Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Leaks in poker, leaks in life

There is conventional wisdom that says that many bad poker players are decent poker players but have a few leaks in their game and some good poker players are otherwise poor because of leaks in their lifestyle (Stu Ungar, for instance). Maybe I fit into both categories. Let me explain.

In poker, here are the leaks I see:
1. Calling raises/bets with inferior hands
2. Being passive
3. Entering hands from early position with marginal hands

In life, here are the leaks I see.
1. I play too much poker- for instance, last night I should have went to bed at 10:00pm so I could get to the gym, instead, I played poker until 11:00pm and did not wake up this morning for the gym.
2. I do not actively pursue what is important. Really it is part of one, as all I seem to do now is play poker.

I guess to remedy this, I need to play less poker, keep moving forward with my life work, and play well when I do play poker.

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