Be Observant - A Poker Player's Foundation

The number one important thing in poker besides skill boils down to how focused you as a player are at the table and the level of your concentration.

You could have superior psychological skills then anyone else at the table and yet they are rendered useless if you're not paying attention.Top reasons you will be dsitracted at a poker game:1.

Table Chat2. Attractive dealer/player3. Too much to drink4. Something on your mindWe already know from the opening paragraph that concentration is viatl to being a winning poker player. After all, you need to know how each player treats different hands, whether they are tight or loose, passive or agressive.Now we will deal with the reasons you can be dsitracted individually.

First is table chat...
that can easily be avoided - simply do not talk with others unless it is specifically increasing your knowledge of them for that game.

The sceond reason, if you're paying attention too much to a good looking player or dealer then stop and go back to concentrating on your game.
If not, then take a break and go introduce yourself!