How do you deal with impatience?

[zero111]

“In poker the hardest thing for me is maintaining patience. I often hurry into the game and make unnecessary bluffs, which end up costing me. Now I’m trying to fold more hands and only play when I feel I have a good chance. How do you all learn to keep patience during play?”

 

[Mart1194]

Poker is very much about patience. You won't always get a good hand to play. So it's normal to fold more often than to raise/call to see the flop.

Discipline and perseverance are key.

GL

 

[Roller]

It’s tough to sit through dry stretches, but that’s exactly what separates the grinders from the gamblers.
Try to find the right mix for your style of play.

 

[sarin888]

I play freerolls often to get that feeling regularly, and then I think it's a normal thing that we all experience in games.

 

[Mig32]

I try to deal with it by reminding myself that poker is a long-term game, not something to win in one orbit. If I feel like I’m forcing too many hands, I take a short break, breathe, or even step away from the computer for a few minutes. Staying focused on making good decisions instead of chasing action helps me calm down. For me, patience is like a muscle — the more I practice it, the stronger it gets.

 

[flitspaal]

multi table.... always some action somewhere

 

[flabilim]

EAnd poker is a game where you have to have a lot of patience to play online. I tried listening to music or playing other tables so that this doesn't happen.

 

[Snake2007]

Poker is very much about patience. You won't always get a good hand to play.

 

[Mauricio Perrotta]

Keeping your mind calm for a long time requires too much concentration and that is trained, perhaps you should research such as from the psychological side, to hypnosis

 

[moraeskvmi]

Maintaining patience in poker comes from understanding that the game is long-term, each hand is just a step and controlling emotions helps you make better decisions.

 

[Stringy]

sometimes i have to distract myself with other things, other times I know that I wanna get in the money and need to wait, other times it's just knowing that the time will always come for a move just need to wait for it

 

[Mario7]

If it is online, I believe it is not a big problem - just add more tables - you foucus only on those you have some interesting cards, folding the rest.

Life can be a bit more tricky - my advice is treat hands you do not play as an ocassion of gaining free info about other players - observe carefully, try to find anything that could be important, memorise, try to guess their hands etc...