OmarRD7
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I improved some things for my life.
Poker has made me learn some things. I can list emotions management, stress management, how to take decisions, how to win, how to grow up. And something very important (that I still do not put in practice totally): to be patient. I really need to improve this area, not only on poker, instead on all my life.
Thoses are very importants lessons that I keep in mind.
Poker has made me learn some things. I can list emotions management, stress management, how to take decisions, how to win, how to grow up. And something very important (that I still do not put in practice totally): to be patient. I really need to improve this area, not only on poker, instead on all my life.
Thoses are very importants lessons that I keep in mind.
antonis32123
Legend
Loyaler
Well , the right thing to say for me is not " I have learned " but " I am rearning " .
So , having said that , I would say that I am learning through poker more or less to have a lot of patience , like many of you guys said , to wait for the right time to act , to take the decisions that will payback the highest profit for every occasion .
Furthermore , I am learning how to evolve my aggressiveness and how to make plans for everything /have a strtaegy .
Last but not least , and I can use the present perfect , I have learned how to be addicted to something that you like very very much even if you're not so good at it
^hope sometime I can say the same
So , having said that , I would say that I am learning through poker more or less to have a lot of patience , like many of you guys said , to wait for the right time to act , to take the decisions that will payback the highest profit for every occasion .
Furthermore , I am learning how to evolve my aggressiveness and how to make plans for everything /have a strtaegy .
Last but not least , and I can use the present perfect , I have learned how to be addicted to something that you like very very much even if you're not so good at it
Poker taught me to embrace variance and enjoy the swings, even in life.
^hope sometime I can say the same
skavenger
Rock Star
Silver Level
Very Important Fast You talked About Your Learning. In reality, poker and a game Very dynamic that makes our life CHANGE ... If you play poker, your patience and understanding increase.
But I think what I learned most was like a card game can be so interesting, dynamic and complex!
But I think what I learned most was like a card game can be so interesting, dynamic and complex!
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coachlary69
Rock Star
Silver Level
I think poker has taught me to be more patient overall. I also think poker has taught me to accept defeat in such a way that life still goes on and that there will be another day and another chance. That's what poker has taught me.
cally
Rock Star
Silver Level
Not only patience as everyone as mentioned but Math plays a huge factor. As someone who did not do very well in Math through high school, I found this to be a fun way of becoming better with numbers.
Also, when I play live I put my instincts to the test. I love that part about the game. I learned to be very instinctive, have confidence in yourself and play your game.
Also, when I play live I put my instincts to the test. I love that part about the game. I learned to be very instinctive, have confidence in yourself and play your game.
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cardmaker
Rising Star
Silver Level
1) How to handle having money - its said most winners of the lottery lose it FAST, and ou see that every day in poker so learn over time to not be that guy. In life, when people say "it will cost you fifty bucks more just cuz I don't like you", you don't just grumble and pay, you laugh and say "what a stupid strategy that is, trying to steal the blinds when you have any two cards, no way you can withstand a reraise" or you fold and move on. Point being, you don't just get sucked out on in life by default, you play defence.
2) Risk - Everything is a gamble; walking down the street and not having a shark land on your head from a freak tornado, is a gamble. While oordinaryy peoplle walk around in life thinking everything is by default safe, you think back to that one in ten thousand badbeat you had, and know its a possibility. You learn to trust your gut on outcomes even if it flies in the face of logic. You also learn to make logical choices on the whole even with only a mild 5% edge etc and to watch for changes in fortune carefully.
3) You learn how to SPEND - You can't make an ommelate without breaking a few eggs right? But you also go bankrupt chasing a badbeat. In poker you figure out that both things are true and how to manage it. I can spend thousands of dollars, and lose it, but be ok because it was intelligently spent, or I can spend 5 dollars spend it poorly and feel terrible... why? Poker isn't a game of the short term, you learn the value of long term expenditures of effort and money to pull off a great result. And you learn to track those results ever more honestly and earnestly so as not to cheat ourself out of real joy or real responsibility.
4) Business competition - I think a lot of my business competitors are evil. One guy got away with beating his girlfriends for years, another has dark dealings with corruption, another ends up abusing people in third world countries. I want to scream sometimes! And I want to rip their balls off by out competing them into the dirt. In poker, people aren't bad people, but they often dwell in insidious and nasty mental spaces to mischieviously topple you. I often play out the frustration I have in business but less intense, and easier to get over, so its like a boxing bag, I get out my stress, I learn to keep composed, and I learn to outcompete while staring down the barrel of a gun every day. Its a gift for us all to in good spirits share that evil because some things in life are much more so, and its good to have a strong stomach for it and not freak out.
5) Style - Money from business is always heavy. Gotta think of all the workers, yadda yadda yadda. But I win in poker, and its nice and light, I spend it on stuff for ME, and helps me live more dynamic and so on, giving me more satisfaction. Lol, I guess it even stimulates the economy
6) Acceptance of the unexpected - Everyone has a prejudice against poker... at first. Thhinking its gambling, outrageous etc. But look around you, people are taking illogical and stupid risks with everything, poker is facing the uncertainty of life and in that way being able to be realistic about it. I play because it is the pragmatic choice, and prejudice is NOT pragmatic its just ill informed. So you learn to try to be less prejudiced about things you know nothing about.
I got all of that from poker.
And without it, I'd be a worse businessman, I'd be financially frustrated, and I'd get angry in situations where simple poker strategies will suffice to get through the struggle.
It made me more resilient, more powerful, and more clear minded/zen.
How fn awesome is that? Its pretty darn awesome!
