The one thing the majority MAY be missing

[Talking Poker]

I've posted this before, but it's certainly worth posting again: As your poker game improves, you advance through a number of "levels." In the list below, Penguinfan is saying Level 1 people need to get to Level 2, which is true, but keep in mind how much farther there is to go.

1. Knowing what you have.
2. Knowing what your opponent has.
3. Knowing what your opponent thinks you have.
4. Knowing what your opponent thinks you think he has.
5. Knowing what your opponent thinks you think he thinks you have.

Everyone starts their poker career at Level 1, and only the best of the best make it to Level 5 (I can't even comprehend thinking like that at this point in my career). As Penguinfan says, it's important to at least get to Level 2, but with regard to bluffing successfully, I think it's even more important to get to Level 3. Beyond that, we're talking pretty serious poker, which usually doesn't apply to playing online - certainly not for low stakes.

[Penguinfan]

1. Knowing what you have.
2. Knowing what your opponent has.
3. Knowing what your opponent thinks you have.
4. Knowing what your opponent thinks you think he has.
5. Knowing what your opponent thinks you think he thinks you have.

What was that, some sort of bad Bugs Bunny routine?

[ChipFish]

They are the levels of a poker player.
And it goes beyond even that.

[junYUN]

theres so much to learn