Organizing your thought about poker

frnandoh said:

A lot of new players focus in learning advanced strategies that most of the times will be executed them wrongly. We are very excited seeing pro players earning a lot of money and we think this is only for their actions, moves and strategies inside table, but what we don't know is that playing poker frequently and healthfully, you need to make a scheme that take into consideration your job, your family and all that can be affected by the game, even you want to play just for fun. Now your soul belongs to poker, you made a pact with devil... HAHAHAHA. A poker for fun without knowledge and a minimum discipline can be desastrous, so I've prepared some tips about how to handle our little game in your life.
Poker game have three basic cornerstones: Skill, Bankroll Management and Mindset. Sometimes people have not a good skill yet, but they can begin in the right way. Don't stop to do other activities. Continue focused in your job, continue getting out with your friends, continue relating with your relatives, continue studying, continue practicing sports (this advices can be used in new courtship). Playing poker is very cool and funny but it should be one part of your great and exciting life. All that advices will help you to keep a good mindset.
All of we know that we have to play under control of a bankroll management, but many times newbies continue making bad choices like playing buy ins incompatible with their bankroll management and sometimes making deposits with a money that they will need after. That makes me remember that statment of Phill Ivey: "If you can't take $100 from your wallet right now and burn it, you shouldn't play poker". When player is financially disciplined, everyone wins, the player wins the stability playing with a calculated risk or earning money and poker platforms win a player that will play often, So take care about your money!
So playing poker implies in administer your life, but if you really love poker, make coaches, read books, study and study, release your knowledges adn be happy!!!

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elton015 said:

Good post this one here! I think that your advices are really important because poker is not the most important thing in our lifes, we have our family our job, friends etc... and they deserve our attention as well as poker.
For me poker is just entertainment, my family is most important,so when I play poker I am just having fun.

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sryulaw said:

Everything you said is true indeed !! the problem is that we need a recreational player to play just for the pleasure of hitting the flop, they play for just to be distracted, they're going to make our daily profits! but if you want to be profitable and competitive this is the way!

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