does anyone actually study poker seriously while playing
Yeah, but not the way people pretend lol. Nobody is out here doing a phd between hands. The only "study" that actually sticks while youre playing is one tiny rule youve drilled so hard it survives adrenaline. Thats it. For me it was just pot odds and chip count discipline, boring as hell, but it stopped me from lighting money on fire in sit and gos. Same thing online, especially in crypto casinos, where people act like fast deposits somehow make bad calls smarter lmao. They dont. If youre checking a notebook every orbit, youre not studying, youre stalling because you didnt learn it before you sat down.