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Article: Can Poker Be Taught?

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  1. Kochan Kochan is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 10:13am)

     
  2. SEABEAST SEABEAST is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 6:24pm) in reply to Kochan

    <p>good stuff kochan :)</p>
    <p>didn't know you had a blog either... was hoping to meet you in sydney but neither of us lasted long i guess :P</p>
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  3. djkelly69 djkelly69 is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 7:19pm) in reply to Kochan

    <p>"does he seriously expect me to fold a hand like K10s pre-flop?"</p>
    <p>haha, the story of my life trying to teach something to pub or home game poker players.</p>
    <p>as well as:</p>
    <p>"dude, i have Ace Nice, why would I fold that pre-flop?"</p>
    <p>"86s - cos its my favourite hand"</p>
    <p>ftr i do believe that poker is teachable (as evidenced by almost all players on this site and others), but the player has to be willing/able to learn.</p>
  4. TONYEVIL TONYEVIL is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 8:29pm) in reply to Kochan

    <p>great read mate . talking about hitting the nail on the head. </p>
     
  5. relderretep relderretep is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 9:09pm) in reply to Kochan

    <p>awesome article, a lot of truth in there!</p>
     
  6. WillisNYC WillisNYC is offline

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    Dec 18th, 2008 (12/18/2008 12:18am) in reply to Kochan

    <p>as a poker instructor, I find much truth in this article. It is something that I have thought about quite a lot.   Indeed, I think that the 'other' hard to define qualities are just as important as the ability to learn.  Those 'other' qualities are the intangibles like bankroll discipline, discipline to follow the system that is taught, innate bullheadedness that allows a player to fight through serious slumps and believe in what he is doing instead of reverting to 'form' the second that what he is taught runs into the reality of 'variance'.  The ability to see the reasons behind plays and alter them based on others perception of the player. (multi-level thinking)  </p>
    <p>Much of this can be learned by playing as well as constantly studying what others are doing.  The experience of playing millions of hands is something that cannot be taught though.  That experience can only be gained by doing and doing it in such a way that you are constantly learning along the way. </p>
    <p>I have learned that teaching these other things is truly difficult.  </p>
  7. nemostars22 nemostars22 is offline

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    Dec 18th, 2008 (12/18/2008 3:13am) in reply to Kochan

    <p>u fold kts? wtf</p>
     
  8. lordxixor101 lordxixor101 is offline

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    Dec 18th, 2008 (12/18/2008 5:30am) in reply to Kochan

    <p>Just a thought here, but is this 2 different questions, can you be a winning player or can you be a top player?  If your top in your field in anything (pro baseball, poker, doctor, lawyer), you have a natural ability for it, and an affinity for it (you can't be that great at something you dispise).</p>
    <p>So, can a guy be taught to win $20 games, sure.  Can they be the greatest in the world, you definitely need something natural (and special) to do that.</p>
  9. Liina Love Liina Love is offline

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    Dec 18th, 2008 (12/18/2008 11:37am) in reply to Kochan

    <p>I think the most important trait that everyone lacks is the ability to be nice.  Be nice to others and the karma will come back and kiss you on the face.  Dont pick fights..especially the player sitting on your left...be extra sweet to that guy. Send xmas cards to your favorite people, give part of your winnings to charity..and smile a lot.</p>
     
  10. gekophonic gekophonic is offline

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    Dec 19th, 2008 (12/19/2008 5:40pm) in reply to Kochan

    <p>this is a great article from one of our (AUS) truly top online  players</p>
    <p>- I appreciate the solid words you express relating to your experiences in the game </p>
    <p>Keep running deep in the millions mate :)</p>
    <p>Myself: "Fuccccccccck Kochan runs good"</p>
    <p>MichaelDunworth: "Kochan doesn't run like god... God runs like Kochan"</p>
    <p>hahahahah GG WP </p>
     
  11. Chasrg Chasrg is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2008 (12/21/2008 1:26am) in reply to Kochan

    <p>To Liina:</p>
    <p>Karma is luck, and poker players don't believe in luck.</p>
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