More about the 100K Challenge

I posted some of the results of my 100K challenge below.  This post will outline more of the thinking behind the challenge.

As noted, I’m interested in trying to ramp up my skills. I’m intrigued by the idea of Poker Snowie — available at http://pokersnowie.com.

I’ve decided to try to play a thousand hands at day using the Poker Snowie training mode, and see how (and if) I improve. This will not be my only method of training.

Starting Point:

 At the start, Snowie Poker evaluated my play as a “Beginner” — an error rate of 22.98. Let’s see where 100 days will put me.

The Plan:

 When I can, I plan to play at least 1,000 hands a day for a total of 100 days, and plot my progress. I will be grouping days into approximately 1,000 hands.  (That is, each "day" is not actually a single day and I can’t guarantee consecutive days.)

 The theory behind learning languages with Rosetta Stone is that there’s something special about immersing someone in a language — after all, this is how babies learn. In this case, poker is the language and I’m the baby. I’m hoping the constant positive & negative reinforcement from Poker Snowie will push me toward unconscious competence. Book & other types of learning will hopefully cement any skills I gain through training.

Please note: this theory is my own and could be a bad one. It could be, for instance, that book learning should come first rather than as an adjunct. It could also be the case that Poker Snowie is unhelpful to the learning process. (After drafting most of this post, I did find at least one other person who embraced a similar theory.) Here are a few other thoughts.

The Goal:

 Become a competent poker player!  Wish me luck.