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The worst trait a poker player can have.
I'm curious what everyone here thinks is the worst trait that a poker player can have. I have an opinion, but I'd like to get some discussion going first.
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Re: The worst trait a poker player can have.
[ QUOTE ]
I'm curious what everyone here thinks is the worst trait that a poker player can have. I have an opinion, but I'd like to get some discussion going first. Johnny [/ QUOTE ] impatience? stupidity? ego? |
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Re: The worst trait a poker player can have.
I would say lack of discipline. If you can't play disciplined, I can't see how one can win.
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Re: The worst trait a poker player can have.
I'd have to go with stupidity, followed closely by lack of emotional control. Pretty much a toss-up.
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Re: The worst trait a poker player can have.
All good answers so far, but the more and more I play the more I am starting to see that having a closed mind is by far the worst possible trait someone can have. When someone is close-minded they will never be able to realize that they have all of these other traits, and as a result, will never be able to work on getting rid of them. Furthermore, closeminded people can never get inside of another players head. They will see someone make a play and never realize why they made it.
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Re: The worst trait a poker player can have.
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All good answers so far, but the more and more I play the more I am starting to see that having a closed mind is by far the worst possible trait someone can have. When someone is close-minded they will never be able to realize that they have all of these other traits, and as a result, will never be able to work on getting rid of them. Furthermore, closeminded people can never get inside of another players head. They will see someone make a play and never realize why they made it. [/ QUOTE ] this is a much better way of putting what I was trying to say when I said "ego", and I agree with you completely. |
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Re: The worst trait a poker player can have.
That is an excellent point. A close-minded, stubborn individual would have a difficult if not impossible time improving their game. Being able to learn from one's mistakes does require your mind to be open to other possibilities.
Let's hope I can be a disciplined, open-minded player so I can improve [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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Re: The worst trait a poker player can have.
Closemindedness is just a bad trait to have at all in life....but yes, esp. at the poker table. I agree completely. Another thing that is very offensive is when someone cannot handle a loss or a bad hand without going nuts.
One of the things that tops my list would be better explained in an example from a tournament I played in last night. P1 raises pre-flop, P2 calls. Flop. P1 bets out, P2 goes all in. P1 thinks for a second, then quickly calls. P1 has nothing but a pair of 3's, and P2 has two overcards that don't hit. After all of the beginners/fish players at the table congratulate P1 for calling, he discredits himself completely: "Man, K-3 is always lucky for me! I love that hand." I guess this fits under 'idiocy'. |
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Re: The worst trait a poker player can have.
Inflexibility? An inability or unwillingness to adapt situationally.
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Re: The worst trait a poker player can have.
- Lack of Discipline
- Emotional Instability |
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