Waiting for good hands - high card suited connectors at least - can get pretty tedious. So, poker is a lot like fishing - lots and lots of waiting, short moments of frenzied action, and even if you catch your prey (the pot) it may be undersized.
I'm not the most patient person in the world, although I am pretty good at waiting. Still, watching one's stack of chips dwindle while waiting for a good hand in a good position can be quite taxing.
Cash games are especially nerve-wracking. as you can directly see it's money you lose on the blinds, while waiting for good cards, and even if you happen to get a good hand, the flop may completely spoil things for you... and sometimes it's hard to let a good hand go, after the flop spells doom.
And there's the thing - You mustn't be controlled by greed. A degree of humility is needed for survival - humility and boldness - not quite courage - but, as you win very rarely, when you do, you must reap decent-sized rewards. This means, you can't just use moderately-sized bets. It's possible to increase your stack by an order of magnitude in three hands or less, but it requires, well, gambling.
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