Develop Your Poker Game

Introduction

In this article we will focus on giving you information on what you need to become a better poker player; this will help you develop your poker game. This is general information that applies to all poker games and we will not go in to specifics details in the different games. By the time you read this article you should already have learned the basic concept of playing poker and the rules of the different poker games. In order to further develop your poker game you need to identify the qualities that make a god poker player and try to work on improving them your selfer. So what kind of qualities does good poker player’s posses?

Curiosity: To learn and to develop

Self discipline: To hold back and follow a strategy or game plan

Observant:  To be able to read the opponent players

Adaptable: To be able to adapt to opponents in a poker game

Analytic: To put the information you have on a scale and make decisions

Decisive: To make that decision

Aggression:  To be able to go for the kill with the right hand

If you work on developing these seven qualities, and implementing them on your game, you will surely also develop your poker game. To all of these qualities there a many sub categories that you should take into account, but generally these are main qualities that a good poker player possesses. Below we will take a closer look at all these qualities, touch base on what the subcategories can be, and how they are use in poker games. Curiosity we have already covered, since you are reading this article and are looking for information that will improve your poker game.

Better at Poker by Being Self Disciplined

If you play poker in a disciplined, then you don’t play hands that you should fold on, just so you that can stay in the action in a poker game. Developing self discipline will help you choose poker hands and games where you have can get advantage, and backing of when the odds are against you. It is all about taking advantage of the moments when you can be on top of things; this means that you won’t be playing every hand or games. You will back out when the time is right, when you are too tiered to make the right decisions, or your bankroll has reached the lower limit.

When you are at that crossroad, always think about the right thing to do and try to disconnect your emotions. If you can disconnect your emotions it will also be harder for your opponents to read any poker tells.

Better at Poker by being Observant

An observant poker player can read the necessary signs to make the right decisions; he can see the difference between a game full of fish that will contribute to building your bankroll and a tough poker game with only aggressive players that will shred your bankroll to pieces.

An observant poker player can read the other player's poker tells and use them in the game. Being observant is all about watching and registrations of your opponent player’s reactions, finding that pattern. When you have found the pattern you will probably also know what causes the reaction and you can use it against him.

Better at Poker by Being Analytic

An analytic poker player uses all the information he has at hand to make the right decision, with all the relevant factors in mind. Being analytics means that you also will have to learn how to gather all the relevant information you need. There are many factors to take into account, poker players and the hand that you have been dealt are only two examples.

Poker math is a big part of being analytic, you need to be able to calculate your poker game pot odds if you are going to make the right decision. No poker player should enter a game for real money if he doesn’t have the basic understanding of poker math; this is something that should be taken very seriously.

 Better at Poker by being Decisive

A decisive poker player take all information he has puts it on a scale and make a decision, he does not hesitate when all odds are on his side. If the all the relevant factors have been taken in to account and the odds are on your side, you should never let personal feelings interfere with your decision making. 

Focus on one thing, the relevant information for making a decision, and that only.

Better at Poker by Being Aggressive

Mindless aggression will do you no good in a poker game; it will just hurt your game. Selective aggression is what will improve your game. When you know that the odds are on your side and you have made the decision to stay in the game, you should take as much of your opponents chips as you can. Basically it is all about controlling you’re betting rounds and going for the kill when the time is right. This will demand some selective aggression when the betting round comes around.

Don't sit in the passage seat in any poker game; you should sit in the driver’s seat controlling the game.

Now that you know the basic qualities that make a good poker player, it is up to you to improve them and apply them to your poker game. Many poker sites have a online poker school with relevant information that will help develop your poker game. Remember to curiosity is the first thing you need to learn more, no player is fully skilled and can’t develop his game even further.