Have you ever pondered the fact that why were poker legends, David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth so popular? Why were they really respected and titled as teachers of poker game? It is because they dint follow the traditional steps of your average poker guide for online or offline poker.
Both of them worked on, ‘Know Yourself’ principle and it covers all major things which you need to climb to the top of online poker at world level. They believed that emotions and bankrolls went hand in hand in all cases what so ever.
Emotional Composure:
High flow of emotions and adrenaline level are not acceptable and favorable in any case. Getting your emotions out of control leads to high level of stress and hyper tension which affects our decision making power and in the end we will really awful and shitty at everything.
Small mistakes cost you heavily throughout the game so don’t get emotional and stay cool and calm as much as you can. If you cannot control your emotions then high stakes tables are not meant for you.
Bankrolls Maintenance:
Do as much as you are capable of in your life. It means that even if you are emotionally intelligent person, you HAVE to have financial relaxation too. Being cool and calm doesn’t mean at all that you are to make aggressive bets often. If your game is being sponsored from somewhere else then you can get into a lot of trouble for not making a note of your squish able bank rolls.
So this is all which matters in the end, nothing more and nothing less for all online poker fans around the world. Best of luck with your future endeavors.