People debate all of the time over what makes great poker players. Some chalk it up to a person getting lucky once or twice, and hitting it big which will then give them more than enough funds to play with. Others think that the great players of today are simply those who started playing before everyone else got good….and so they are now rich. But then how does one explain all of the Internet grinders who consistently play well day in and day out?
Sure some poker greats may fall into the aforementioned categories in that they hit it big a couple of times or earned their cash in an era where poker strategy was in its infancy. However, the large number of successful Internet players that are springing up today can’t be explained quite so easily…or can they?
If you ever read the exploits of most great Internet or live players, you’ll find that they dedicate more time than anyone else to learning how to improve their game. These people will finish a playing session or major tournament, and then review their play to see what they did right and wrong.
They will then go back later and apply what they’ve learned to the next playing session until they’ve perfected what was wrong before.
There is certainly no luck involved in working hard and putting in hours at the table; this is just the kind of behavior that makes people good in any profession. As in anything else, those who are the most dedicated and determined to succeed will be the best poker players in the end.
Poker isn’t some kind of glorified lottery where people just get lucky, win big, and live the rest of their lives in bliss. Great poker players make themselves through hours of hard work and dedication while everything else eventually falls into place.
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