What makes a great player?

#1 13th January 2010, 3:59 AM

What one poker skill do you think makes a great player?

Good reading skills?
Able to make big laydowns?
Patience
Aggressive
Other

#2 13th January 2010, 4:17 AM

Discipline - Once you master it, you have unlimited potential.

#3 13th January 2010, 6:33 AM

NOT LOSING 14 ST8 TIMES YOU FLOP A SET.

#4 13th January 2010, 6:52 AM

The one poker skill I think that makes a Good NLH Tournament Player is Timing.

Luck doesn't hurt any either.
lol

#5 13th January 2010, 7:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SydTheCat

What one poker skill do you think makes a great player?

Good reading skills?
Able to make big laydowns?
Patience
Aggressive
Other

I think good reading skills and being able to make big laydowns go hand in hand.
But I will pick other: bankroll management

#6 13th January 2010, 10:40 AM

Knowing when to play em and when to fold em (not just big laydowns). It may take a combination of skill, discipline, luck and intuition, but those decisions seem to carry the day.

#7 13th January 2010, 12:38 PM

ALL OF THE ABOVE!! or name yourself leatherass!! :P

#8 13th January 2010, 12:46 PM

I must agree with ShineDown.45, you can be all the things you wrote above, however, if you go all in when you know that your opponent got 2% to hit his only out and you play way out of your BRM and he hits it, No metter how good you are if you don't have money to play.

#9 13th January 2010, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SydTheCat

What one poker skill do you think makes a great player?

Good reading skills?
Able to make big laydowns?
Patience
Aggressive
Other

I'd say other: judgment. Knowing when to be patient and when to be aggressive.

It really depends on what you mean by great. From what I've read about Stu Ungar, I think he was a great player but, I don't think he could beat $10 NL FR.

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