What was the first thing you learned in poker that you never forgot?

[lapgame]

I'm new here and started studying poker a short time ago. I wanted to know: what was that tip or concept that you learned at the beginning and that you still take with you today at the tables?

 

[choprav]

The rules and patience

 

[tuanuwu]

Not be scared of losing money.

 

[Igor G]

I learned to play only with the money I can afford to spend. I learned and gained an understanding of what bankroll management is and how important it can be.

 

[ztibor72]

I don't remember learning anything in particular except maybe that I have a talent for it.
Later I developed a lot mentally, and maybe my time management became better.
And the most important thing I learned is to only worry about what I can control, and not let go of what I can't.

 

[Ivan Basic]

I learned that you can play poker for free - and even win some money by doing so.

 

[Sparta77]

The meaning of the sheets and hands.

 

[black and]

I learned to be patient and not play with junk
And this allowed me to gradually increase my bankroll.

 

[GarotoMaroto]

Dont matter how strong your hand is but how strong your hand is in the spot you are
God bless

 

[acidburnfx]

Poker is a game of people, not cards.

 

[ironduke11]

the most important lesson is to never take competing for granted...always study the environment before committing to anything. i must have plaed 3 years before i read my first poker book...that book made everything that was going wrong crystal clear....except why someone would open shove 62off last hand before the break and crack my aces

 

[pentazepam]

1. Table Selection

2. Player Selection

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39. Everything else


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Extra tip: Don't play MTTs or SnGs since you can't do 1 and/or 2 (unless you play just for fun).

 

[YLAN]

Quit whilst ahead. When I gain a hefty profit in cash games I cannot be greedy & should call it a day!

 

[RALF_AK]

...I learned that 7-2 is trash...and some other similar hands, but after I studied it further, I now disagree with that.

 

[iwont20]

Something basic aside from the rules.. like AA and premium hands are never a limp (well, almost never a limp, but it's never for beginner players), 72o is the worst hand in poker, of suit hands have worse equity and should be played less, good players are the aggressive players, who often making others take difficult decisions, not the curious ones who play passive just "to see what's there next". That ATo is a pretty much a trash hand and is a lot worse than it looks like and so on.

It's hard to recall specifics really. It's many many basic things which cover different aspects of play.

 

[4br4k4d4br4]

Don't play tournaments when you are tired. You're going to get more tired after the game progresses

 

[successlaw]

For the first time I heard about bankroll management in poker and this concept can be extented in much more situations