What’s My Problem: A Poll

Written by Nigel

Some time ago, poker web site Homepoker.com held a poll asking this particular question: What’s my problem?  They gave 6 possible answers from which web site visitors could choose from.  I myself did not participate in the poll but the results really interested me and made me take a deeper look as to what my weaknesses in poker are.  Let’s take a look at the results.

The “winner” answer was “I can’t read my opponents.”  A total of 28 percent of the respondents chose this answer.  Next is “I take too many chances/I play too many hands” at 26 percent.  “I can’t lay down a losing hand” comes in third at 16 percent.  “I can’t bluff credibly” is next with 13 percent.  At 11 percent is the answer “Nothing.  I’ll whip you like eggs.”  Last is “I gamble too much at limits that are too high” at 5 percent.

Now that we’ve seen the answers, I’m gonna try to take a look at some of them and decide which one is MY problem.  I think it seems pretty realistic that a lot of people have the problem of reading their opponents.  I would say that I just might be in the same boat.  Then again, I also have problems when it comes to bluffing.  So maybe I should tick that one off too.  I would say that these two are quite ok, as compared to gambling too much at limits that are too high.  What say you?