fritzson
11-14-2008, 06:37 PM
I found this in a poker magazine, I have re-write it and translated it to
some kind of english, I have done a little filtration too, but most part are
here. After this I guess I do not have the time to be a pro. ;)
It would have been a little funnier with some pictures...
Soo.... where are you in the ladder?
The beginner (Homo Habils )…
…is the most common in the poker population, there are players in all levels
in the ladder for development. Some will never change and some do…
everything is about the will and ability.
The beginner gets the interest for the game trough either TV or home
evenings with the family or good friends. Because of that, we can
understand some players play 90% of their hands and raises with 9 3 suited.
One familiar player is Gus Hansen who was playing a WPT final a couple of
years ago and now he is a legend.
Typical for the beginner:
* playing to many hands
* do not care about positions
* play the whole way to the river, without caring about the bet sizes.
* does not have understanding for pot odds.
Positive with beginner:
* They are eager to learn
* Clever beginner will notice their limits and can collect information and
advance to higher levels in no time.
Well, it is just poker and not rocket science.
If you are a beginner:
*You play all hand from all positions and have no clue about pot odds.
*You think positions are a football term, you value your starting hands on
their looks and you think a bankroll have something to do with your
paycheck.
To climb to the next level:
* Download a table over starting hands and read books about the basics in No Limit Holdem.
* Play as much hands you can do. Smaller live tourneys can make it even funnier.
* Talk much about poker with more advanced poker players. That will speed up your learning.
* You should play small stakes online. No higher than $5 buy-ins for SNGs and multi table tourneys, $0.10/$0.25.
Average Player (Homo Erectus)…
As an average player, you know everything about pot odds and positions.
You have study the requirements for the different starting hands and have
understanding of what kind of hands you should play in the different
positions. The craze has bitten you and yet you find your self in a weird
level, and feel stuck in old wheel trucks. You know about value bet, but not
understand in which situations you can use it. You know when you are
beaten but still you make the call for some reason.
This seems to be the hardest level to pass by for many poker players. It
requires a big effort and will to learn… this is probably the first level you
cannot be passive and learn at same time. You need to think poker to be
able to play difficult hands in marginal situations, even if your subconscious
can tell you how to play in the end of a SNG.
Typical for an average player:
* You understand the concept about protecting hands, semi-bluffs, value
bets, but still make the wrong judge of hands and make some obvious mistakes.
* You have a hard time to be cool after you have lost a big pot and you can easily go on tilt.
To climb to the next level:
*Make poker to a lifestyle. Discuss hands with players you trust.
*To keep the learning constantly and build a poker library should be on top of the agenda.
*Invest in some good analyze programs, analyze your game after each session by going
through your big hands and marginal situations and look for leaks.
*You should play $10-$40 tourneys and NL stake $0.50/$1; here you can beat
players with less understanding for the game and bigger leaks than you have.
Advanced player (Homo Neanderthalensis)...
You know how everything works; you have been around for a while and have
been playing enough hands and been in enough marginal situations and made
it through without a scratch. You know how to slaughter the game in the
middle level, you make thin value bets and can get a way with bluffs, you
know how to maximize the refunds from tourneys, and you know you average
income per hour in cash game. Probably you still make some mistakes, but
they are of a different kind then earlier. Maybe you do not have the best
table image yet; maybe you play to long when you are not focus enough for
the winning. Maybe you have a bad habit to tilt. (Probably it would be good
to read about Mind and body tapping and other techniques).
Typical advanced player:
* You know about playable grips and maneuvers – to float play from wrong positions to attacking on all streets.
* You have an ability to be unpredictable by changing tempo and vary your game;
you know when to fold a hand – which is the hardest thing to learn.
To climb to the next level:
*When you leave this level, you are going to be one of the 5% in the top of
the poker hierarchy, which is a very difficult assignment.
*Try to identify you mistakes. A good way is to make a movie with a few sessions
and try to get a more advanced player than you to review your effort.
*You can also invite a few friends and play some session where you later
analyze your game. This can help you to find leaks in your game.
Your learning must be a constant progress. You should spend a lot of time in
forum for hand analysis and watch high qualitative videos from top players.
The pro player (Homo sapiens sapiens)
There are different kinds of groups of pros. Anyways; if you are here, you
know hell lots of poker, everything there are to know about, you have
thousands of play hours behind you and all disciplines. One of your most
important qualities is that you can be a chameleon; you can fit in any situation.
Oh my! There was a lot of info here… all from moods to image, history to winning formula.
Short and consist: you are tough guy on the poker table for any kind of
player and you can handle poker every day.
Typical for pro:
* You get a big part of your income from poker.
* You can handle your bankroll in a proper way and you know how to handle swings of any kind.
* You rarely tilt and you shine calm by the table.
* Well, you got big bags under your eyes from all late poker nights.
Next step:
* Learn to accept your poker I, with everything your poker ego brings to
with it. All winning poker players have big egos, but poker pros love to listen
to criticism and take all the new info, which is available for them.
* Get knowledge of when you play best of a 24 hours period and can bring in
the most money. Try to eat right and exercise to keep the blood flow to the
brain in a high level.
