If you could permanently master one poker skill, what would it be?

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If you could permanently master one poker skill, what would it be?
For me it would be mental game and emotional control.

Variance, bad beats, and downswings are unavoidable in poker.
Being able to stay calm and make the best decisions regardless of results is a huge advantage.

Technical skills can always be studied and improved over time.
But strong mental discipline is what separates long-term winners from the rest.
 
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Being able to accurately read bluffs, I think that's the one key to the game that if it were constant I would final table more...
 
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Winning.
Winning every MTT
Motherloads of gold prizes from first places
And ICM probably LOL
God bless
 
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Maybe reading the opponent.
 
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I believe that to get results you need talent, and qualities or skills are a complement; luck also plays a part.
 
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Being the best on postflop game.
 
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For me it would be dominating the river
That's the part that confuses me the most. There are times when it's very difficult to know if the guy is placing a bet for value, bluffing, or just trying to kick me out of the hand.
 
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The skill of reading an opponent when he's bluffing. I don't need more than that to win.
 
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anbu210 said:
If you could permanently master one poker skill, what would it be?
For me it would be mental game and emotional control.

Variance, bad beats, and downswings are unavoidable in poker.
Being able to stay calm and make the best decisions regardless of results is a huge advantage.

Technical skills can always be studied and improved over time.
But strong mental discipline is what separates long-term winners from the rest.
Click to expand...
at the end of the day, the stamina will determined who u are.

for me "patient" is the key
 
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Patiently waiting in mtt’s. Most of time I do all-in with a medium hand just cause lack of patiently
 
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I’d like to get a better handle on mid-game play in MTTs. If I get to the middle stage low in chips, and then go card dead, it is hard to stay in.
 
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Not getting rivered
 
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I believe that the ability to be your opponent is one of the most important things for me and helps a lot.
 
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For me, it would be never going on tilt again. That has always been my biggest problem and, although I control it much better nowadays, it’s still not 100%.
 
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If I could master one skill , that skill would be the ability to know how to play with the rng , take the right pot odds and position or hand betting to get rewarded rightfully .
 
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