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Focus on Long Term Goals

Posted by PokerBarney on 4:00PM, 13th Oct 2007
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Casual poker players would perceive poker as a game that involves short-term decisions and instant winnings. They overlook the long-term aspect of the game. People play for the fun, excitement and the attractive monetary rewards associated with this game. Since pots are won frequently, they hardly ever bother about a long-term strategy that would help them win games in future. This is the shortest and the surest path to failure.

When you are playing poker, always plan for the future. There can be no arguments against the fact that poker is thrilling and offers huge rewards every moment, but this can mislead you into believing that you stand a chance to win every game you play. It is high time you got disillusioned. You have a better chance of losing than winning if you are only looking at the momentary pleasure of winning. Talented players have, many a time, gone astray because of the lure of winning fast and big money. An attitude such as this drives people to doing stupid things that make them h... more.


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