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Hi everyone,
Despite having played poker occasionally for over a year, I still consider myself a beginner. I play with friends about once a month (sometimes twice), and we're finally considering playing with real money (micro stakes, however), so I'm looking to improve my game a bit.
To give you an idea of where I'm at, I've only recently learned about the proper lingo (playing "in position" vs "out of position", gutshot, backdoor draw, c-betting, 3-betting, jamming, etc),. I know a bit about the fundamentals, but my impression is I've only scratched the surface and I'm certain I make a lot of mistake both pre-flop & post-flop. In other words, when I'm playing, most of my decisions are likely not sound, fundamentally speaking, they're more based on feeling/intuition and I'm pretty sure I'm wrong the majority of the time. Additionally, I've heard of GTO, solvers (piosolver), software to analyze your past hands, etc but I've never dabbled with them, so I'm clueless as of how they work.
With that being said, what are your favorite resources (videos, books, websites) to learn and master the fundamentals, and eventually learn more advanced strategies? I'd also be interested in learning about the psychological aspect of the game (assuming such resource exist), things like reading tells, maintaining your composure, not tipping your opponents, etc. I'm more of a visual learner, so I have a strong preference for video resources, but I'm willing to go out of my comfort zone for a good book or blog/website.
Lastly, I'll mention that I searched this forum a bit before posting and found that many people seem to recommend Jonathan Little, some of these posts were from years ago so I figured I'd take a chance and ask if this is still current? I did watch a few of his videos and I liked the format, are there other similar resources out there?
Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Despite having played poker occasionally for over a year, I still consider myself a beginner. I play with friends about once a month (sometimes twice), and we're finally considering playing with real money (micro stakes, however), so I'm looking to improve my game a bit.
To give you an idea of where I'm at, I've only recently learned about the proper lingo (playing "in position" vs "out of position", gutshot, backdoor draw, c-betting, 3-betting, jamming, etc),. I know a bit about the fundamentals, but my impression is I've only scratched the surface and I'm certain I make a lot of mistake both pre-flop & post-flop. In other words, when I'm playing, most of my decisions are likely not sound, fundamentally speaking, they're more based on feeling/intuition and I'm pretty sure I'm wrong the majority of the time. Additionally, I've heard of GTO, solvers (piosolver), software to analyze your past hands, etc but I've never dabbled with them, so I'm clueless as of how they work.
With that being said, what are your favorite resources (videos, books, websites) to learn and master the fundamentals, and eventually learn more advanced strategies? I'd also be interested in learning about the psychological aspect of the game (assuming such resource exist), things like reading tells, maintaining your composure, not tipping your opponents, etc. I'm more of a visual learner, so I have a strong preference for video resources, but I'm willing to go out of my comfort zone for a good book or blog/website.
Lastly, I'll mention that I searched this forum a bit before posting and found that many people seem to recommend Jonathan Little, some of these posts were from years ago so I figured I'd take a chance and ask if this is still current? I did watch a few of his videos and I liked the format, are there other similar resources out there?
Thank you for taking the time to read this!