Bit of a rant, but heaps of the advice new players get is way too soft. Stuff like “just be patient” or “wait for good cards” sounds fine until you watch someone bleed chips for 2 hours because they never learned what spots actually print and what spots are rubbish.
The one thing I get stubborn about is limping. I reckon it’s one of the worst habits at low stakes, live or online. If you’re first in and the hand isn’t good enough to open properly, why are we chucking in one chip and praying? Feels like people do it because it looks cheap, then next minute they’re in a bloated pot out of position with garbage and no clue where they’re at.
Same deal with fancy bluff stuff. Newer players get way too keen on trying to look clever when half the money is just made from value betting properly, folding when the line stinks, and not getting married to one pair. Position matters more than most people admit too. I’d rather have a playable hand on the button than some pretty-looking junk under the gun every day of the week.
What’s the one bit of strategy advice you actually rate? Not the vague motivational stuff — the thing that genuinely changed how you play. Could be preflop ranges, bankroll discipline, c-betting less, folding more on rivers, whatever. Keen to hear what other punters reckon, especially if you disagree and think limping still has a place.