what were your mistakes as a beginner and how you think you have improved from experience by playing or from study?
Oh boy, where to even start...
- I used to value small pocket pairs way too high and got busted with them many times.
- I tilted whenever I lost a big pot and started to play recklessly after that, blowing up most of my
bankroll in the meantime.
- I didn't appreciate position and stubbornly thought that everyone saying it matters are wrong.
- Horrible bankroll management.
- I limped a lot and basically never made a 3bet unless I had pocket Aces.
- I didn't know the power of small suited connectors and didn't play with them.
I was still fascinated about poker even though I kept losing. I had many leaks in my game but for some weird reason I woke up after I had played my first live tournament. It didn't last very long and then I decided that I wanted to learn more. I started to read books, most importantly Phil Gordon's "Little Green Book" and Daniel Negreanu's "Power Hold'em Strategy". I slowly improved and started to take the game seriously. I used to play mostly Sit 'n' Go's so I switched to cash games and never looked back. I paid my dues and finally learned.