How to Become a Good Poker Player

How to Become a Good Poker Player

Chances are that all of us have been skimming through the channels on the television and have come across a poker game wondering how is it possible that a card game is considered a sport and nonetheless thousands of people actually want to watch it. The reason is that people have discovered the sheer excitement that overwhelms them once they have won and how easy it is to do so. If dominating someone mentally is your kind of game, then poker is the right match for you. Becoming a good poker player involves lots of patience and determination, psychological and behavioral skills, and most importantly the brains to strategize to know when you can strike your opponent. Once you have learned and mastered these skills, you will not only be respected and feared in the poker room; as well as outside in the general public.

In order to set the foundation for your poker play, it is necessary for you to be patient and determined on your goal, which is winning the event. I can't tell you how many times where players had absolute control of the table and lost it all only because that player started to become bored and careless with their decisions. There are plenty of opportunities that will come during the course of the game that you just need to throw away bad cards. Examples of bad cards are cards that don't connect within a three card span, cards that aren't suited (the same pattern), and cards that are lower then ten. The

biggest mistake a player makes is playing to many hands. Keep in mind why you are playing; therefore, you need to set something visible such as a watch or a card protector to help you remember. Players seem to drift off as the game lengthens, forcing bad decisions, and that is when your patience will come into play because you threw away cards that other people would play.

Once said and done, you are now in a now position where understanding the other players' behavior, mental process, and betting patterns becomes crucial. Strength in these fields is what separates the bad from the good, the good from the great, and the great from the legendary. Games are won and lost in this part of the game; therefore, every little detail has to be taken into note. That means observing when they talks, how they look, what they say, how they say it, and what is their poker history. There are so many factors to take into note, but more often then less all you need is that one little detail or remark that says it all. Picture it as everyone at the table is a jigsaw puzzle. Now every detail that you have taken into consideration is slowly starting to put the jigsaw pieces together so you can get the overall picture of who that person really is. Now that you can read your opponent like a book, this is where strategizing determines how much money your opponent is willing to give to you.

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