Escaping the Poker Books
There is a wealth of great poker information available to the player who would learn from books. Clearly, there’s no argument that years and years of information gained by players like Doyle Brunson and David Sklansky over countless logged hours of time at the poker online table is invaluable, especially when you can pick it up in pages that likely have converted to actually money for a lot of people.
One thing about online poker knowledge passed through books, though, is that it is no substitute for actually getting in dirty at the table and playing. You can read everything you want, but in the end it’s like reading about basketball: you’re not going to be able to apply all that great information without getting in logged hours on the felt. It’s one thing to read and understand logistics of raising in hypothetical poker scenarios, but a whole other thing entirely when you’re behind chips with real money against a real bet from a real person.
Reading, then, should be used as a supplement to the time spent running action. Playing online affords you the ability to log more hands per hour than ever before. Keep your reading up, but more importantly, stay active in the game.
