Each one of us has their own favourite pastimes. Either reading a good book, watching a movie,or playing video games. However, nothing beats free online Poker for me. There are so many things that I like about this game and I have been playing poker for a long time that I don’t even remember how I got hooked into it. Poker is one of the most popular card games that’s why it attracts people of any age, nationality, and gender. It does have some positive aspects that has improved me to focus and increase my productivity in my day to day life activities.
When I started learning Poker, I quickly found out that I can apply some of the rules in my own life. And I think this was what made me so much in love with the game of poker. Poker skills not only help me take good decisions at the poker table, but in my actual life too. Here are some of the things that I have learned while playing free online Poker and that I am actually using in my life.
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Reading The Other Players
When you start to learn Poker, you’ll see how important it is to “read” the other players. In a life situation, people love those who are good at communicating and for doing that you got to notice people’s body language, speech pattern, work ethics. You don’t actually see the players when playing free Poker online, but you do notice their style of betting, how much they bet, and how they tend to play.
You can never be sure what cards your opponent is holding, but if you pay close attention to other players’ behaviour at the poker table, you can observe patterns that can turn the tide of the game in your favour.
This is how I learned all about reading people’s reactions, body language, and subconscious signals. Just by positioning yourself in a certain way you can seem more confident or a shy person, you can show that you are pleasant to be around or you’re someone who most people want to stay away from
Checking The Winning Odds
Knowing about poker odds is important because it gives you an idea when you are in a good or bad situation. Poker game is a game depending upon your choosing skills in a very limited time. So, it’s important to look at it and see what you really have and what are your chances of winning the game. And this also includes thinking about the different hands other players may have.
How did I apply this to my life? Simple… I just think about the different goals I have for my life and I’m a lot better in analysing the chances I have to get there and in how much time.
Patience & Self-Control
When you play free online poker, you will need to have the patience to wait for a good hand as well as self-control to wait for the perfect time to bet high.
In life in general, patience and self-control are two great virtues that you can develop, even if you’re not typically like this.
As you can see, there is so much you can learn from playing poker online and how you can apply poker skills into almost every aspect of life, not just poker and business.
Author’s Bio: Maria Antony is a digital marketer at Gamentio. She is specialised in SEO, content marketing & conversion rate optimisation. Maria is a computer engineer by education, she is passionate about gaming and also she loves to write and read about innovative game technologies.