Read, Watch, Do...Repeat
I started playing at a friends house every Sat. night for about a year. I would win my fair share...okay not really.
Any way, it got me interested ever more interested when I had to stop what I was doing and take care of my elderly mother. Which she loved to watch the WSOP on TV. especially when it came to Phil or Phil, Hellmuth or Ivey.
At this point I began to read on the subject and I have personally read the following books from front to back and placed markers at what I thought was important points, I go over these again and again from time to time:
- The Theory of poker: David Sklansky
- Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players: David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth
- Harrington on Hold'em, Vol 1, 2, and 3: Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie
- Harrington on Modern Tournament Poker: Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie
- Poker the Real deal: Phil Gordon
- Super System A course in Power Poker: Doyle Brunson
- Phil Gordon's Poker box set: Little blue, green and Black books
Just by reading these and practicing what is written in them on ClubWPT, Americas Card room and Home style Tournaments, I advanced my play.
I then found the
App for my
iphone "Tournament Poker Coach", admittedly this is a fantastic app for anybody from beginner to intermediate.
I progressed my play even more by joining Tournament Poker Edge although it is for online play and I'm a live player, it still helped me out and taught me quite a bit, I must admit I no long subscribe to them, none the less they are helpful.
My next move is to join Learn WPT as that is geared towards live play.
As for the WSOP and WPT, in 2015 I placed in 2 of the 5 I played in. This doesn't include tournaments at local
casinos.
2016 I played in only one major tournament and didn't place.
So far in 2017 have placed in a WSOP circuit event and plan on more in Sept.
and again for the WPT at the Hollywood Seminole Hard Rock in November.
You can check it our at Hendon MOB for Raymond Claus.
Best advice anybody ever gave me is...stay positive and never stop learning!
Regards
Ray