The Help Tabloid

What is it that drives poker players to play? A recent survey done by the swisspoker.ch says that out of 100 players who are asked why they play, an overwhelming majority would say they play poker to win money. But how true is that?

Sure, we all like to think we’re playing to win, but if we really meant it, would so many people still play so badly?

I’d go out on a limb here and say for the majority of the poker players, it’s not so much about playing and winning. It’s simply about playing. There’s a social camaraderie on in the ring on the felt.

And it’s for this reason we have the fish, the rich business men who throw away money, and the plain bad players. They’re not there to win, they’re there to play.

And it makes sense, and perhaps in some way we do have a want to win, only too many players don’t have the will to prepare.

Pros like Harrington, Brunson, and the likes didn’t start winning just because they wanted to. They started winning because they prepared, they learned and evolved and got better. This is what separates the pros from the general player.

They understand the game, and they understand that’s it’s not enough to just want to win. Instead, they took it to the next level, mastered the game, and learned what it took to win.

This is something to take to heart for all you budding players out there. You can want a million dollars so bad you actually convince yourself you have it. But can you convince me that you have it? The same goes for winning.