PooBah Post: You suck at poker. - Page 9 - Heads Up SNG and Spin and Gos -- Two Plus Two Poker Forums

I saw this thread bumped recently, and didn't click on it because I've read it many times before, but again today and started wondering.. what's going on with that thread? People must be coming up with all kinds of awesome mental game theories and stuff... ways to learn how to accept one's faults in poker, how to remove one's ego from the game, how to stop focusing on luck, etc...

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Originally Posted by Hince

Poker is weird that way... If we were playing basketball and couldn't make a free-throw we would probably ask someone better than us to help us with our technique. We would probably get a lot of weird looks if we just complained about our unlucky free-throw or how bad we run at basketball.

Taking my ego out and realizing that I suck at poker has been one of the best things that ever happened for my game. When you know you suck, you can work and improve. If you are 'just running bad', there isn't a ****ing thing you can do.

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11-13-2011 , 05:41 PM

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ShipItMehr

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wonderful post, thanks!!!

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11-14-2011 , 09:33 AM

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vasysm

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Originally Posted by raised by jews

great post OP. It took me a long time to realize most of what you said, and my game took off when I finally discovered the confidence that you talk about (and pretty much took tilt out of the eqation). The greatest thing I learn about poker is that if you do it for the money you will never make any. If you play poker to acheive zen and learn to control yourself and your emotions, then you will be truly great.

Splendid reply to a splendid post. It was quite the wake up call.

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01-04-2012 , 06:05 AM

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Xhisorzz1

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01-21-2012 , 11:34 PM

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Syzzzurp

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OP spoke volumes for me, will be skim re-reading a bunch before my sessions, thanks OP, you rock

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02-21-2012 , 09:00 AM

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-Gio-

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This is one of the best posts ever!

Thank you very much

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02-21-2012 , 11:05 AM

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chadders0

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this is undoubtedly my favourite poo bah

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05-16-2012 , 02:14 PM

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Anukz

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Awesome post! <3 it!

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05-17-2012 , 06:08 AM

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roctill7

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Awesome post man! It inspired me a lot!

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05-17-2012 , 06:28 PM

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genher

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This was the best poobah ever. I think I know it by hart by now!

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05-18-2012 , 10:30 AM

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Punch Dancer

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This pooBah post was so good it inspired me... to not write a PooBah post. How could I write something that would compare. Love this post

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08-16-2012 , 12:20 PM

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LosingShark

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amazing post! thank you

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05-13-2013 , 10:08 PM

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kakospaidis

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I couldn't agree more Hince......
I find myself doin'mistakes over and over again without trying to improve my game,and i realized that not only strategy has leaks but the whole personality of a poker-player professional or not.....
Great post!

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05-14-2013 , 05:12 AM

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Quartilho

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Thank you sir

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05-14-2013 , 08:25 AM

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Riannamate

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This is so spot on its unreal. And the post is years old at this stage.

Thanks to the bumper and the op.

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05-15-2013 , 09:17 AM

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DuTchMen

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Very nice post and +1 thanks for bumping

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07-15-2013 , 11:36 AM

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derekeverett

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This is great, and applicable to so much more than just poker.

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04-13-2014 , 02:44 PM

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goodsaint

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Originally Posted by DuTchMen

Very nice post and +1 thanks for bumping

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05-28-2014 , 02:31 AM

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iPlayPLOhigh

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Originally Posted by donnyberretta

lol...

this guy's blog is straight up comedy gold

"I’ll be frank, I should pwn life. Period. My IQ is higher than 99.7% of the rest of the world. I’m stronger and faster than most people I know (although I am horribly uncoordinated). As I’ve found out here in China, give me one night with almost any girl and she’ll probably be in love with me in the morning (not to say that by one night I mean sleep with her, although that’s usually what happens). I have an amazing ability to blend in and work with almost any group. I… am stroking my ego way too much. The point I’m making I have the potential to do basically ANYTHING I want with my life. In fact, I have made much more of my life than most of the 20 year-olds I have met.

Outside of the OP this was the best part of the entire thread LOLOLOLOL!!!

I'm 5 years late to the party, but thanks for the fantastic post OP.

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05-29-2014 , 07:45 AM

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ValuetownJL

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Very nice post, really hit home. Thanks

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05-29-2014 , 12:40 PM

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OneShot

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no, you suck!

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07-02-2014 , 03:56 PM

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Gladiatoranc

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One of the best post i have ever read. I could relate to everything you said and it's like you were inside my mind. Very inspiring to see that someone else have gone throw the same thing i have, and actually was able to make something good out of it.

Keep up the good work, i'm looking forward for your next post !