time to add 2cents.

While all of them are helpful, evyerone is different.

For example, i have NEVER read a poker book, the only kind of advice ive got from that is a forum, just general hand questions that kind of thing.

Doing nothing and just playing is a daft answer, as thats called experience. No way can you be a great player (and No-one on this forum is great, i mean really great) and take say 3 years off and not play 1 hand, and come back playing your "A" game, things change, youll forget a little etc.

Discussion is great, thats why a couple years back id post hands i'd or other regulars had played, with or without hole cards, and get some thoughts on how they were played or what youd do different, it gives you multi-way advice which is priceless, as a tight player and an agressor will both win tourneys, but if you can use both sides of their games..... your golden.

Observation is fun. If you watch poker on TV you will learn nothing, they show maybe 5 interesting plays an hour, and none of them are that great often, sometimes youll pick up a tip or 2, but not often, TV = entertainment. BUT - watch online is different. Ive watched many guys play tourneys, mainly NDN and Borgo and Ed. While learning some things from them while enquiring abouty their cards, you should also try and put people on hands. Borgo will back me up here when i say ive watched him play and gone on a sick "run" of calling peoples hole cards he is against either spot on or vyer damn close. You can learn alot from observing, but its boring

Coaching is weird. A few sites out there offer coaching videos, which are good and will improve your game, so the investment of the PPV side is worth it. Apart from that i dont know much about it so i cant offer advice.



Generally i use a bit of all except the book side. IT works, im doing well live at the moment. 10 tourneys, 3 cashes (11th, 5th, 2nd), and more impoertantly, got knocked out either ahead of 50/50, so im playing well i think.

I hope at least 1 person reads this and thinks a bit

Have fun


(back in 2 days im told)