The analogy also holds true for losing poker players. They see flaws in everyone's play but their own. Most of the money you'll win at poker comes not from the brilliance of your own play, but from the ineptitude of your opponents. In poker, position means power. It is always advantageous to act after you've had the benefit of seeing what your opponents do.
Many players look for reasons to call.
While calling can be almost automatic in certain situations, raising or folding is frequently a better choice. You will succumb to all your flaws as a poker player during the period you are struggling, growing and reaching for a higher level of skill. Just because you've read all the books by all the experts, don't deceive yourself into believing that you're going to play as well as they do. The best poker books will teach you how to talk the talk. The more bad beats you encounter, the luckier you are .