🧘‍♂️ Can Meditation Really Improve Focus and Self-Control in Poker?

In poker, concentration, attentiveness, and self-control are some of the most important qualities.
I’ve heard from many people that meditation can help improve these skills.

Are there any players here who have been meditating consistently for a long time and noticed real results?
Please share your experience and opinions — does meditation truly help with mental improvement and performance at the tables?

In life, everything is connected - progress in one area always supports growth in another — every skill we develop strengthens the rest.
So if I discover that meditation can genuinely help me become stronger, I definitely won’t ignore it.

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I did not engage in meditation, I suppose it can only partially affect the results in poker, but not so significantly.

Sos1l said:

In poker, concentration, attentiveness, and self-control are some of the most important qualities.
I’ve heard from many people that meditation can help improve these skills.

Are there any players here who have been meditating consistently for a long time and noticed real results?
Please share your experience and opinions — does meditation truly help with mental improvement and performance at the tables?

In life, everything is connected - progress in one area always supports growth in another — every skill we develop strengthens the rest.
So if I discover that meditation can genuinely help me become stronger, I definitely won’t ignore it.

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Clearer decisions: Reduces impulsive reactions and supports strategic thinking under pressure!
Mental endurance: Regular practice boosts stress tolerance and fatigue resistance, keeping performance steady!

To be honest, I have never tried meditating in my life. I don't think it's good or bad, since I didn't do it. I live at too high a daily pace, constantly thinking about where to make money on the Internet, so I don't have time for meditation. But I think, in theory, it can help you become more attentive at the poker table.

Brigistul said:

Clearer decisions: Reduces impulsive reactions and supports strategic thinking under pressure!

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Mental endurance: Regular practice boosts stress tolerance and fatigue resistance, keeping performance steady!

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Thank you so much for the links. I read them and found that meditation has many positive developmental benefits. I watched training videos about poker, and many strong regulars recommend starting a daily рracticing meditation along with studying...meditation helps you understand yourself, your feelings, and recognize them without being influenced by them. Every day, a poker player experiences many negative emotions, for example. Tension, fatigue, boredom, Pressure, anger, panic, desire for revenge, desire to win back, unwillingness to let go of the game and rest after a 9-hour session, When we are on an upstrick, we become arrogant and proud and think that we are invincible and do Childish mistakes,then We regret that we acted rashly. all this is harmful to both the win rate and health. In short, meditation gives the function of being attentive not only externally but also internally, and all this will undoubtedly help to make fewer mistakes and make more effective decisions.I'll definitely start meditating,And God willing, maybe I'll even open my third eye )

Alright, my friend! You should do it, because I practiced it in my youth and I can tell you it's beneficial! During Yoga meditation, I reached a point where I could feel part of my body sinking into the earth...In my youth, I searched for silence between breaths. Yoga was not just movement, but a descent into self.Succes!

Brigistul said:

Alright, my friend! You should do it, because I practiced it in my youth and I can tell you it's beneficial! During Yoga meditation, I reached a point where I could feel part of my body sinking into the earth...In my youth, I searched for silence between breaths. Yoga was not just movement, but a descent into self.Succes!

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What does it mean when I felt part of my body sink into the ground?
I'm currently experiencing existential and general health issues, and I think now is the time to dive into it.

I believe the medication helps, as it will strengthen our thinking, tranquility, and patience in making decisions in poker games.

You may try but first… study. Not with the mind, but with the body. The first step is not movement, but awareness.
Feel your muscles not with action, but with intention. How they tense, how they pulse, without moving at all.
Everything begins from the ground up: soles, ankles, calves, thighs… then reverses, like a silent breath.
Each muscle group, one by one, slowly, calmly, in stillness.
And in the morning as early as possible, after sunrise, when the world is still asleep, but you… are not.

Brigistul said:

You may try but first… study. Not with the mind, but with the body. The first step is not movement, but awareness.
Feel your muscles not with action, but with intention. How they tense, how they pulse, without moving at all.
Everything begins from the ground up: soles, ankles, calves, thighs… then reverses, like a silent breath.
Each muscle group, one by one, slowly, calmly, in stillness.
And in the morning as early as possible, after sunrise, when the world is still asleep, but you… are not.

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Yes, I will practice both Vipassana and (classical) mindfulness of inhalation and exhalation.

rdwr33 said:

I believe the medication helps, as it will strengthen our thinking, tranquility, and patience in making decisions in poker games.

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I believe in this too, but to reach this level you need to go forward for years without stopping, and it will be very difficult.

Sos1l said:

В покере концентрация, внимательность и самообладание являются одними из важнейших качеств.
Я слышал от многих людей, что медитация может помочь улучшить эти навыки.

Есть ли здесь игроки, которые медитируют постоянно в течение длительного времени и заметили реальные результаты?
Поделитесь своим опытом и мнением — действительно ли медитация способствует улучшению умственных способностей и повышению производительности за покерным столом?

В жизни все взаимосвязано — прогресс в одной области всегда способствует росту в другой — каждый навык, который мы развиваем, усиливает остальные.
Поэтому, если я обнаружу, что медитация действительно может помочь мне стать сильнее, я определенно не буду ее игнорировать.

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Yes, I can improve my stability and self-control in poker, helping me manage stress, make better decisions, and stay calm even when I'm stressed. Regular practice helps develop mental discipline, which allows you to be more aware of your thoughts and emotions, which makes the game more effective.

Yes, poker is a constant stress. And stress tolerance, maintaining calm under pressure, can improve our game. I wish everyone strength and Patience On his way to top.