The Learning Centre: A new child board for Poker Hand Analysis

[madasahatstand]

Critism such as "instafold" "you played that hand like a donk" "why were you even in the pot" are not exactly helpful when you are on the learning curve.

People who insult each other because they have different opinions about how a hand should be played are, IMHO, arrogant beyond belief.

Those who insult players with less ability or experience than themselves are no better than playground bullies.

Never a truer word spoken Red.

[taximan007]

Critism such as "instafold" "you played that hand like a donk" "why were you even in the pot" are not exactly helpful when you are on the learning curve.

People who insult each other because they have different opinions about how a hand should be played are, IMHO, arrogant beyond belief.

Those who insult players with less ability or experience than themselves are no better than playground bullies.

 

[TightEnd]

the board will be up and running shortly, I hope totalise and Longy will then get things cracking as and when questions and hands/tournament histories are posted

[Royal Flush]

I think we all got the idea that criticism doesn't work and teaches people nothing.

Eh?

I mentor 2 players locally, if i didn't criticise them when they got things wrong what would be the point off it?

As it happens i grill them over hands they play badly quite extensively until they tell me why they have played it badly, no point just giving people the answers as they will never learn the thought process.

As it happens one of them won the main event in the last Brighton festival, i would say i must be having some effect.

[madasahatstand]

I think we all got the idea that criticism doesn't work and teaches people nothing.

Eh?

I mentor 2 players locally, if i didn't criticise them when they got things wrong what would be the point off it?

As it happens i grill them over hands they play badly quite extensively until they tell me why they have played it badly, no point just giving people the answers as they will never learn the thought process.

As it happens one of them won the main event in the last Brighton festival, i would say i must be having some effect.

 It sounds pretty constructive that you are making them think for themselves and not just criticising. Thats very good, well done. Are these the folk making you money? You hit the nail on the head by saying there is no point giving people the answers, they do need think for themselves and it sounds like you are having some good success there:)  Good luck for the future:)

[TightEnd]

New board is live

[madasahatstand]

New board is live

Brilliant!

[steeveg]

Critism such as "instafold" "you played that hand like a donk" "why were you even in the pot" are not exactly helpful when you are on the learning curve.

People who insult each other because they have different opinions about how a hand should be played are, IMHO, arrogant beyond belief.

Those who insult players with less ability or experience than themselves are no better than playground bullies.

i agree, its very easy to be negative, its not very smart though, it stops interaction,if people feel they will be ridiculed because they post something which is very basic or not a general opinion,they just wont post, nothing wrong saying you played a hand wrong,and how you would play it,or just to disagree, thats what players want ,its what constructive advice is all about, but smartass jokes should be left for other topics

[madasahatstand]

Is the advice from the learing centre one on one or do people get pms in private from the mods/experienced players there?

thanks in advance

[TightEnd]

replies will be on the thread

if any mentoring relationships develop in private, thats up to the individuals themselves

[suzanne]

replies will be on the thread

So can you please explain how this will be any different from the current PHA thread?

Im not being argumentative, I posted a couple of hands on the PHA thread a good while back and was put off by some of the comments and didnt go back...I just dont see how this will be different if anyone can post?

[totalise]

replies will be on the thread

So can you please explain how this will be any different from the current PHA thread?

Im not being argumentative, I posted a couple of hands on the PHA thread a good while back and was put off by some of the comments and didnt go back...I just dont see how this will be different if anyone can post?

it will be different because when we get everything organised, we will be focusing more on concepts/discussions that members of the forum have trouble with, rather then individual hands. It will also be a place where members can mutually discuss hand histories/tournament histories. PHA is more to do with individual hands, this child board is more to do with increasing the level of education the less experienced players currently have.