Sacrifice for success?

P

PlayGamer78

Rising Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Apr 28, 2021
Total posts
13
Chips
1
In the vast majority of cases, success is a total reflection of your dedication. And extreme dedication requires sacrifice. To sacrifice yourself, you really need to want and be aware that success depends on the number of hours effectively invested”.
 
Gallarado777

Gallarado777

Legend
Loyaler
Joined
Jun 19, 2022
Total posts
5,467
Awards
3
KZ
Chips
262
In the vast majority of cases, success is a total reflection of your dedication. And extreme dedication requires sacrifice. To sacrifice yourself, you really need to want and be aware that success depends on the number of hours effectively invested”.
I think you are right, very competent logic, where do you get such smart thoughts from, tell us your success(y)(y)
 
T

Tato Ivan

Visionary
Bronze Level
Joined
Apr 29, 2022
Total posts
762
Awards
1
UA
Chips
5
I agree with you entirely and completely. Only you need to realize that success depends only on yourself.
 
demibar

demibar

Legend
Bronze Level
Joined
Aug 4, 2015
Total posts
2,318
Awards
10
GR
Chips
108
Good point.dedication means to sacrifice something in order to achieve a goal.But not every time works..
 
Joe

Joe

99.98% Kiln dried
Bronze Level
Joined
May 28, 2016
Total posts
8,334
Awards
10
GB
Chips
119
I edited your thread title for you, please let me know if you would like it changed to something else as 'subject' wasn't particularly specific. :)
 
ikescherer

ikescherer

Rock Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Mar 10, 2016
Total posts
175
Awards
2
BR
Chips
61
Be more especific please, what kind of sacrifices are you refering to?
 
recerveau

recerveau

Visionary
Platinum Level
Joined
Jan 23, 2017
Total posts
787
Awards
2
Chips
157
The thing is, even though they have more hours than some people, they may have more resources and be able to achieve in less time.
This is why meritocracy is a lie.
 
davidjavi31

davidjavi31

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
Jun 14, 2021
Total posts
74
Chips
0
every sacrifice has its reward, but in poker the results will always be seen in the long term so you have to be patient.
 
DiegoRamos

DiegoRamos

Legend
Loyaler
Joined
May 21, 2015
Total posts
1,952
Awards
5
BR
Chips
205
In the vast majority of cases, success is a total reflection of your dedication. And extreme dedication requires sacrifice. To sacrifice yourself, you must want and be aware that success depends on the number of hours actually invested”.
I don't say sacrifice, but moving up in poker is painful and sometimes a bit stressful.

It demands a lot of your mental state, you have to be careful not to lose control.
 
smuckenfart

smuckenfart

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
Aug 8, 2022
Total posts
32
CA
Chips
0
Sacrifice would be intentionally betting with a total shit hand to a showdown perhaps two or three times to make people believe you're a fish.

Dedicating time to study even in extreme amounts is an investment, and it's only a sacrifice if you're giving up something that would otherwise make you at least in part equally happy. In sports, for example, athletes are fighting against their prime as the body inevitably ages, and so they sacrifice doing regular childhood or teenage things to pursue excellence in their brief window. I don't see that poker has the same imperative, so I don't see the "sacrifices" made to study or put in table time with the same regard.

Unless you neglect your family and your wife leaves you.
Well played.
 
G

GoodMoon90

Rock Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Feb 3, 2022
Total posts
176
Awards
1
Chips
7
This is true, success in any business (poker is no exception) depends on
first of all, on the number of hours that you spent on
improvement of skills in this matter, both practical and theoretical
 
R

rachelle2291

Legend
Platinum Level
Joined
Jun 30, 2018
Total posts
1,597
Awards
9
Chips
22
If you do one thing to the extreme to get really good at it then there are a whole bunch of other things that you will not be doing.
 
I Live Poker

I Live Poker

Legend
Platinum Level
Joined
Oct 7, 2018
Total posts
3,061
Awards
5
Chips
162
In the vast majority of cases, success is a total reflection of your dedication. And extreme dedication requires sacrifice. To sacrifice yourself, you really need to want and be aware that success depends on the number of hours effectively invested”.
hours ? just numbers. Sacrifice? words. let's go ilha
 
8

85champ07

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
Jul 25, 2022
Total posts
39
CA
Chips
28
Absolutely, but for me, I sacrifice more than time. I sacrifice monster hands when I probably don't have the nuts. I sacrifice my position when dweebs are going all in preflop against my AK with 120BB and I fold because I know that may not be a winning play. I sacrifice days when I should be focusing on other chores/tasks. I have a family and I do my best not to sacrifice anything for them, but at the end of the day, I find that I do that a little too. And yes, absolutely, I sacrifice many hours and hell I even sacrifice my sanity sometimes. Being sucessful in poker deserves a lot of sacrifice, but I mainly look at it as disciplined sacrifices. For instance, are you willing to sacrifice all your remaining chips on that AK, would you sacrifice your whole bankroll on one game, would you risk starting a tournament when you have been up for 14 hours. No, you probably shouldn't, these are not real sacrifices, these are bad decisions. As for poker, praticing discipline and using it as a strategy will limit how much actual sacrificing you need to do.

A person that plays as much poker as they can and does not sleep right, eat right, exercise right, and take time for their mind to relax will be doomed in poker. It stands to reason that success in poker does not always come down to sacrifices, but discipline and patience. Skill will always trump sacrifice because in the end you don't give up anything.
 
WrongUsername

WrongUsername

Visionary
Platinum Level
Joined
Apr 8, 2020
Total posts
848
Awards
1
BR
Chips
244
Hard work pays off, but in some cases it doesn´t
 
Academico

Academico

Rock Star
Platinum Level
Joined
Jul 11, 2022
Total posts
407
Awards
1
AR
Chips
176
It is a good message that you offer, I have not yet achieved the desired success but I do observe many changes and improvements due to that time invested
 
Top