Taking notes
I have spoke passionately in skype groups, sweat sessions, msn convos, forums and 1on1 about how passionately I am about take notes. Taking notes can be a huuuuuge advantage and really help you out. I'd like to say firstly.. you shouldn't do exactly what I do with note taking, I've tried in the past to do different methods and generally when it's forced its not going to be as effective.
Talk to yourself
In your notes you should give yourself some questions and try to answer them as you play longer with the player.
Example 1
First of all I will talk about the standard note taking that you caan get "used" to doing. Afterwards BenPS, will post a template about a second way of taking notes and I will try to discuss/talk about it.
NL100 13/11/2011
3bets different amounts c/o vs button, find out what small raise means
cbets 33% on dry board value? bluff?
cbets 55% on wet board what does this mean?
turn cbet size is 75% on "scary turn" value? bluff?
turn cbet size is 40% (setting up river jam) on blank turn - how to exploit?
So the above are the kind of detailed observations that I like to take in cash games and will do for players I have played 200-600 hands with.
As time goes on I will like to cement everything into solid reads.
NL100
- Small 3b co vs btn = weak hand that he is happy to 5b shove with. (A9s, 55, KJ)
- Cbets 33% otf as a bluff in position when blinds defend
- Big turn bet size on overcard = barreling bluff
- Small turn bet size on ANY card is setting up river shove
- close to 1:1 ptsr on river = bluff 1.5-1 set up = strong hand
- Insta jams river when setting up river bluff
- Takes 10 seconds or so to jam when jamming river for value
I also really enthusiastic about torunament notes and think they are probably alotttttt more important than cash game reads.
Moorman1 (example)
PRE
- Flats KK to an EP raise after pre ante
- 3x after ante in rebuy with big hand, 2.5x with bluff/semi bluff
- 3b shoved 25bbs with 22 btn vs bb against nit
- 4b shoved 32bbs w/aq against large 3bet mp vs co
- 3b folded w/27bbs
- cold 4bet shoved 88 for 45bbs, btn, vs sb, vs bb
- raise/called 22bbs w/k10o vs nit
- called AA in bb vs utg raise and c/r kj2 flop 70bbs deep.
- Open jammed k2ss for 19bbs into 2 nits
= Open jammed 74o for 14bbs into 2 nits
- Raises flop really quickly when bluffing
Flop
- big cbet = big hand in small stakes
- called raise otb w/32bbs vs co and clicked back/called shove on 723ss w/88
Turn
- Floated 245cc w/KJcx and shoved on Qs turn after 50% turn bet from fish
River
- Shoves alot of rivers as bliffs
- Jammed 88 on 763JA after villain bet, bet, checked for 1.3x pot
- Jammed 910ss on 782sdd 3s Kc when villain bet, bet, checked for 0.8x pot
- Just called river with jj on 891072r
fine alright in case they get mad i am only speaking for myself. 
Of course the decisions matters. But if you make the right decisions eventually you should have the proportionate results.. I mean IN THE LOOONG TERM........as we all know. If your objection was because I forgot to mention the Loooong term factor I apologize. I just thought it was obvious.
