Listening to a good podcast earlier today on how the mind adapts to learning new things and the 4 stages involved. Got me thinking. Thinking is good.
So as a noob to the site I like the idea of pouring out my thoughts as I evolve from a meh player to something with a little bit of positive ev.
Playing holdem for a few years now on and off with mixed results. This will be a dear diary of sorts where I document my play,my learning and the rest both on and off the tables
Ultimately tho this will be for me as a record of my progress and hopefully writing will enhance the learning process and speed it up too. Readers will be a bonus and we all love playing with a bonus.
So as the name suggests I'm irish. And i've come to play.
Notes from the podcast for anyone interested:
stage 1. Unconscious incompetence
You dont know that you cant do something as your unaware of its existence.
E.g. polarising your range. You dont do it cause you've never heard of it. Your not doing it and your not aware of it.
stage 2. Conscious incompetence
you know you should be doing something the correct way but you keep doing it wrong and making mistakes. Eg calling an all in a multiway pot on a flop of ak10 when you hold 22
stage 3.
Conscious competence
you know what to do. You think about it and You do it.
Stage 4.
Unconscious competence
youve played half a million hands. You've seen certain situations happen many times. You do the right thing cause u just know.
Youre first to open a hand with aks. Raise. Next please.
Your opponents bet sizing seems weak. Check raise in position that scary board with air and watch him fold his over cards. Why did u do that? You unconsciously knew.
I may be a little off with my examples but u get the idea hopefully.
