Been playing a bit more lately and I’m trying to clean up the obvious stuff before I get too fancy with it. Not chasing miracle plays or anything, just the basic habits that actually save chips.
What would you tell someone to focus on first: playing tighter pre-flop, paying more attention to position, sizing bets better, folding more often when the board turns ugly... or something else?
I reckon half my trouble is getting a bit too keen in early position and then talking myself into continuing when I probably should’ve chucked the hand away already. Also curious how much people here think about bankroll stuff for poker compared with just table decisions.
If you’ve got one simple rule that helped your game, drop it here. Even better if it’s the kind of thing a regular player can use straight away, not super advanced solver gear and all that.
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Rex TurboSpin wrote >
What would you tell someone to focus on first: playing tighter pre-flop, paying more attention to position, sizing bets better, folding more often when the board turns ugly... or something else?
For me it's position first, mate. Not in a fancy theory way either, it just cuts out a stack of ugly spots before they start. I made myself a rule that if I'm early and the hand only looks sort of playable, it's usually just a muck. The other thing that helped heaps was watching showdowns when I'd already folded, you pick up pretty fast who's messing about and who's only putting chips in with the goods.
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I get why people say position, but I’m a bit skeptical that it’s the first fix for everyone. My worst sessions usually come from tilt, not seat location. One bad river and suddenly I’m convincing myself junk hands are worth a go. Curious if anyone here has a simple way to catch that early before the session turns into a donation.
