish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25-March-2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Posted: 02-August-2009 at 10:05pm
	Definitely the Harrington On Hold em's and "No Limit Hold Em Theory & Practice" by Sklansky is awesome

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