The No.1 skill in poker

[portfolio]

Bankroll Management, no entry fee non of the others matter

correct

no 1 

top of the heap

king of the hill

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[MKKfish]

Funny because I've always found this to be people's biggest failing...they see the flop/turn/river in relation to their own cards and think hmmm it's good/bad for my holding without actually sitting back for a second and thinking what their oppo could have called/raised with.

For me, making plays on the flop texture, be it leading out or raising, wins a lot of pots and is the mark of a decent player imo.

[Simon Galloway]

What happened to game selection?

Somewhere right now in cyberspace, there is a game you can't win at and another game where you couldn't lose.

Putting someone on an accurate hand range is next.  Top players have shown themselves able to crush mid limit games playing blind - by being more interested in what their opponent is holidng than their own holidng.  That has to be worth a bit more than some of the other "skills" put forward!

I always find it funny when someone says "he raised small from up front, so I put him on a pair of sevens!"  That's probably more dangerous than not even considering the strength of their hand.  And yes, there are plenty of players that will go into the tank ~ meaning essentially they will think and think until they can identify a hand they could actually be beating, put you on it and make the call...

The ability to remember to always have position or to work out how many outs you have can't be the toughest one out there?

[Snatiramas]

Staying sober whilst playing at a Blonde bash......the biggest edge in poker

[matt674]

Staying sober whilst playing at a Blonde bash......the biggest edge in poker

I was about to post  but then i remembered didnt Chubbs make our Final Table in Walsall?

[Snatiramas]

Staying sober whilst playing at a Blonde bash......the biggest edge in poker

I was about to post  but then i remembered didnt Chubbs make our Final Table in Walsall?

Ah the exception to every rule

[madasahatstand]

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.

Yes I agree and if I had some good bankroll management skills, I'd have a lovely purse full of dosh:) As it happens I dont but that has improved. Whats money if you can't blow it?...lol. On another note, does anyone think that money feels less real when its sitting online? I can blow several hundred quid in one night and I'd never dream of doing it in 'real life' in poker. It just looks like points or numbers and not actual cash to me.

[Eck]

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.

Yes I agree and if I had some good bankroll management skills, I'd have a lovely purse full of dosh:) As it happens I dont but that has improved. Whats money if you can't blow it?...lol. On another note, does anyone think that money feels less real when its sitting online? I can blow several hundred quid in one night and I'd never dream of doing it in 'real life' in poker. It just looks like points or numbers and not actual cash to me.

No that is just because you are female....

[boldie]

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.

Yes I agree and if I had some good bankroll management skills, I'd have a lovely purse full of dosh:) As it happens I dont but that has improved. Whats money if you can't blow it?...lol. On another note, does anyone think that money feels less real when its sitting online? I can blow several hundred quid in one night and I'd never dream of doing it in 'real life' in poker. It just looks like points or numbers and not actual cash to me.

No that is just because you are female....

don't forget blonde...female and blonde.


jesus Eck, even I'm not stupid enough to go there !

[Eck]

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.

Yes I agree and if I had some good bankroll management skills, I'd have a lovely purse full of dosh:) As it happens I dont but that has improved. Whats money if you can't blow it?...lol. On another note, does anyone think that money feels less real when its sitting online? I can blow several hundred quid in one night and I'd never dream of doing it in 'real life' in poker. It just looks like points or numbers and not actual cash to me.

No that is just because you are female....

don't forget blonde...female and blonde.


jesus Eck, even I'm not stupid enough to go there !

LOL are you forgetting i've met you?

[boldie]

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.

Yes I agree and if I had some good bankroll management skills, I'd have a lovely purse full of dosh:) As it happens I dont but that has improved. Whats money if you can't blow it?...lol. On another note, does anyone think that money feels less real when its sitting online? I can blow several hundred quid in one night and I'd never dream of doing it in 'real life' in poker. It just looks like points or numbers and not actual cash to me.

No that is just because you are female....

don't forget blonde...female and blonde.


jesus Eck, even I'm not stupid enough to go there !

LOL are you forgetting i've met you?

Ok so maybe I would go there..but wouldn't post it on the forum!...

[Laxie]

Not entirely true either, but we won't go there...again.   

[boldie]

Not entirely true either, but we won't go there...again.   

shhh

[tikay]

Bankroll Management, no entry fee non of the others matter

Dewi gets it spot on. Start with the basics, without which the rest is totally irrelevant.

[tikay]

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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