What are your biggest difficulties in Poker?

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One of the worst impediments to the evolution of multiplayer games is the emotional issue.

Many cannot understand the game or are simply going through something bad outside of Poker and this becomes stressful, allowing their reasoning to drastically decrease, automatically resulting in emotional destabilization leading to loss of money.

But this is just one example.

Now do you know what your impediment is?
I play poker only when I'm in a good mood, when I have a positive attitude. In this case, I always know that the game will bring me pleasure and joy. If I'm in a bad mood, I just won't play, there's no point :)
 
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The biggest impediments for a poker player include poor emotional control, leading to tilt and irrational decisions, and lack of proper bankroll management, which can result in financial instability. Inadequate study and skill development can hinder progress, while overconfidence or underestimating opponents often lead to mistakes. Additionally, failing to adapt strategies to different game situations and not taking necessary breaks to avoid burnout can significantly impact performance. Balancing these aspects is crucial for long-term success in poker.
 
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My biggest difficulty in progressing in poker is that I always have the need to withdraw my poker bank and start from 0.
 
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Currently, the biggest difficulty you face is the cycle of bad luck and frequent losses
 
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The biggest obstacle for me is a lack of patience. Sometimes, because of my lack of patience, I can make hasty and rash decisions that lead to bad results.
 
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the hardest thing is when loss is followed by loss, a wave of failures, you have to be able to cope with it
 
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The biggest difficulty is adjusting the hand grip.
 
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Difficulties playing a lot lately there is no time to play. Although I play every day.
 
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My biggest problem is the time to play poker, I hope very soon to have more time to play poker.
 
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The most difficult thing in poker for me is lie, Alway that I try to lie I lost.
 
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The hardest part is putting your brains and will together and getting the crap out of your hands
 
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Unfortunately i tend to lean to the Tight side sometimes. Thinking to much about whats at stake if i lose instead of focusing on the cards and the players. I dont play tight all the time but catch myself just drifting that way from time to time. NOT GOOD.
 
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My bigger problem is discipline, some times i loose concentration and made very big mistakes and loose
 
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The emotional side of things. Can you lose on the bubble because of bad beat and go again, can you keep going after you just lost everything? Can you hold on to those 3BB after losing the chiplead because of a nasty river? Emotional Decipline and having heart, that's what slot of people struggle with
 
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I’m having a hard time forcing myself to start a gaming session for money...

But if I start playing, I can continue for a whole day with short breaks )) :D
 
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The most difficult thing for me is finding time to play. I really love poker, but in order to find a few hours to play, I have to give up some other things that are also important to me, and it makes me sad. I wish I had more time, I'm chronically short of time :(
 
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Today I filled 4 stacks three times... and 7 times... in the cache.. comes out after 3...
 
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Im not able to focus on certain games and maintain bankroll management, often times when I get tilted, I start to play zoom games, spin and gos, grand tour, and just start to spew my money on those.... need to work on my discipline
i think this is the key leak for a high percentage of poker players. Trying to chase losses and getting tilted playing outside your bankroll. Maintaining bankroll prudency is the most important thing in poker. Its one of the reasons a high percentage of players lose.
 
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Hello. I think patience is the greatest difficulty. Especially when you match weak cards and the table gives the best hand and if you enter with AA it beats you 24o
 
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At the moment, my main difficulty in poker is the lack of time to play. I don't play much, there is no progress, I'm not gaining experience, I'm standing still.
 
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I have problems at the middle of the tournaments - I`m not enough aggressive Beginning and bubble is OK,
 
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