Question For Daniel Regarding Memory

[TubaBoy 0]

Hi Daniel,I'm a great fan of yours and have been following your progress this year from the UK. I've seen from your blogs (both video and written) that you recall hands and situations as if they were written down in front of you, as most professional poker players do.The question I have is, how do you manage to memorize these situations with such accuracy?In addition, you here professionals talk about memorizing hands and situations from years ago, so when they see a similar situation occur, they pretty much know what to do (the likes of Doyle Brunson for example) - How is this achieved? Does it require some mental training, or is it just a case of building up the information in your head and storing it for a rainy day?(Is there anything I could do to improve my memory to recall past situations?)Cheers,

[chrozzo 19]

Hi Daniel,I'm a great fan of yours and have been following your progress this year from the UK. I've seen from your blogs (both video and written) that you recall hands and situations as if they were written down in front of you, as most professional poker players do.The question I have is, how do you manage to memorize these situations with such accuracy?In addition, you here professionals talk about memorizing hands and situations from years ago, so when they see a similar situation occur, they pretty much know what to do (the likes of Doyle Brunson for example) - How is this achieved? Does it require some mental training, or is it just a case of building up the information in your head and storing it for a rainy day?(Is there anything I could do to improve my memory to recall past situations?)Cheers,

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[TrulyRaNd0m 0]

Isn't this strictly an intelligence thing? I don't think there's a method to learn how to memorize stuff... you're either capable of it or you're not.

[showstopper24 0]

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good post-loli think it is just from experience. memorizing situations is part of the game and if you play that much you will eventually memorize situations

[gimeabrak 0]

good post-loli think it is just from experience. memorizing situations is part of the game and if you play that much you will eventually memorize situations

One of the best questions I have read herehope he responds

[bdc30 0]

I was going to post an insightful, informative post on how to improve this part of your game, but I forgot what the hell I was going to say.

[offset 0]

If you truly want to become a good, winning player, remembering hand details becomes easy. Big name pros remember hands in detail because they are constantly analyzing their play and their opponents' play. They do not simply move from hand to hand, but after each big hand is finished they think about the action and this constant review commits the hand to memory.Contrary what a previous poster said, memory is not a natural ability. The brain is a muscle. Like any muscle the more it is used, the stronger it becomes. Thus, the more anyone tries to access their memory, the easier remembering becomes.

[checkymcfold 0]

If you truly want to become a good, winning player, remembering hand details becomes easy. Big name pros remember hands in detail because they are constantly analyzing their play and their opponents' play. They do not simply move from hand to hand, but after each big hand is finished they think about the action and this constant review commits the hand to memory.Contrary what a previous poster said, memory is not a natural ability. The brain is a muscle. Like any muscle the more it is used, the stronger it becomes. Thus, the more anyone tries to access their memory, the easier remembering becomes.

this is a very good post, and the OP's question is, like, super important. i'd be very curious as to what DN would say as well. some thoughts of my own:improving your memory is largely a matter of improving your focus at the table. don't play tired. don't play distracted. don't play hungry. stuff like that. other things you can do include making sure you keep yourself thinking about poker as something that you're LEARNING as opposed to just DOING. keep learning new games, keep talking strategy with friends, etc. don't EVER think you're "good enough." unless you're winning every hand of every session, you can get better (don't take that to mean that that should be your goal--just making a point), and don't forget that. personally, it helps my focus if i keep learning things other than poker, too. i spend a few hours every day studying foreign languages, reading, and doing things like playing puzzle-type video games. all of that seems to help me keep my brain in gear.what sorts of things does everyone else do? this has the potential to be one of the best discussions we've ever had on FCP, i think...

[beans422 0]

http://www.cardplayer.com/author/article/all/36/7660Daniel talks about memory of past hands in this article. It's funny that I'd even remember this article since I read it 2 years ago.

[showstopper24 0]

http://www.cardplayer.com/author/article/all/36/7660Daniel talks about memory of past hands in this article. It's funny that I'd even remember this article since I read it 2 years ago.

you have good memory.

[cu in 4years Dan 1]

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lol i actually laughed out loud at that one