Drhat63
Enthusiast
Silver Level
a good player has leaks... they are learning and learning and that is expected. A great player has addressed those leaks, and attempted to plug them, no matter if they are "life" leaks, aka, the Pits or true gambling, or just poor spending habits in life's matters.
Great players also have really long term memory, able to draw from experiences and lessons learned in the past, but ALSO short term memory loss; this means not allowing previous hands of a session/tournament to tilt you, make you play any differently than your normal solid self. you have to be able to accept accountability, not blame bad plays on other players, but accept that maybe you didn't play the hand optimally....
Great players also have really long term memory, able to draw from experiences and lessons learned in the past, but ALSO short term memory loss; this means not allowing previous hands of a session/tournament to tilt you, make you play any differently than your normal solid self. you have to be able to accept accountability, not blame bad plays on other players, but accept that maybe you didn't play the hand optimally....
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megiverz1
Rock Star
Silver Level
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GameTooHard
Rock Star
Silver Level
terryk
TheCanuckwithalltheluck
Bronze Level
Why don't you dazzle us with your explanation as to why it's a mistake to jump out of my chair,Colin?A strong player would know that this ^ is incorrect
being as "weak" player,,it might help me out,,,, :flute:
naruto_miu
Legend
Silver Level
Cajin007
Visionary
Silver Level
In my opinion, a strong player is one who consistently evolves as the game does. They will be good days and bad days, and being able to identify and adapt to them is a sign of that strength. Wins/losses are merely stats that show a strong player where they have to improve. Look at Phill Helmuth, several titles and cashes with god knows how many deep runs, and when he tilts we watch him express his frustration. But after a while, he will find his opponent and talk with them to discover how they played.
A strong player is always studying the competition, and knows where they stand.
A strong player is always studying the competition, and knows where they stand.
Chalada12
Visionary
Silver Level
A very good player will looks like he is folding his hands every time .
Poker Orifice
FoolsTilt
Platinum Level
Why don't you dazzle us with your explanation as to why it's a mistake to jump out of my chair,Colin?
I'm not interested in dazzling you... I'm not even interested in educating you.
But if you want to find your answer, it is out there. Try doing some work by researching it. I can give you a hint 'Jared Tendler' (Oops! I think I crossed the line there... that hint was actually a bit educational)
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juninhigh
Rock Star
Silver Level
I think is a lot of combinations:
1- Changing gears to no let villains recognize your pattern (personally i like TAG to LAG), to not let them know what really means the sizes of your bets, in other word staying unpredictable the whole game.
2- Folding good hands, i think when people start to play poker they always think his A K have to win no matter what. The pros always get information with this hands and know when to quit.
3- Playing beyond the cards, sometimes you have nothing but you sense weakness or you have position to steal the pot.
4- Reading your enemy, knowing exactly what it means the size of his bets, what his image (agressive, passive, tight, loose). And how often he tries to steal the pot when he has position.
5- Strong mindset, letting it go bad beats, controlling tilt and having focus during long hours of tournaments.
1- Changing gears to no let villains recognize your pattern (personally i like TAG to LAG), to not let them know what really means the sizes of your bets, in other word staying unpredictable the whole game.
2- Folding good hands, i think when people start to play poker they always think his A K have to win no matter what. The pros always get information with this hands and know when to quit.
3- Playing beyond the cards, sometimes you have nothing but you sense weakness or you have position to steal the pot.
4- Reading your enemy, knowing exactly what it means the size of his bets, what his image (agressive, passive, tight, loose). And how often he tries to steal the pot when he has position.
5- Strong mindset, letting it go bad beats, controlling tilt and having focus during long hours of tournaments.
evildoesit2003
Legend
Silver Level
We have some really good players here at cardchat, you just know the ones who bluff a lot and those who dont so who to go up against but having said that there are so many new ones now who just seem to bulldoze their way through, which makes the game more by pure luck or stupidity which kind of takes the skill part out of the game especially in the freerolls, I still play some and have cashed a wee bit but definitely not as easy for me, I kind of liked knowing the players but I was out of commission for a bit and fell down in ratings but still love the game and with patience sometimes perservere!
