Biggest challenge in online poker

Nameless14 · 2026-07-06T11:35:26-0400

What's the biggest challenge in online poker?

A) Tough opponents

B) Variance

C) Staying focused

D) Multi-tabling

WrongUsername · 2026-07-06T11:52:33-0400

Bots they ruined everything for me

10gerka · 2026-07-06T11:57:53-0400

I think the biggest challenge for me is constantly studying and practicing to face opponents who are becoming increasingly difficult to beat; they prepare well, too, and the level of competition has risen in recent years.

CaioRJ · 2026-07-06T12:13:49-0400

The biggest challenge in online play is staying mentally stable, even when you take absurd Bad Beats, few manage to do that.

bremp555 · 2026-07-06T12:34:58-0400

For me it's variance, because it also affects the other three.

A downswing can make good opponents seem unbeatable, hurt your focus and even make multi tabling a mistake. If you can stay mentally strong through variance, everything else becomes much easier to manage.

That's why I think mental game is one of the best investments an online player can make.