The best advice I got starting out was to learn to play ABC TAG poker well enough to be a consistent winner before trying to get into anything more advanced. At the entry levels, the biggest source by far of chips / profit is other people's poor play, not your cleverness or your ability to outplay them. .
and don't play above your means.
^^^^ Best advise of the thread. Start your poker education by getting a solid grasp on BR management theory.
First off thank you so much to everyone for all the great advice!
Also what is ABC TAG poker? Thanks everyone!!
Best advice by far is to have a good bankroll management. Most of begginers players make the same mistake and this is very important to become a winning player in a long term.
My advice is always play a maximum of 2% of your bankroll in a game, this way you'll be able to hold on to a bad streak (which ALL poker players have, even the pros).
Good advice overall but the most important think for a beginner is to just learn the game. When you start out in poker, you're gonna lose. That's pretty much a given and IMO bankroll management is just an added distraction. Of course you shouldn't play with more money than you can afford to lose but someone playing .05/.10 has more important things to focus on than worrying about preserving the $50 in his account.Best advice by far is to have a good bankroll management. Most of begginers players make the same mistake and this is very important to become a winning player in a long term.
My advice is always play a maximum of 2% of your bankroll in a game, this way you'll be able to hold on to a bad streak (which ALL poker players have, even the pros).