Poker discussion

Poker isn't just about luck discipline patient and reading your opponent make the biggest difference

fold bad hands fast saves more chips than buffing

Reading your opponent is something that clicked for me when I stopped string at my own cards and started watching bet sizes instead. I lost so many pots early on because I missed the simple tell of someone suddenly min raising after playing passively for ten hands.

dont forget to pay atention to stack sizes it chages how everyone plays the same hand

do you focus more on watching their eyes or their hands?

People sleep on discipline but it is the hardest one to keep sharp. I can read a player perfectly and still call a river bet I know I am beat just because I am bored.

lost a huge pot once by not trusting my read quick enough

Discipline is the silent kiiller for me, I keep punting my stack the second I get impatient after folding for ten minutes.

patient doesnt mean just folding, for me it was sittng on a monster for what felt like forever while the table maniac just kept firing into me because i checked twice in a row to let him hang himself

I started folding any hand worse than jacks from early position unless the table is super passive, saved me so many chips over a session. Sounds tight but at low stakes nobody exploits you for it anyway.

Patience can be a trap though if you never push back and just let aggressive players run you over at every pot.

I get bluffed by my own impatience way more than by any opponent.

grab a small notepad and jot down when someone shows down a weird hand you didt expect, helps spot their leaks fast

Sometimes reading people gets you into trouble if you ignore the raw math behind their play style and the pot odds just don't add up.

That tight early position fold only works if you actually know the table dynamic first though, i'd rather be the guy taking notes on the maniac's weird showdows and then adjusting later instead of just blinding out waiting for premiums

Focus on folding trash hands fast, savees mental energy for later spots

Reads are overated if you sit at a table with random fish who dont even know what theyre representing, just stick to value betting and basic math beats fancy psychology there

Fish just call down with bottom pair no matter what story you're selling, so your sick triple barrel bluff is useless compared to a value heavy line where you actually get paid