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« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2008, 11:10:36 PM » |
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apart from the guys playin at highh limits(or those that pretend to) i would say patience is the most important thing. though calling it a skill might be stretching things..
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« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2008, 11:14:08 PM » |
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Being a right lucky chuff is probably most important.
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« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2008, 11:33:17 PM » |
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Bankroll Management, no entry fee non of the others matter
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The very last hand of the night goes to Dewi James, who finds ACES and talks Raymond O’Mahoney into calling his all-in preflop bet of 15k. “If I had AQ, I’d call!” says Dewi. Raymond calls holding pocket 66’s.
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« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2008, 11:54:19 PM » |
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Bankroll Management, no entry fee non of the others matter
Dewi, that assumes you are any good at poker in the first place though , no? It would not help someone who was totally useless at poker.  I dont think there is one skill that is the best. Being able to extract full value from good hands, knowing how much to bet to push people of hands, the list is endless. The most important skill in poker (to me) is to know your own weakness, admit it to yourself and work on it!! |
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« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2008, 11:59:23 PM » |
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The very last hand of the night goes to Dewi James, who finds ACES and talks Raymond O’Mahoney into calling his all-in preflop bet of 15k. “If I had AQ, I’d call!” says Dewi. Raymond calls holding pocket 66’s.
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« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2008, 12:00:31 AM » |
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i would say there is no number one skill in poker, its about using an amalgamation of skills together.
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« Reply #21 on: January 04, 2008, 12:06:11 AM » |
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i would say there is no number one skill in poker, its about using an amalgamation of skills together.
just seen what i wrote. that may be the gayest sounding thing i will ever write. apologies for using the word amalgamation Lol, brilliant. |
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« Reply #22 on: January 04, 2008, 03:42:42 AM » |
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Many skills are required IMO...
Examples would be...
1. Folding AK and other large holdings preflop(for your tournament life)to an all in with action to follow behind.
2. Laying down trips when flush on board
3 Extracting as much money as possible when hitting the nuts
4 Ability to mix it up so you become unreadable yourself
5 Taking time over decisions that can critically effect your tournament life (good and bad)
6 Calculating pot odds and subsequent outs when drawing for a hand
7 Picking up reads when watching players eyes on the flop and general attention to detail
etc etc
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« Reply #23 on: January 04, 2008, 04:12:01 AM » |
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Being able to shuffle?
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« Reply #24 on: January 04, 2008, 09:06:50 AM » |
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Many skills are required IMO...
Examples would be...
1. Folding AK and other large holdings preflop(for your tournament life)to an all in with action to follow behind.
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« Reply #25 on: January 04, 2008, 09:17:37 AM » |
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If your reads were always 100% accurate then you would never make a mistake, and playing would be quite trivial.
Of course even the best will never get 100% accuracy.
Consider the absolute scandal, the cheaters could see everyone's cards and absolutely murdered the games they were playing...
Hmmm for this debate I wouldnt make the assumption that you can or will put someone on a hand every time you play a pot. A "read" would be something way more specific and therefore less frequently occurring. More often than not you'll be putting someone on a range. I'd guess very top players who make these more occasional reads for precise hole cards are pretty accurate. |
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« Reply #26 on: January 04, 2008, 10:25:46 AM » |
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IMO the best skill in poker is luck
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« Reply #27 on: January 04, 2008, 10:53:06 AM » |
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discipline and this includes the ability to not tilt are the most important for most players imo.
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« Reply #28 on: January 04, 2008, 01:38:47 PM » |
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My first big learning curve was to master patience and put a structure around my game. That was vital and still is. I wouldnt single one factor out as being more important than others. There are many variables and they are all important. Knowing your opponents is high on the list though because then you can identify a likely range of hands they hold, giving you advantage.
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« Reply #29 on: January 04, 2008, 01:44:06 PM » |
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I always think that patience, discipline and good bankroll management are the three key foundations to becoming a profitable poker player rather than skills. If you don't have the three foundations you will find it harder to become successful. Hence why a lot of good players go broke because they have the skills but lack the foundations.
As for which the number one skill is i couldnt say - its an amalgamation of lots of things that make poker players successful, thats why there are so many players with different attributes at the top.
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