The Ten Biggest Mistakes a Poker Player Makes

[Robbie Robb]

Just thought of another one - more geared towards beginning players. This may also generate a bit of discussion:

Making the mistake of not initially focusing on, and becoming proficient, in one type of game before tackling some of the others. We all know Mike Sexton says that Hold 'Em takes a minute to learn, a lifetime to master; but I think it's important to be able to have a pretty good idea of what you're doing before taking on other formats such as O8, Razz, HORSE/HOSE, etc.

[melioris]

wow, great thread and comments.

If this is for live play, I add not being aware of your body, or self-aware, or however you want to say it. One should be aware of not just how they appear to other (which is really important), but also one's posture, body language, etc.

I am not suggesting acting, just aware of the nature body language you are communicating.

For online, I add playing too many tables. Finding the number of tables that maximizes your $/hr rate. Also, and along these lines, with online I think a mistake that good players make is not spending enough time analyzing your game with all the software that is unavailable to do this. For both NL and L pokertracker is not just to use against your opponents, it is to use for you to improve your game.

[thrash1294]

1 bankroll management (playing above your bankroll)
this is the biggest issue for most beginers I think