What are the main qualities a poker player must have to become a great player?

[ZenonBR]

In this topic, we will fine-tune the qualities that a poker player must have to become as great as Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and many other elite poker players.

What do they have that we could have?

- Patience
- Range Study
- Opponent Reading
- Etc...

So, what qualities should we train to become poker's elite?

 

[Propane Goat]

I think the most important quality of all is an ironclad control over emotions and tilt because once you're tilted, you lose everything you've learned about ranges, tells, calculations, etc.

 

[dannystanks]

I agree with getting your tilt under control. If you plan on competing at the highest level then this is a must.

 

[amonlima]

In this topic, we will fine-tune the qualities that a poker player must have to become as great as Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and many other elite poker players.

What do they have that we could have?

- Patience
- Range Study
- Opponent Reading
- Etc...

So, what qualities should we train to become poker's elite?

Study the game in depth, if you really want to be a good player, have a bond with good players, because they helped in your evolution process. It is very important to take care of the midset, having control over your actions is as important as knowing the theoretical part of the game well.

 

[ZenonBR]

I think the most important quality of all is an ironclad control over emotions and tilt because once you're tilted, you lose everything you've learned about ranges, tells, calculations, etc.

I completely agree with what you say about tilt, it's a really important point, managing emotions during a tournament, and why this is important, because in many tournaments we will have a feeling of injustice, and what that means? Well poker is not fair, you enter with AK and lose to a QT and lose 80% of your stack close to the bubble, you really need nerves of steel, even more so if throughout the tournament you were cautious, so emotion is a crucial factor, stoicism would perhaps apply to this, @Propane Goat, this point that you highlighted is interesting, it is really important, another factor that I also consider is patience, because in most tournaments you will have to fold many, many hands when they don't arrive, watching your opponents double their chips by playing the wrong way, so poker really is a trial by fire, if you don't have emotional management it's difficult to be successful.

 

[R.Melnyk77]

In this topic, we will fine-tune the qualities that a poker player must have to become as great as Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and many other elite poker players.

What do they have that we could have?

- Patience
- Range Study
- Opponent Reading
- Etc...

So, what qualities should we train to become poker's elite?

I think the secret to professionalism in any field is a systematic process of learning and practice, analysing mistakes and working on them, and a consistent, step-by-step path of self-improvement and raising your own level of skill. To do this, a player obviously has to be patient, consistent, disciplined, focused and confident.

 

[sibkaz]

He should have a crystal clear idea of what to do and how to win! )))