poker and math

Promotion is a Hold-em poker?

OK, so I do not normally play $ 5 a number of SNGs. It is a pity that I did not just fail to stay above the zero level. Can the players performing to me the secret of becoming a really good, and proceeds to step to make poker a full-time job? Is it just a case of reading and studying as much literature as Harrington on Hold-em, and Sklansky Advanced Theory of NL? Is there something I'm missing? I've heard that it is good just requires hard work, but what does this hard work lead to? (By the way I can easily handle the math of poker as I am currently a student masters of mechanical engineering Warwick University

For me the turning point was when I realized that poker is not about trying to explore and remember what you do in each possible situation. About thinking a certain way. Analysis of the hands and human models. Thoughts like: "If he had, he would bet on the flop, but he did not, so he is not. "Keep thinking of all the factors that go into each hand, and analyze your hand histories (both logically and mathematically). Do it and you do not need to read one book. Read the book if you think there might be some factors you have not thought of. You might try to get the books problems and read the answers and analysis. I think Harrington is a book with nothing but problems. If you have a difficult to reach a decision about one's own hands, send it to the forum and / or here, and I and the gang will probably provide a good analysis of) workload is different for each person. Some people do not understand the nature of mathematical / theoretical concepts of poker, so they need more work (And that's who the books look like food). You already know the math side, so when you know how to analyze your hands, the only thing you lack the instinct / intuition. But some will automatically experience.

Lee Nelson on poker math