What are your biggest difficulties in Poker?

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Among the difficulties that I have noticed during my journey, as a poker player, I still have to work a lot on this area:
Management of emotions: (frustration, excitement, anger) greatly influences my decisions in crucial situations.
 
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Finding a good chunk of time with no distractions. I don't like to do chores in between hands or talk on the phone (yes, I talk...I'm old and can't type fast enough to text).
 
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My biggest difficulty is concentration. Anything happening around me can interfere with my gameplay.
 
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Being in the Micro stake where game theory rarely applies, it's somewhat difficult to bluff player because a very high % of players make wide calls. With no real fear of loosing a small buyin
 
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Making money in cash games. I cannot seem to get ahead in cash games at all. I do well in MTTs though.
 
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My biggest difficulty is, depending on the play, dropping a card out of fear of betting even though we know it's the right thing to do.
 
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DiegoRamos said:
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?
In competitive or high-stakes environments like multiplayer games or poker. Emotional stability is crucial, and it’s something many people overlook when analyzing their gameplay or decision-making.

As for impediments, I think it’s essential to take a step back and reflect honestly. Whether it’s ego, impatience, lack of focus, or external stress, identifying and working on those obstacles is a game-changer—not just in gaming but in life overall.
 
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My biggest difficulties are managing tilt and staying disciplined during long sessions. It’s tough to keep emotions in check, especially after bad beats, but working on mindset is key to improving.
 
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Overcoming crazy bad beats, especially when one is pot favourite. Bubbling in satellites constantly is also a bugbear.
 
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I can’t fold when I should and I can’t call when I’m supposed to.
 
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In 2025 finding the desire, and time to wanna play. Haven't found either of those things in 2025 yet. First time in 20+ years it's been the end of June and I haven't played a single MTT or even hand of poker yet.

Cheers!!!
 
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At the initial stage everything goes well, I gain chips. But closer to the final I lose chips and do a lot of unnecessary actions.
 
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For me the biggest challenge in poker is the lack of luck on the river and when I bust out of a tournament before the money.
 
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I think there a lot of task which you must fight to be a good player or better saying a long time plus player. The first step to learn the rules. Then getting to knew whicht poker variant is the best one for you. Then you must learn to getting calm if you had a bad run or some players on the table which are not so sympathic. But the biggest task is to getting back the platinum status from gg. I was premium but then i had some weeks with no post and i lost my license. No for the moment i am not getting back. I hope it will be soon.
 
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T-I-L-T.
 
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Learning to get through a downswing and being prepared that you might lose money.
 
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Most difficult for me fighting off boredom and playing poor starter cards, I keep playing Ace rag when I know I shudnt
 
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To identify a bluff online
 
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I think it is about the lucky and how to control yourseft
 
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My main problem is to control myself when the map doesn't work or when I'm losing with top pairs or lower flush or straight (((
 
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Having enough time to go deep into a tourney.
 
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For me, the biggest weakness in my poker game is being too scared to play medium-strength hands.
I always end up waiting for premium ones like AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK, AQ. 😅
 
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It's always hard for me to play 3 hours+ in a tournament and not lose concentration🐺☕
 
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DiegoRamos said:
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?
bluffing and intuiting or knowing how is an art
 
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TerryBLE said:
Not use my Holdem winnings at Omaha cash tables :joyman:
Hahahaha Omaha lot of actions that the problem
 
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