In March of last year I was presented to the game of poker or better yet, I discovered this fantastic game. Like many players, I started losing money and trying to figure out how this game work, what strategies should I apply to the game.
After some hard work, hours of study and play and by taking the effort to specialize in one type of game (current I play SNG of 9 players) I figured out that it takes more than luck to be a long term winning player.
You see, you have to play for the long term and be skilfull in this game to win. In the short term anything can happen but on the long term only the good players will win on poker.
On a game based on luck you cannot control the random output, you cannot play to lose or win. Poker is diferent, you can play to lose or you can play to win, which is why playing poker is clearly a game of skill.
It takes more than cards to win at this game, poker is based on many variables like stack size, pot odds, winning odds, type of players, dealing with risk/reward situations, hand strength based on your cards.
This is a game of incomplete information and a very complex game where sometimes bad results will knock at your door no matter how good you are. On those times you have to think if you made right long term decision. If you played that hand perfectly then do not worry about the outcome, you made the correct decision and you will profit in the future if you make the same decision.
That is why bad beats can be your friend, they tell you that you played well and you can be sure that your opponent will loose money if he does the same action again. Poker is all about making the right decisions at the table.
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