Thursday, May 8, 2008

The top 50 reasons why you lose at Poker

Sometimes we all wonder why we lose at Poker. This is not a complete list, but could give you a general idea of what some people are facing when they sit at a Poker table and lose their money. Think about what you do wrong and try to eliminate your flaws.

  1. Tilt
  2. Play when you are tired
  3. love your hands too much
  4. play your lucky cards against better knowledge
  5. try to gamble
  6. take sidebets
  7. play above your comfort zone
  8. play too many hands
  9. take it personal when you win or lose against someone
  10. you try to break even when you are down
  11. play too long sessions
  12. not considering potsize, odds or outs
  13. chasing big pots with marginal draws
  14. playing in the wrong game
  15. trying to apply something your read but don't understand
  16. listening to the wrong advice by the wrong people
  17. complaining about bad beats
  18. playing the wrong type of game, for example holdem instead of omaha
  19. playing the wrong style against the wrong players
  20. not playing tight aggressive on low limits
  21. letting your emotions take control
  22. not listening to your instincs
  23. playing too many tables online without being able to handle them
  24. not moving down limits when your bankroll took a dent and you are below your comfort zone
  25. you have relationship issues that influence your play
  26. playing against women and trying to impress them
  27. playing in front of women and trying to be a mac daddy and impress them
  28. giving free cards at the wrong time
  29. playing the player and not the cards at low limits, people are unpredictable manics not caring about the few cents they lose
  30. playing the cards and not the player at high limits, people who have imagination and knowledge usually don't go allin on a top pair...
  31. not being able to shift gears and adapt to new situations
  32. giving Poker a too big part in your life
  33. playing too tight
  34. playing too loose
  35. Bluff too much, especially online
  36. play when you are angry
  37. play with someones elses money that could pay your mortage
  38. play in games where you are not comfortable
  39. you are cheated on or people team up against you without you recognizing it
  40. you pay too much rake
  41. you do not have rakeback or something similar when you play online
  42. you do not take advantage of a Bonus offer that would increase your hourly winnings by a small margin
  43. you overrate your skills and think you could beat everyone
  44. you are easily read by others
  45. you play predictable and don't take chances
  46. you play with scared money
  47. you believe Poker is a skill only game and everything evens out in the long run
  48. you can't take to lose against a 1 outer on the river being allin on the turn
  49. you don't have a life besides the Poker tables
  50. you play against me ;)