And thats why I smile sitting down at the table. Cuz its made me better, so I embrace it as part of who I am. And I dare my opponents to shake me out of it, cuz heck yeah, I love this stuff. You wrestle with this pig and you'll get dirty, and I love that feeling.
We all do
2) Risk - Everything is a gamble; walking down the street and not having a shark land on your head from a freak tornado, is a gamble. While oordinaryy peoplle walk around in life thinking everything is by default safe, you think back to that one in ten thousand badbeat you had, and know its a possibility. You learn to trust your gut on outcomes even if it flies in the face of logic. You also learn to make logical choices on the whole even with only a mild 5% edge etc and to watch for changes in fortune carefully.
3) You learn how to SPEND - You can't make an ommelate without breaking a few eggs right? But you also go bankrupt chasing a badbeat. In poker you figure out that both things are true and how to manage it. I can spend thousands of dollars, and lose it, but be ok because it was intelligently spent, or I can spend 5 dollars spend it poorly and feel terrible... why? Poker isn't a game of the short term, you learn the value of long term expenditures of effort and money to pull off a great result. And you learn to track those results ever more honestly and earnestly so as not to cheat ourself out of real joy or real responsibility.
4) Business competition - I think a lot of my business competitors are evil. One guy got away with beating his girlfriends for years, another has dark dealings with corruption, another ends up abusing people in third world countries. I want to scream sometimes! And I want to rip their balls off by out competing them into the dirt. In poker, people aren't bad people, but they often dwell in insidious and nasty mental spaces to mischieviously topple you. I often play out the frustration I have in business but less intense, and easier to get over, so its like a boxing bag, I get out my stress, I learn to keep composed, and I learn to outcompete while staring down the barrel of a gun every day. Its a gift for us all to in good spirits share that evil
because some things in life are much more so, and its good to have a strong stomach for it and not freak out.5) Style - Money from business is always heavy. Gotta think of all the workers, yadda yadda yadda. But I win in poker, and its nice and light, I spend it on stuff for ME, and helps me live more dynamic and so on, giving me more satisfaction. Lol, I guess it even stimulates the economy
6) Acceptance of the unexpected - Everyone has a prejudice against poker... at first. Thhinking its gambling, outrageous etc. But look around you, people are taking illogical and stupid risks with everything, poker is facing the uncertainty of life and in that way being able to be realistic about it. I play because it is the pragmatic choice, and prejudice is NOT pragmatic its just ill informed. So you learn to try to be less prejudiced about things you know nothing about.
I got all of that from poker.
And without it, I'd be a worse businessman, I'd be financially frustrated, and I'd get angry in situations where simple poker strategies will suffice to get through the struggle.
It made me more resilient, more powerful, and more clear minded/zen.
How fn awesome is that? Its pretty darn awesome!
And thats why I smile sitting down at the table. Cuz its made me better, so I embrace it as part of who I am. And I dare my opponents to shake me out of it, cuz heck yeah, I love this stuff. You wrestle with this pig and you'll get dirty, and I love that feeling.
We all do
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legman2
Rock Star
Silver Level
Well, over the years I learned a lot about people in real life, from live games over years of playing.
Online in US hasn't been fun. US was locked out from PP, iPoker, VCPoker, ect... I thought it was over here but then I started up my PStars account and was back in action. And it happened again! so the best rooms are all gone. From online, it's ever evolving and offers the best games. US may not have so much insight about online poker unless you're talking about before BF or Before AP,PP,iPoker,UB,ect, imo. I feel Online is just sick and fun. I also think I learn more in general playing online poker and less live. Live home games are great but some of my best poker highlights are online.
Online in US hasn't been fun. US was locked out from PP, iPoker, VCPoker, ect... I thought it was over here but then I started up my PStars account and was back in action. And it happened again! so the best rooms are all gone. From online, it's ever evolving and offers the best games. US may not have so much insight about online poker unless you're talking about before BF or Before AP,PP,iPoker,UB,ect, imo. I feel Online is just sick and fun. I also think I learn more in general playing online poker and less live. Live home games are great but some of my best poker highlights are online.
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socre999
Rising Star
Bronze Level
what I learned from poker
I've learned poker is very interesting because I was taught to be peaceful and quiet at the tables not try to play at random if not analyze my hands as they leave and are given the opportunity to be aggressive hands playing also patience must be a virtue not to despair in the game that's what I learned from poker greetings
I've learned poker is very interesting because I was taught to be peaceful and quiet at the tables not try to play at random if not analyze my hands as they leave and are given the opportunity to be aggressive hands playing also patience must be a virtue not to despair in the game that's what I learned from poker greetings
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jppetey
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Life skills
Poker mirrors life amazingly. I've learned to listen better, more to the point listen with my eyes. It's amazing how much you miss in a conversation if you don't engage visually. Pick your fights, don't wast your time and energy on what you can't win. They're finite just like your chips.
Poker mirrors life amazingly. I've learned to listen better, more to the point listen with my eyes. It's amazing how much you miss in a conversation if you don't engage visually. Pick your fights, don't wast your time and energy on what you can't win. They're finite just like your chips.
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chadel_man
Rising Star
Bronze Level
To be patience...
More you can learn like - count cards, quickly makes summary of potential of your hand in e very part of the game, learn some basics of human psychologic. Some respect of your money, if you not want to cash in the endd of the gam... Many many more....
More you can learn like - count cards, quickly makes summary of potential of your hand in e very part of the game, learn some basics of human psychologic. Some respect of your money, if you not want to cash in the endd of the gam... Many many more....
Sakolik029
Rock Star
Silver Level
