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But when i play with my friends, I'm the "poker pro", and i feel pressure to play at a certain level above them. There's no question i'm the better poker player, but as we all know, being better at poker isn't always obvious.


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Being the better poker player is rarely going to manifest itself in a few live hands. A few hands, one session, even one week of play means very little about your skill. So why pin your self esteem to them?

Also, no matter how good you get, there will always be players who give you trouble. Part of being good is adjusting to (or avoiding) your bad matchups. Just because a certain player - or certain type of player - presents problems to your game doesn't mean that you are not a good player. Egotistically smashing your head against that same player/player type without an adjustment and expecting a different result, however, is bad play.