Ask a Pro – Week 3 – Scott Ian Answers
Thursday, December 11, 2008 - smokin_aces
The question selected for Scott Ian to answer was again submitted by paulodiablo. Paulodiablo is now becoming a prominent contributor to this blog and we thank him for it!
Here’s the question.
“Scott… you’re a bit unusual in the pro sense, in that you’re kind of a newcomer to the poker scene, so you might have a fresher perspective than some of the long time pros on what it’s like to start out and try to develop some competitive chops quickly. If you had to recommend ONE learning resource only to a beginning player to get them up to speed, what would it be and why? And if you’re up for a second question: in addition to playing, what kind of things are you working on now to keep your poker learning going strong?”
And here’s Scott’s answer!
“Thanks for the question. Yes, I agree that my perspective is certainly different than that of the other pro’s on the site, yet at the same time, my poker education so far has been like a crash course in brain surgery. I’ve been exposed to so much knowledge in such a short amount of time from Annie and Phil and all the UB pro’s that I liken it to learning in dog years! Of course absorbing and applying that knowledge and learning what works for my game is an endless road that I intend to stay on as long as I can.
OK, enough babbling. If I had to recommend one learning resource to a beginning player it would be private lessons with Annie Duke. Yeah and you should also get swimming lessons from Michael Phelps and maybe AC/DC will play your birthday party.
So to answer your question I would say that learning the math that backs up your decisions is key. It will really help you make the correct decisions and in the long run you will profit. As you play longer and you start to develop your own game, a lot of these decisions will be second nature, but at the beginning knowing the math behind the decision will make this game of so little information a bit more transparent and hopefully you’ll always get your money in good!
I am constantly working on my game and besides playing as much as I can (and taking lessons with Annie) I joined a site called Pro Play Live and I watch the videos of the pro’s playing online and explaining in real time what they are doing and why they are doing it. Knowledge is power.
Cheers,
Scott”
Be sure to check back tomorrow when we announce the pro that will answer the next question!
GL
Aces
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December 12th, 2008 at 5:51 am
That’s great Scott… I appreciate it!
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