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Strategy: Psychology & Didactics

Self-Management as a Poker Player

by Matthias Wahls

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Introduction

In this article

  • Bad beats and downswings
  • Remaining focused in bad times
  • Patience is a virtue
In addition to possessing strategical and technical know-how, you must keep yourself under control when playing poker. Poker is a struggle against yourself as well! Dangers and temptations to stray from the right path lurk everywhere.

Here we will show you some typical traps and provide you with the tools to maintain your consistency. Many beginners don't appreciate the value of such articles, since you get few concrete tips on how to play your hand.

I want to make it clear that the psychological side of poker is one where most people fail. Even the old pros who have been at it for years make these financially costly mistakes, despite their great knowledge of poker. All examples below are related to Fixed Limit.
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Article Contents

  • page 1
  • page 2
    • Downswings
  • page 3
    • The learning curve
    • Reading the tea leaves
    • Impatience
  • page 4
    • The break even problem.
    • Ego
    • The mistrust problem
  • page 5
    • The pessimist
    • Seeking revenge
    • Focus
    • The comfort zone problem
    • The virtues of a poker player
    • Literature
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