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Professional poker playing consists of many skills, most of which are not directly related to the level of play at the table. Managing money, psychology, and inner life are just as important as understanding GTO\/exploitative game principles, proper and long-term grinding, and so on. Among these skills, the mental game is one of the most frequently discussed but still not fully understood aspects of the game.<\/p>\n

The mental game in poker has been written and talked about many times. J. Tendler's \u201cMental Game of Poker\u201d<\/a> has already become a classic, and there are many poker psychology coaches and other useful resources. Unfortunately, less is said about what constitutes the mental game beyond psychological preparation, tricks, or meditation exercises. In fact, pure psychology is only the late part of good mental game preparation.<\/p>\n

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The poker mental game consists of far more elements than simple psychological preparation, the current \u201crun,\u201d or existing skills. The mental game can be affected by financial situation, personal life, external (or primary) activities, and the goal of playing poker.<\/p>\n

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  • Poker Goals<\/a><\/li>
  • Physical and Mental Game Bankroll<\/a><\/li>
  • Secondary Activities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n

    <\/span>Poker Goals<\/span><\/h2>\n

    The goal of playing poker is perhaps the simplest aspect of the mental game, although not always clear. Some players tend to set huge, often hard-to-reach goals (for example, moving from NL10 to NL500 in a year or something similar). Such leaps in limits over a short period are possible for people known as \u201cpoker prodigies,\u201d and while we all would like to be them, there are only a few in the world. The truth is, the goal of playing poker does not necessarily have to be so high that it negatively affects the mental game if not achieved. Sometimes the aim to quickly move to the next limit can be halted by uncontrollable factors – a month (or several months) of a bad run, the attempt to apply high-level knowledge to lower limits, or a myriad of different daily life challenges.<\/p>\n

    The goal of playing poker should always be not only conservative but also personal. A player who is stable or has a wide circle of colleagues will often hear how newcomers quickly rise to high limits. The reasons for such a rise can be varied, but often the player's thinking may shift to self-doubt (\u201cif he can rise so quickly, what\u2019s wrong with me?\u201d). As Poker School coach \u201cRoundMidnight\u201d states, every poker professional's path will be different, so challenges and difficulties will appear at different times for each. The leap from NL25 to NL100 can be quick, but the same player may get stuck at NL100 for many years.<\/p>\n

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