A major key to gaining value from this process is to not focus on the result, as you may well do everything superbly but wind up losing due to the vagaries of poker. Focus to the analysis you brought to bear on the situation and if it was correct. If it was, then go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back if it feels good and imbed it in your psyche for future use. The hands that you feel weren’t played well take a little more work as you need to determine how they could have been played better – make that much better.marked cards contact lenses

The key to whether you are reviewing stellar or abysmal poker performances is that you are thinking about the game away from the game itself. This kind of retrospection is critical to a good understanding the game of poker. You can be totally objective because you are not under the time constraints and pressure to make a decision that you are while at the table and you now, after the fact, have full information or at least more information regarding the hand. These two factors help make your evaluation and analysis much more meaningful. card cheating

Many poker players reach a plateau of knowledge and work commitment and arrive at a place I like to call… “I can really play this game”. While they are not full blown “I know it alls”, it’s almost as dangerous because they stop growing and actually begin to move backwards relative to the competition. A famous coach of yesteryear was fond of telling his poker players about the value of practice by recounting that if they didn’t put in the time and effort others who were willing to dedicate themselves would be passing them by. Who wants to go backwards in their status as a poker player? Do you? I think I know the answer to that query, so let me end this article with the sage advice of – make sure to do your homework!  invisible ink