Poker Systems & Poker Player Qualities/Strengths

[daven]

I've got my wife to agree to allow me to stake a last ditch effort to beat this game, master myself, and become a winning player.

We've agreed to a bankroll of $5000. There will be certain rules that govern play.

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start with $50 and play 2nl
if you're any good then you'll be playing 50nl with $2500 pretty quickly, and you'll be playing using nothing that has cost you more than that original $50. Use the $4950 you didn't deposit to go on a nice holiday with your wife.

you asked for opinions on the keys to being a strong player. Discipline is near the top of the list. If you aren't disciplined enough or mentally strong enough to work your way up through the stakes by beating the games then you are screwed.

required reading:
The Newbie Circle of Death
http://www.flopturnriver.com/pokerfo...ls-153390.html

[The Bean Counter]

start with $50 and play 2nl
if you're any good then you'll be playing 50nl with $2500 pretty quickly, and you'll be playing using nothing that has cost you more than that original $50. Use the $4950 you didn't deposit to go on a nice holiday with your wife.

you asked for opinions on the keys to being a strong player. Discipline is near the top of the list.

This a thousand times and what everybody else said too. I'd also recommend reading Jared Tendler's book on the mental game if that's your main problem.

Leave the tables after 2 hours if that's when you start to play badly. Set an alarm clock and look to incrementally add 5 minutes here and there in due course but be aware when it's that 5 minutes and do something different - sit up, talk through your thought process out loud or whatever.

And thank your wife for being supportive.