“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system.” This saying is written by John Gall on his book, Systemantics: How Systems Work and Especially How They Fail.
The first paragraph is a thought with a lot of words that has a simple meaning. And systemantics on its own sense applies its principles in poker. Starting out on a simple system is what we need as poker players. Simple steps that will go through an evolution through practice and learning.
This saying is a little bit complex but it holds true the meaning of poker. Your progress as a poker player should come from baby steps before becoming a fully mature one. Everything comes from small things so try to learn more and more about poker and then practice a lot.
In poker, you need to create a core basis which you can develop your skills. Do not dare create a incomprehensible strategy with a lot of holes, it would be impossible to fix it. Advance game plays would be worthless if you’re basic strategy has many flaws.
You need to look for the core strategies that you’ll develop in the course of learning. And not to make complex moves that will just ruin your game. Your advance game plays will be worthless once your core strategies have flaws.
1.Understanding your hand attributes to start with.
2.How to correctly use your attack.
3.Identifying the advantages and disadvantages of positioning.
4.The significance of probability.
These skills are your basic foundation, and you must learn to master these skills before going into the big leagues.
These skills are also the ones you need to win on lower limit games. And you know what? Knowledge of advance strategies is a hinder on this level. What you need to do to be effective on lower limits is to have a straightforward game play. There’s no need to learn complicated strategies at this point, you will just be confuse and lost in the game.
And if you already learned this core strategies, make use of all the advance strategies to append your basic ones.
A poker player who wants to polish his game will not hesitate to throw away his old strategies and start anew. If you’ll do this, you are ready to learn playing poker the right way.