The Ten Biggest Mistakes a Poker Player Makes

[Zybomb]

I need some help from everyone, for a list

The Ten Biggest Mistakes a Poker Player Makes.

Now I know typical answers are : Plays too many hands etc, which is true... but Im talking about a more advanced player, one with a solid understanding of concepts and strategies, who knows whathe's doing. Maybe a player like yourself... what mistakes do you think you make, or others similiar to you make?

For example ''Plays too many hands, could turn into 'plays too many trouble hands' (in multiway pots / out of position / to raises....whatever) for a more seasoned player, who knows something like K8 is trash.

Well thats the first one I'll add

- Plays too many trouble hands

My two personal answers of the biggest two would be

- Undervalues the Gap Concept (I think it's a big flaw in a lot of players play including my own...especially in tournament play)

- Does not play position correct (either by playing hands from earlier position which aren't strong enough, opening with questionable hands early, NOT opening with weaker strong hands late, not stealing enough blinds, not using the button postflop enough etc)

I've thought of one more as well

- Does not extract as much money as he can with his winning hands (either by slowplaying when a bet would be called had he bet, not value betting the river, not betting a larger amount which would have been called etc)

So, based on this post, so far I have four on the list ( in no particular order )

1. Plays too many trouble hands
2. Undervalues the Gap Concept (calls too many raises)
3. Does not adjust play for position enough
4. Does not extract as much money as is possible with winning hands
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5-10 are blank.... I'd like suggestions and thoughts on this matter. If the general topic needs an explanation, please explain after it

Afterwards, once we get a top ten list going (NOT yet...once there is an official top 10, some of my ideas may wind up being bumped off for all i know) , I'd like people to rank them in order from 1-10 (right now it is just random order).

[Boobie Lover]

Bankroll management
Emotional control

[Aequitas58]

Good one. If you take a beat, fuck it, say "nh" and move on. It's only money. If you can't afford to lose, then you're playing the wrong limits.

[Aequitas58]

Q: Is this for your ebook, or an article? Maybe a sticky for the forum?

Off the top of my head:

-For all types of NLHE, you can't win if you're not aggressive, so I'd say, "not being aggressive enough."

-Tournament NLHE: Chip stacks. It's really important to know how to play your stack in relation to not only the increasing blinds and antes, but also other players stacks.

-Ring Game: Always keeping your stack at max buyin.

What do I know.

[Zybomb]

Yes, an addition to the e-book (which Im hoping will be completed/editted/"published" by the end of the summer). But a sticky for the forum would be cool, especially if this gets a lot of contribution and good responses... and every one can for the most part agree which 10 belong in the top 10

[PunkyChikn]

I know my biggest problem is maintaining focus and staying aware of the table. You can't move beyond Level One poker if you're not paying attention to your opponents.

A closely related one would be playing for periods of time longer than your ability to maintain focus.

[Zybomb]

So far the ones that stand out so far that have been mentioned

- Emotional Control (Big time)

- Not playing aggressive enough (which has to be clearly distinguished from playing reckless)

- Assigning your own thought process to other players (also giving players too much credit or not enough credit)

- Not paying enough attention to your opponents (Not picking up on tendancies, habbits and playing styles of your opponents)

This is goin off good (for the middle of the night) lets get some more comin in when normal people wake up

[Robbie Robb]

This could be in the "plays too many trouble hands" but something along the lines of "plays too many 'favourite' hands". Sure, we've all got the hands that we like, that have done well for us, but dude, there comes a time when you've gotta lay down that KJo....

[PShabi]

As SJay mentioned:

Table Selection

Many good players think they can just pop open any old table at Party Poker and make a profit. While this is still probably true for the best players, they are in no way maximizing profit.

Failure to maximize profit through good table selection.

Print it.

[sjay2k]

- Assigning their own thought processes to other players (e.g. "I bluffed the turn because the way I played it he must think I'd have a set)

- Not finding easy tables

- Underplaying made hands in NL

- Continuation bets in limit with underpockets on Broadway boards

- Mistaking bad luck for bad play

- Letting ego control take control when coming across a better player

[PShabi]

Are you saying people do this too much or not enough???

Seriously.