How do Pro Poker Players Think?

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I've always struggled with whether or not I was using the idea that something was profitable in the long term to ignore results telling me otherwise. Unless I was really putting specific scenarios into stove, I never really had much confidence.

Result orientation is interestingly a hard concept for some people to grasp. You hit the nail on the head with this video though - pros sleep easy if they are making +EV plays

Stick to the Plan BloodBath

Damn true, being bold by believing in your plays creates better outcomes. Bluff calling. Being priced into pots and when to bluff. So many situations. Cant be scared in poker takes 100% commitment

The piece of poker advice that I apply almost constantly to life: "If you're never caught bluffing, you're not bluffing enough." Which I interpret as, essentially, to make life happen, you need to take risks, and sometimes those risks won't work out...and sometimes painfully. Whether its a big risk like pursue career X or a small risk like trying to cook a new meal

This is the #1 thing that my poker days taught me ❤

Some players are born problem solvers, which poker essentially is and the rest is learned. Bank roll management being prob the most important to learn and learn early.

This level of emotional intelligence and regulation is what I'd hope to get to someday. Unfortunately, stressful situations induce impulsive reactions for myself. This is the proper mindset to have in all facets of life.

Thank you

Why do you even think???

What is a professional poker player thinking when he plays roulette knowing that’s an -EV play? They spend their lives trying to exploit any +EV play even when it’s marginal but still play roulette

I'm playing 1-2 match the stack (100%) w/ a $5 max rake. This is an amazing structure but I am struggling with variance. I need some help coaching. If you can point me in the right direction for one on one coaching, that would be great. Thanks in advance.

I would also add thinking in % probabilities. Whether for sports events or daily live occurrences, many people just go black and white thinking (0 or 100%), whereas poker players will put the possible outcomes on a range of varying probabilities and don’t get surprised or upset if sometimes the less likely outcome happens.

Luck is greatly under estimated in the world. With bad luck you get cancer and die, or never even born in the first place. Many big life decisions are non recurring so there's no repetition to balance the element of luck. Poker is actually one of the most luck-free professions as there is so many tournaments and hands.

I have trouble fighting the short term variance online. As an American I have no real regulated sites to play poker. I see the same thing over and over. I find it incredibly hard to fight the feeling of these sites cheating u. It's just the same situation over and over. Coincidences are not something I believe much in

"If I go 100mph down the back roads to get to my destination, with my chances of getting stopped by a cop, crashing, and my car breaking down.. I should still average 2.89% quicker than going the way google said.
-Excellent results for a poker player. =p