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What's Important In Winning Poker - Part 1 Of The Lou Krieger's Article.
Perhaps British author and poker player Anthony Holden said it best. In Big Deal: A Year As A Professional Poker Player
he writes: "Whether he likes it or not, a man's character is stripped bare at the poker table; if the other players read
him better than he does, he has only himself to blame. Unless he is both able and prepared to see himself as others do,
flaws and all, he will be a loser in cards, as in life."
How true. Unless you are prepared to examine both your poker skills and the quality of your character - and your opponents are surely doing this every time you play against them - there is little else you'll be able to do that ensures winning. That's your challenge. For today, tomorrow and forever: For as long as you aspire to winning poker, you must be willing to strip your own character bare, examine and analyze it, repair it, and do it over and over again - as long as it takes to become a winner - in cards and in life. If you can stand up to this rigorous challenge, you too can become a winning poker player.
In the next few issues we'll explore what's really important in playing winning poker. That's not to say that other facets of the game can be ignored — far from it. It's just that these articles will deal with poker's critical elements. Many of you write to me with your questions, and I answer each letter I receive. From your letters I've learned that many readers, striving to become better players, eagerly seek practical knowledge and advice that they can use when they play.
Author: Lou Krieger
Lou Krieger is the host of Royal Vegas Poker and co-author of "Poker for Dummies" and 6 other best-selling poker books, and author of over 400 articles in Card Player and other poker magazines.
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