Are you a Bad Poker Player?

One of the questions that often runs thought my head when playing poker: “does this guy know how bad he is?” Honestly, there are a lot more bad poker players out there than good ones. That is why I am able to do what I do. Otherwise, it would be pretty pointless to try to earn a decent amount of money playing poker. Not that I am complaining, but really–do bad poker players know they are bad?

Are you a Bad Poker Player?

If you play poker and you are bad, you probably don’t realize that you are bad. Then again–maybe you do? If you are bad at poker, you are going to be much better off just simply admitting that you are bad and either giving up on it and moving on, or doing something to make you a better poker player.

There are several different ways you could figure out if you are good or bad at poker. The first thing you could do is just simply think about whether or not you win more than you lose. The problem with that, is a lot of people think they win more than they lose, when they really do not. Fortunately there is a solution to that problem as well.

Keep Track of Everything

The one single way to tell how your poker game is doing, is to keep track of all your results. Even if you just use a pen and paper. Make sure that you track anything and everything about any given session. Once you have tracked your results (and do not lie to yourself about them), you have it right there on paper.

Track the time you started playing, the time you finished, how much you played with, how much you ended up with in the end, etc. You can even go as far as taking notes about your mood and things of that nature (that is what I do). When it is all there in front of you to see, there is no way to fool yourself. You can see from your statistics that you suck, if that is the case.

Become a Good Poker Player

So, lets assume you have tracked everything and sure enough, you are now convinced that you suck at poker and people probably make fun of you when ever you leave the table–now what?

Once you have decided that you are a bad poker player, it is time to become a good poker player. Do not quit playing, but decide why you are bad. Use all of your stats and and review everything. As you are playing, think about why you are losing money. If you are really that bad it probably has something to do with the following.

• You do not use Poker Math
• You do not know how to properly start Building a Poker Bankroll
• You do not know The Importance of Position in Poker
• You do not know the 4 Steps to Never Going on Tilt Ever
• You are not playing The Right Type of Poker Game

The point here is that, you are probably not understanding the game or the basics. If you are a bad poker then make yourself better. Just by reading and understanding some of the articles above, you will be a winning poker player. It will definitely take more than the basics to be a truly good profitable poker player, but at least if you know the math and stick to the basics–you can hang at any poker table.