DanS87
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I am interested to see what peoples (probably more experienced players) opinions are of the most common mistakes that you see in new players.
Would also be good to see what people think their biggest mistake was when they started out playing as well (if you're a more seasoned player thats making far fewer basic errors these days).
My biggest mistake when I first started out was playing my first money-based game of poker in a live poker tournament at the local casino (a few years ago, pre-virus).
I'd played and learnt the basics by playing with friends using chips but no actual money on the line. I was at the casino and thought it would be fun to join the mini-tournament they were running.
It wasn't a big buy-in, £50 or so, but I obviously got absolutely annihilated and it put me off playing poker for quite a while. I've only just started playing again and I'm having much more fun learning and improving whilst playing online in freerolls and with much lower stakes.
Would also be good to see what people think their biggest mistake was when they started out playing as well (if you're a more seasoned player thats making far fewer basic errors these days).
My biggest mistake when I first started out was playing my first money-based game of poker in a live poker tournament at the local casino (a few years ago, pre-virus).
I'd played and learnt the basics by playing with friends using chips but no actual money on the line. I was at the casino and thought it would be fun to join the mini-tournament they were running.
It wasn't a big buy-in, £50 or so, but I obviously got absolutely annihilated and it put me off playing poker for quite a while. I've only just started playing again and I'm having much more fun learning and improving whilst playing online in freerolls and with much lower stakes.