Discipline
In order to win consistently at poker, the most important skill is discipline. Actually depend on all the other skills of discipline. You must have the discipline to a good hand, a good game, wait for the right opportunity, etc.. Discipline means that you do not play in games where you lack the advantage that you do not play hands you get in trouble, you manage your money like an expert and that you learn from your mistakes. It is imperative that you constantly monitor your emotions and show no negative behavior. Play under any circumstances if you are confused drunk, tired or emotional. You should ask yourself whether, when you play in top form.
Observation
Study your opponents constantly, and you'll learn a lot. Most of the time in which you play, do not take part in a sheet and you should use this time to observe your opponents. Watch how each player plays his hand and use that information against them. It is important to listen to them. Many players will tell you what kind of leaf they reject it, or why a particular page so and not otherwise play. Try to find out what they have on hand whether you play or not. So play a piece with them, you will know what their "next", bet, call and raise means. Give your game the same attention, and remember that you always have the whole table in the head. You will notice that some players note the game at all, and therefore the image of your table in the truest sense non-existent when playing against them. If you are looking for clues in the behavior of your opponents, you are always looking for clues in your own behavior. Do you see something in an opponent, ask yourself if you do not recognize as easily be something.
The course change
A good poker player is unpredictable and can "shift gears." As you do this depends on your opponents and the table. Did you play real poker, and have not even been caught bluffing, your behavior bluffing a good capital. Have you played loose and bluffing a lot, you are in a position to make money if you have a good picture. Play your players play tight, you should open and when they play open, you should "consolidate" your game. Try your opponents to stay one step ahead. What makes their behavior unpredictable, the ability of "Changing course" the game at the right moment to make balanced, so you should leave now and see your game when you play for long periods with the same players;. You receive leaves, you play normally and not change your game to later in such a game to make money. This is not so important when you play online, because the people makes the game not so much attention and also because players often change the tables . Nevertheless, it should be done under the right circumstances.
Managing money
Can not you handle your money, it is impossible to win long term, no matter how well you play. This means that you should only play in games that you can afford and that you know how much you can win long term. The reason that so many good players lose their money, is that you play constantly limits you can not afford. There will be times when you win simply no money for a long time, even though you play well. You must have enough money to cope with the expected change in poker. They should, for example, about 300 times as much money as the maximum bet if you play Limit Hold'em. If a player with a winning limit and if you have 100 times as much as the maximum use and you must always pay or use your winnings for other expenses and your money grows not, you will inevitably go bankrupt.