* Schedule time for relaxing when you can disconnect poker.
some kind of english, I have done a little filtration too, but most part are
here. After this I guess I do not have the time to be a pro. ;)
It would have been a little funnier with some pictures...
Soo.... where are you in the ladder?
The beginner (Homo Habils )…
…is the most common in the poker population, there are players in all levels
in the ladder for development. Some will never change and some do…
everything is about the will and ability.
The beginner gets the interest for the game trough either TV or home
evenings with the family or good friends. Because of that, we can
understand some players play 90% of their hands and raises with 9 3 suited.
One familiar player is Gus Hansen who was playing a WPT final a couple of
years ago and now he is a legend.
Typical for the beginner:
* playing to many hands
* do not care about positions
* play the whole way to the river, without caring about the bet sizes.
* does not have understanding for pot odds.
Positive with beginner:
* They are eager to learn
* Clever beginner will notice their limits and can collect information and
advance to higher levels in no time.
Well, it is just poker and not rocket science.
If you are a beginner:
*You play all hand from all positions and have no clue about pot odds.
*You think positions are a football term, you value your starting hands on
their looks and you think a bankroll have something to do with your
paycheck.
To climb to the next level:
* Download a table over starting hands and read books about the basics in No Limit Holdem.
* Play as much hands you can do. Smaller live tourneys can make it even funnier.
* Talk much about poker with more advanced poker players. That will speed up your learning.
* You should play small stakes online. No higher than $5 buy-ins for SNGs and multi table tourneys, $0.10/$0.25.
Average Player (Homo Erectus)…
As an average player, you know everything about pot odds and positions.
You have study the requirements for the different starting hands and have
understanding of what kind of hands you should play in the different
positions. The craze has bitten you and yet you find your self in a weird
level, and feel stuck in old wheel trucks. You know about value bet, but not
understand in which situations you can use it. You know when you are
beaten but still you make the call for some reason.
This seems to be the hardest level to pass by for many poker players. It
requires a big effort and will to learn… this is probably the first level you
cannot be passive and learn at same time. You need to think poker to be
able to play difficult hands in marginal situations, even if your subconscious
can tell you how to play in the end of a SNG.
Typical for an average player:
* You understand the concept about protecting hands, semi-bluffs, value
bets, but still make the wrong judge of hands and make some obvious mistakes.
* You have a hard time to be cool after you have lost a big pot and you can easily go on tilt.
To climb to the next level:
*Make poker to a lifestyle. Discuss hands with players you trust.
*To keep the learning constantly and build a poker library should be on top of the agenda.
*Invest in some good analyze programs, analyze your game after each session by going
through your big hands and marginal situations and look for leaks.
*You should play $10-$40 tourneys and NL stake $0.50/$1; here you can beat
players with less understanding for the game and bigger leaks than you have.
Advanced player (Homo Neanderthalensis)...
You know how everything works; you have been around for a while and have
been playing enough hands and been in enough marginal situations and made
it through without a scratch. You know how to slaughter the game in the
middle level, you make thin value bets and can get a way with bluffs, you
know how to maximize the refunds from tourneys, and you know you average
income per hour in cash game. Probably you still make some mistakes, but
they are of a different kind then earlier. Maybe you do not have the best
table image yet; maybe you play to long when you are not focus enough for
the winning. Maybe you have a bad habit to tilt. (Probably it would be good
to read about Mind and body tapping and other techniques).
Typical advanced player:
* You know about playable grips and maneuvers – to float play from wrong positions to attacking on all streets.
* You have an ability to be unpredictable by changing tempo and vary your game;
you know when to fold a hand – which is the hardest thing to learn.
To climb to the next level:
*When you leave this level, you are going to be one of the 5% in the top of
the poker hierarchy, which is a very difficult assignment.
*Try to identify you mistakes. A good way is to make a movie with a few sessions
and try to get a more advanced player than you to review your effort.
*You can also invite a few friends and play some session where you later
analyze your game. This can help you to find leaks in your game.
Your learning must be a constant progress. You should spend a lot of time in
forum for hand analysis and watch high qualitative videos from top players.
The pro player (Homo sapiens sapiens)
There are different kinds of groups of pros. Anyways; if you are here, you
know hell lots of poker, everything there are to know about, you have
thousands of play hours behind you and all disciplines. One of your most
important qualities is that you can be a chameleon; you can fit in any situation.
Oh my! There was a lot of info here… all from moods to image, history to winning formula.
Short and consist: you are tough guy on the poker table for any kind of
player and you can handle poker every day.
Typical for pro:
* You get a big part of your income from poker.
* You can handle your bankroll in a proper way and you know how to handle swings of any kind.
* You rarely tilt and you shine calm by the table.
* Well, you got big bags under your eyes from all late poker nights.
Next step:
* Learn to accept your poker I, with everything your poker ego brings to
with it. All winning poker players have big egos, but poker pros love to listen
to criticism and take all the new info, which is available for them.
* Get knowledge of when you play best of a 24 hours period and can bring in
the most money. Try to eat right and exercise to keep the blood flow to the
brain in a high level.
* Schedule time for relaxing when you can disconnect poker.