Different take on @Rhodeman77 's thread last month, which dealt with skills/abilities/knowledge for success..... and also inspired by the recent bankroll thread.....
How would you (personally) define being a successful poker player - in terms of results over the mid to long run. Are you happy just breaking even, or feel you need to consistently grow your bankroll at a certain rate? Or are you just happy not lose $X amount of dough each year? Maybe $$ results don't matter as much as your perceived level of play? I'm super curious on how folks see things and what they consider important.
Personally for me, while I've always been a pretty casual player, I can be a ridiculously competitive person, and earlier in my poker career I always equated $$ to success. I think I've loosened up some over the years, and poker has become much more of a social activity. So while I still have that inner competitive drive to crush it at the tables, I'd honestly be pretty happy just to break even (plus a little ) over the long run. If I can hang out, have a few drinks, play a few hours of cards and come out even, I consider that +EV in life. Everything else above that is gravy. And if I were to be a mildly loosing player (which thankfully hasn't been the case..... yet), I don't think that would ultimately chase me away from playing.
How would you (personally) define being a successful poker player - in terms of results over the mid to long run. Are you happy just breaking even, or feel you need to consistently grow your bankroll at a certain rate? Or are you just happy not lose $X amount of dough each year? Maybe $$ results don't matter as much as your perceived level of play? I'm super curious on how folks see things and what they consider important.
Personally for me, while I've always been a pretty casual player, I can be a ridiculously competitive person, and earlier in my poker career I always equated $$ to success. I think I've loosened up some over the years, and poker has become much more of a social activity. So while I still have that inner competitive drive to crush it at the tables, I'd honestly be pretty happy just to break even (plus a little ) over the long run. If I can hang out, have a few drinks, play a few hours of cards and come out even, I consider that +EV in life. Everything else above that is gravy. And if I were to be a mildly loosing player (which thankfully hasn't been the case..... yet), I don't think that would ultimately chase me away from playing.