When you hear the word “myth,” you may think of a fanciful tale passed down through the generations, or the common modern usage of a story or proposition that is simply untrue. Poker myths can involve both of these connotations. Broadly speaking, we can regard a poker myth as a poker strategy or tactic that has no solid foundation in math-based theory. If the myth is plain wrong, thereby giving bad advice, it is apparent why we would want to identify such fallacious thinking and purge it from our game.
In other instances, the myth may contain a grain or truth, or reflect an outdated understanding of how poker works. In the latter case, it can be informative to understand why the idea is no longer supported by theory. This is particularly the case if the myth is still believed by a significant number of poker players. As emphasized elsewhere in our training material, if you can determine where an opponent is going wrong, you have the blueprint to beat them.
In our PRO course Myths Of Poker, coach w34z3l looks at a variety of poker myths, testing their veracity if any, and discussing what we can learn from them. As part of his research for this course, he also stumbled across myths perpetuating bad poker advice, disseminated by allegedly reputable sources. Here he is with an introductory overview of the course.
One cautionary conclusion one might reach from this course is that poker myths are still common today. Indeed, the solver era is producing a whole new chapter of poker ideas that are misleading or simply false.
So how do you separate the wheat from the chaff, thereby ensuring the strategies and tactics you employ are sound? Finding reliable sources is key, but as emphasized in this podcast episode, ultimately you will need to assess the veracity of the poker material you consume. Hence the final video in the course describes how to become a poker myth buster yourself.
Here is listing of the individual lessons in Myths Of Poker
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