Poker Tropical

Most of us know, that much of what makes poker what it is, revolves around the mind, and making correct decisions with confidence.

PLAY NOW

This has always been the case, but there are other psychological aspects of the game which are just as a important. With any game or sport, I feel there will always be a level of faith in yourself, which when knocked back by failure, can hamper your successes in the following games. I certainly felt a sense of this a few weeks ago when my poker was not going well, but there will always be a catalyst somewhere down the line which gets your confidence back on track. I think that poker is one game which is affected more than most in this regard, although I can only really say that from my own personal experience.

The catalyst for my resurgence of confidence, was picking up some good cards early on in a big tournament, when I really hadn’t expected to be there long when I turned up to play. As the cards fell in my favour I began to play better poker, eventually taking my good result in that tournament and the confidence it brought, on to the following one. I played without fear of failure and trusted my judgement 100% and went on to win. This just shows what a spark of success can do for you when you are feeling like you are losing no matter how hard you try.

Sometimes trying too hard in itself can be counterproductive, a better approach can sometimes be to turn up simply to enjoy a game, without any real expectations. Everyone is different of course, and the main thing is that you do not give up on the game entirely. When everyhing seems to be going against you, as I found out, it will always turn around sooner or later.

The WSOP has been around since 1970 where Johnny Moss was voted by his opponents as the champion, and since then, the WSOP has evolved in so many ways. Where there were previously around 10 or 12 entrants to the WSOP, in the modern day event, there are 6 or 7 thousand entrants.

PLAY NOW

In years gone by some of the finest players in the world have had their name etched into poker history, with Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar and Johnny Moss, being the only players to have won the main event title more than once. With the glittering lights of Las vegas and the rich history of players who have made their name and their fortune there, it is no surprise that most poker players feel there is something special about the WSOP. There have recently been other large scale tournaments across the world added to the schedule, which many of the worlds best players attend, but none for me, match the WSOP.

Although it is true that winners of events at the WSOP attain vast sums of money for their efforts, in many ways, this is not the most important thing about winning. For each champion, in each event, there is a bracelet which is especially crafted for the WSOP, and this for many, is more important than the money. These bracelets are symbols of poker champions, and many players (myself included) dream of having one. For these reasons, the WSOP is special to me, and after all the special names and tournament finales that there have been, I don’t think there will be another event to surpass it.