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Are You Missing These Ingredients In Your Poker Game?
Good poker players are made, not born. They put in tons of hours analyzing, discussing and playing poker. You might believe that poker is about outplaying the other players and not playing tight aggressive poker, because you've seen the crazy people play on T.V! :)
Good poker players are made, not born. They put in tons of hours analyzing, discussing and playing poker. You might believe that poker is about outplaying the other players and not playing tight aggressive poker, because you’ve seen the crazy people play on T.V! :)
This is true if you think pigs can fly. If on the other hand pigs travel by walking where you live then you know where I’m getting at. Time, dedication and fun will make you a great poker player.
For example if you’re good at anything, you know it took time. It takes around 1,000 hours to get proficient at something and many times that to master it.
This can sound disheartening, but let me reframe it. How fast does time go when you have fun? Pretty fast, doesn’t it? So who cares if it takes time to get good at poker if you’re having a blast doing it? When you become too serious about anything you will not have a good time. Set a primary goal of having fun, everything else comes second.
I wrote down the most important concepts. Here are the results:
1. Strategy - You might say that strategy is the most important thing in poker. How to play hands and be able to do things like bluff, value-bet and fold in proper spots. Although I think strategy is crucial, I do not think it can stand on its own. The next point illustrates why.
2. Tilt Control - Poker discipline is one of the most important aspects in poker. If you’re awesome when you feel good, but play like a donkey when you’ve endured a few bad beats then you will never become a winning poker player.
3. Money Management - Strict poker money management rules are needed for success. If you’re consistently playing something like $1,000 NL with a $2,000 bankroll then you are destined to go broke. You need at least 20-30 buy-ins to survive and that is if you are prepared to move down in limits if things go really bad. Also remember that these rules are for winning poker players. If you’re just starting out you want A LOT more so you can afford to learn!
4. Finding The Edge - You have to play where you have an edge. That means where you can play and make a profit. If you’re playing at a table filled with poker players better than you then you will have a hard time winning. The money in poker is made from bad players, not good ones!
And that’s that! If you are interested in becoming an even better poker player then you can visit my poker website. I go through all these poker concepts in more detailed manner.
May your pots be monsters and your cards suited!