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Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:22 pm to mmmmbrothers
Theory of Poker by David Slanksy
Best poker book out there imo
Best poker book out there imo
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:23 pm to Lester Earl
Alejandros still around?!
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:24 pm to tass13
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:28 pm to tass13
You missed it by about 7 years.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:30 pm to illuminatic
7 years ago I was 14.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:37 pm to tass13
Timing is everything. 
Seriously though. I spent years on poker and then one morning it was just taken away. Since Black Friday, the poker landscape isn't the same. Online for Americans is too small of a player pool and anyone still playing takes it fairly seriously. Even the live scene is tougher now. It's still full of bad players but even the bad players are good enough not to hemorrhage money away like they did 5-8 years ago. If you were starting in 2008, you wouldn't be at a disadvantage because the influx of new players was so great that you could hide in the player pool and learn at your own pace. Everyday 100s of new players were being introduced to the player pool. Now it's the same people everyday. By starting out knowing nothing, you are at a huge disadvantage that never existed before now.
Seriously though. I spent years on poker and then one morning it was just taken away. Since Black Friday, the poker landscape isn't the same. Online for Americans is too small of a player pool and anyone still playing takes it fairly seriously. Even the live scene is tougher now. It's still full of bad players but even the bad players are good enough not to hemorrhage money away like they did 5-8 years ago. If you were starting in 2008, you wouldn't be at a disadvantage because the influx of new players was so great that you could hide in the player pool and learn at your own pace. Everyday 100s of new players were being introduced to the player pool. Now it's the same people everyday. By starting out knowing nothing, you are at a huge disadvantage that never existed before now.
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:39 pm to illuminatic
Was 2007 the peak? Seemed like you had online poker as recent as 2010
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:43 pm to Paul Allen
The peak was from 2003 to around 2007 or 2008. The games got harder around 09 but nothing close to how they are now.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:44 pm to Lester Earl
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Tbh you're 3 behind Alejandro & sfp.
ZeeDustin
chowds
TheOcean
darryljames30
Acreboy
SFP
Alejandro
wizziko
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PsychTiger
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GHAZI
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:45 pm to Paul Allen
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Was 2007 the peak? Seemed like you had online poker as recent as 2010
A few years previous to 07 was the big boom for poker because of a no-name winning the main event. That's when poker blew up.
You started to get a lot of newbs trying their hand at being a professional poker player while never really being serious enough. The result was a lot of easy money for good players.
It was easy money up until online poker was banned in the US.
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:47 pm to tass13
PokerStars is good for learning the basics, betting structures, etc, and it's free, but like others have said, when it's not real money, people play like complete fricking retards. Strategy wise, go on YouTube and look up WSOP Academy. Lots of good tips from those videos.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:47 pm to LesMiles BFF
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It was easy money up until online poker was banned in the US.
That's not true. You had to be pretty damn good and put in a lot time to be even a modest winner long term from 09-11.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:48 pm to illuminatic
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That's not true. You had to be pretty damn good and put in a lot time to be even a modest winner long term from 09-11.
Well it was easy for me
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:49 pm to illuminatic
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That's not true. You had to be pretty damn good and put in a lot time to be even a modest winner long term from 09-11.
Son those $20 sit and go's on PartyPoker were some of the easiest money I've ever made.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:49 pm to wizziko
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Son those $20 sit and go's on PartyPoker were some of the easiest money I've ever made.
Amen, brother.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:51 pm to LesMiles BFF
you had to literally try to not finish in the money
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:51 pm to wizziko
i remember learning on those $20 and $30 sngs on party poker way back in like 04-05
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:52 pm to wizziko
Party Poker wasn't around in 09.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:53 pm to wizziko
When will it be legal in the US again you think?
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