Skills of Successful Poker Player

To regularly win at poker, you need to have a large range of skills and they are not limited to the technical side of poker. Here are the most important "life” of the quality of any successful poker player. We built them in order of importance, but it is worth remembering that there are exceptions. Some players are quite successfully compensate for the lack of, say, discipline, self-confidence, unsinkable, and therefore continue to win.

Money Management:

If you cannot “count the money," do not understand what game you can afford, and what better to stay away, you cannot consistently benefit from their poker skills. Main reason that ruined many strong players - this game is too high stakes, which they cannot afford.

In poker, what often happens is that you just have no luck for quite a long time. And at such moments the worst decision is an attempt to make up for the more expensive tables - your game so bursting at the seams because of the uncertainty and endless setbacks, but imagine the consequences of attacks to more experienced players !

To avoid this, you need to remember this simple rule. Highlight poker certain amount of money (called bankroll), and always make sure that it had a number of buy-ins, ie entry fees in your current game, in which you feel comfortable and are not afraid to lose. If you think that there is not much money, and each bank for you is of great value, it should come down to cheaper tables to restore the shaken bankroll, as well as confidence in their game.

Failure to do so - a direct path to ruin. In a future article we will talk about the so-called bankroll management, which will help you stay afloat.

Another problem many new players is the inability to "read” money. If you decide to specialize in cash games of Texas Hold'em , you should not open a couple of tables in parallel Omaha or Stud , as well as your favorite evening event , from which you can still fly out in the first 15 minutes. Perhaps these games and bring you pleasure, but an extra 30-50 dollars funneling to such entertainment every day, it can destroy your entire income from the main game.

Discipline:

For stable player one of the most important skills - discipline. Ability to be in the right place at the right time - it's not just luck! If you do not go all night card, it does not mean that you should get involved in border distribution with bad hands just because you're bored. Emotion is easy to make a mistake that would devalue all your previous efforts. Attack should always look for a better card or a favorable situation at the table...

Most of the money in poker win is patient people who know that they have a good wine will go , if not a minute later , in one of the thousands of hands that they have yet to play .

A disciplined player will always be able to refrain from a situation where it was originally no benefits from drawing hands that can only create problems, as well as always odernet himself if he suddenly want to play the game more expensive than they can afford. He carefully considers the money and learn from their mistakes, not allowing emotions and momentary impulses get the better of cold calculation and the desire to win money.

Psychological stability:

At the poker table, it is important not to lose concentration under the influence of a poor sense of injustice prevailing distribution (" tilt "). You must be able to calm down or take a break as soon as emotions begin to take precedence and begin to dictate the rules.

In poker happen very long losing streaks, and there's nothing you can make even the best professionals - all a matter of probability theory and elementary mathematics. But ultimately, the best results are achieved by those players who are able to easily transfer failure to maintain psychological stability and better than others to minimize their losses in the difficult time for them.

Operability:

If you take poker seriously, and not as entertainment - is, above all, constant work on yourself. And regular game. Without this it is impossible to achieve the results themselves by themselves they will not come. Need to constantly learn, analyze clock distribution played and how you can spend more time at the poker tables, paying attention to every detail.

If you do not have sufficient capacity for work, you will not be able to maintain concentration in the most crucial moments , and you'll lose where , whether you are in good shape, would acquire , attacking previously noted by weakness in the game opponents.

Poker does not tolerate laziness and unwillingness to develop. Neither player has not sought in any way significant successes, mindlessly pressing buttons or shuffling chips in the hands or sitting out all day on the forums complaining about his bad luck.

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