Indeed!
I’ve been trying hard to practice, but sometimes it’s easier
to be impulsive and act hastily…
Lots of regrets later!
Good luck to you in Poker and in life! 
I’ve always been a tight player, playing few hands and waiting for opportunities, and over time I’ve changed my style of play, trying different things to evolve. The problem with waiting only for strong hands is that you become very predictable, and your opponents will understand, so the logic of a good player is to adapt and change their style of play in the middle of the tournament, I say that a good poker player should be like a chameleon, always changing “color” in this case style of game, this brings a large arsenal in your toolbox you are not limited to just one style of play, so patience generally refers to waiting for opportunities, however we must train and get good at bluffing in favorable situations, we must have other resources and tools, and we have to train and get good at each of them when we need to change our game in the middle of a tournament, unpredictability is the key to success, you play with people so it makes sense to try to confuse them to get their chips, like A great Brazilian player said, “in poker you don’t play with cards, you play with people”
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Hello Zenon!
I agree with you that we have to play in different ways, but patience will always be our ally if our game strategies don’t give good results. In this case, be patient so as not to “lose your head” and try to invent another way to earn chips!
The other day I was playing in a tournament where a player bluffed and showed, so I thought of it as his strategy to be discredited and then win with a good game. It worked as far as I saw, but I realized it was just his trick, each player chooses their techniques.
I can say from my experience in poker and in life that I have never regretted being patient, but I have regretted being impatient countless times! Good luck to you, thank you for the answer!
You are right, patience is very important. There are many people who want to make a lot of money in poker overnight, and that is a mistake, because instead of winning they end up losing all their money. Poker is a long-term game, study and with patience sooner or later you will get the results.
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Thank you, je_amm!
I totally agree with you! It takes a lot of patience and dedication, planting and waiting for the tree to bear fruit! Thank you for your feedback!
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Good afternoon.
I just read an article by a player I remember very well, and this article was dedicated to patience as the main factor of success. Yes, patience is something we all lack. We are all different and think in different ways. But most players aim to create a safety cushion (build up the stack) at the start, so that it would be easier at the later stages of the tournament. That’s where the glitch happens. We might just get knocked out of the tournament at the very start because of our own impatience.
I think that any article about poker should end with the phrase:
Remember, whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, patience is the key to success.
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Indeed, Maxogon15!
Patience is the key to understand many things in Poker, in life.
Let’s practice it every day, becoming a beautiful habit!
Thanks for your reply!
Peace, luck and patience to you! 
Practice your patience by listening to the entirety of this video!
It is only logical to do so!
If you make it to the end, you have mastered patience!
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Watching a long music video can be a good way to train patience, although I think that when the music is listened to with attention and interest, it’s not a question of patience, because only what annoys would be a reason to “have patience”, and if the music isn’t an annoyance to the listener, then everything is fine! I’ve been practicing patience with rude and crude players and they’ve taught me a lot about not retaliating and not involving emotions in the game. The next time I play I’ll be listening to a song that will make me forget about these rude things, and this one from the video would be a good choice! If you’ve had the patience to read this long reply, congratulations, you’ve achieved something very good 
! Thank you for your reply and your attention, Excaliburns! Until next time, my friend! 
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I play the American games… two games ever day… they have a leaderboard… for the mo… with over 2000 players that play the American games ever mo… now some players don’t play every game… or play for the leaderboard like I do… in the American games… the first hr… of the game… some of the players kind of play fast and lose… and will call your bets w/ less than a premium hand… and get lucky some times, now if you make it past the hr break… most of the bingo players are gone… and that when the real game begins … and you start earning tournament points… for the leader board… its all about patients young grasshopper.
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Brings back memories. I used to play the American games daily, as well & goal #1 was to be in a decent position at the break. GL at the tables 
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Good luck to you too Litenin! Thank you for your reply! Peace & wisdom!
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Today began like a horror movie. Every time I saw a flop with AK, AQ, seven or eight times in all, I was run down. Never monster v monster, just my big holdings v offsuited rags. When I did connect with a flop, I tended to be run down on the river.
Admittedly, I lost my patience after a while, even going all in on the first hand of a new tournament (and losing again when my AQ fell victim to pocket threes on a 737 flop).
Still, I pulled myself together, entered the 1M PKO Solar Eclipse, doubled up early by turning deuces into a mini-boat, and then became starved for cards. I fought through a long, long dry spell to make the final table and then the money, being the short stack or close to it most of the way, and stealing blinds where I could.
At five-handed, which was the payoff line, I doubled up, then eliminated a player, but found myself still the short stack for a long period, with the chip leader bullying everyone.
At last, I went all-in with A4 on the button with no one behind, only to find the sb, sitting between me and the chip leader, had QQ. A four on the flop had me begging for an ace, but it was another four on the river that bailed me out.
A bit later, I flopped two-pair with a 79 after the chip leader made a min raise. I thought he was holding AK, and guess what came on the turn and river? Same old story for me. He bet large on the river, and I called his hand (correctly) in the chat and told him mine before folding.
In the end, it came down to the two of us with me beginning the H2H as a two-to-one underdog. We sparred for several hands until my ^3.5bb^ ATd drew a preflop call and then a ten on the flop. I bet. He shoved. I called. He was badly outkicked and couldn’t find the nine he needed.
With the tables turned, he shoved a few times pre-flop, but I bided my time and he calmed down a bit. We saw a flop in which I had 99, and the board came K87. The king was a worry, but not a deterrent against one player. I bet. He shoved. I called. This time, he was bluffing with Q5 and that was that.
Long story short (I know, too late), my patience was rewarded with a huge payday that increased my Replay bankroll by almost 50%.
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We are rewarded for our patience. Patience isn’t taught, it’s lived! Thank you for your beautiful story, pickettpocket, and good luck in poker and in life!
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Thank you. You too.
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I know this is a strategy thread, but I will share a story from my life about an unrelated moment I learned to be more conscious about being patient.
One day I was heading to work and was stuck for 20 mins because of a train. I was steaming, I usually leave a little early for anything, but still at the time it felt annoying. There wasn’t really a good way around the tracks so I just stuck it out. Once the train passed about a mile down the road there was an unbelievably horrible car wreck. It seemed pretty fresh. Not that I was guaranteed to be in that spot at that time had the train not been there but it was a much better chance.
Now in poker, being patient and folding hands to avoid bigger losses is ultimately better than making a bad call. It sucks to take a decent hit and fold and it is hard to know when to cut your losses and run. But it is a game of risks, and sometimes people try and bluff or just push/bet huge with iffy hands. But patience always outlasts the luck in this game. It’s not instant gratification, but building a bankroll and keeping it growing, as well as winning tournaments are marathon not sprints. GL and try and keep a calm head when on the tables.
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I totally agree with you!
I think your experience of being stuck on the road where you were losing patience made you discover that you always win by trying to understand the greater reason for everything in life… Well, this is something I try to put into my life: to understand the reason behind everything, something we don’t understand at the time but which later makes us reflect…
“Patience always outlasts the luck”… in this game and in the most important things in life, I think!
I wish you good luck in the game and in life!
Thank you for your reply, bdon33!