Beneath the surface, poker is an incredibly complex game. It takes a lifetime to master, and there is always something new to learn about. So to truly get good at poker will take some time, effort, and perseverance. Fortunately, in today's age it's easier than ever to learn new skills, poker included.

Players identified as "experts" had a mean IQ around 120. Top players demonstrate strong numerical reasoning, pattern recognition, risk assessment, and deductive skills indicative of high intelligence. However, poker strategy also requires personal qualities like discipline, emotional regulation, and social intuition.

Omaha is considered, by some, to be the hardest game of Poker to master. Of all of the different games of Poker, Omaha is for many the hardest to learn to play and the hardest to bluff in. It is played most often at fixed limits, like Texas Hold'em and pot limit.

Professional poker player Daniel Negreanu has always found tournament poker to be more exciting than cash games because in tournaments, you can win a trophy or a big prize while still playing your chosen style of poker, like hold'em.