What is your biggest mistake in poker?

ErnestoAhp · Jan 13, 2026

I have noticed that I have often made the mistake of paying for an All-in, with a low pair of cards. Now I try to accept an All-in from 9-9 or T-T upwards.

rsparente · Jan 13, 2026

Just the same, paying all ins with non paired hands, preflop. But I'd adjust all in if bigger than 12bbs only with QQ+

Kasztor007 · Jan 13, 2026

For me, the biggest mistake has always been tilt. Not one bad hand, but what I did after it. Calling too loose, chasing losses, trying to win it back fast. I’m working on it now and it’s getting better, but it’s still a process. Patience is something I’m still learning in poker.

ErnestoAhp · Jan 13, 2026

Kasztor007 said:
Para mí, el mayor error siempre ha sido inclinarme. No una mala mano, sino lo que hice después. Igualar demasiado laxo, recuperar las pérdidas e intentar recuperarlas rápidamente. Estoy trabajando en ello y estoy mejorando, pero aún es un proceso. La paciencia es algo que todavía estoy aprendiendo en el póke.

Kasztor007 said:
Para mí, el mayor error siempre ha sido inclinarme. No una mala mano, sino lo que hice después. Igualar demasiado laxo, recuperar las pérdidas e intentar recuperarlas rápidamente. Estoy trabajando en ello y estoy mejorando, pero aún es un proceso. La paciencia es algo que todavía estoy aprendiendo en el póker.

It has happened to me several times too, sometimes I miss moments when I should have bet and won the hand, then when I saw all the cards on the table I say, that pot was mine if I had moved with chips before.

SPANKYSN · Jan 13, 2026

I do not regret the hands I play aggressively and get beat...I regret the fairly strong hands that I, for some reason or another, simply fold...only to watch my cards hit the flop.

dompoker · Jan 13, 2026

This is how it is to accept an allin with low cards, it's not that recommended, sometimes we run the risk, having a couple of KK or AA, we lose in a bad streak.

flabilim · Jan 13, 2026

My biggest mistake is wanting to play too many hands; it ends up ruining my chips.

perrywh · Jan 13, 2026

Playing online!

Alex Houngan · Jan 13, 2026

For me, the most dangerous mistake has been playing AK or AQ too aggressively on the bubble. In many spots, folding those hands is actually the smarter and more profitable decision. Bubble pressure and ICM make these hands far less powerful than they look. Sometimes it really feels like the poker room “rewards” patience more than hero calls in those situations.

dreamer13 · Jan 14, 2026

The biggest mistake I make in poker is overestimating my hand and playing too many hands, especially weak ones, which leads to big losses.

Newzooozooo · Jan 14, 2026

ErnestoAhp said:
I have noticed that I have often made the mistake of paying for an All-in, with a low pair of cards. Now I try to accept an All-in from 9-9 or T-T upwards.

The mistakes I made when I started playing were varied, and it's hard to say which one was the biggest. I think the biggest mistake was that I played too many hands, played in a rather chaotic style, without bankroll management, and this regularly led to losses.

s0ftdumps · Jan 14, 2026

gambler's fallacy. just because i bet heavy early doesn't mean i can't fold later if the cards don't come the right way

Propane Goat · Jan 14, 2026

Problems with tilt are the most significant, followed by folding too much post-flop.

GrannySmit77 · Jan 14, 2026

I think one of the biggest mistakes is to chase your losses. Sometimes you just have bad beats. And if you let that tilt you and cloud your jugement, you might make poor decisions and you might start playing bad. And continue loosing more money. Which will annoy you even more. I think, in poker, you just need to accept sometimes you just have loosing sessions and there's nothing you can do about it, even though you played ok, the results are just disappointing.

john_entony · Jan 14, 2026

I think I need to learn to play more cautiously on the bubble. I often get knocked out at this stage because I continue to play my usual poker. I think that's my main mistake at the moment, if we're talking in general terms.

ebazynski · Jan 14, 2026

Gee, where do I start? How about waiting to long to get it in when short stacked?

yomyyomy · Jan 15, 2026

My mistake is to play everything without patience since it counts too much in tournaments

maryana777xy · Jan 15, 2026

WaktuBad timing when the blinds are big

Stringy · Jan 15, 2026

loosing all my winnings to slots or blackjack

Ruslan L · Jan 15, 2026

ErnestoAhp said:
I have noticed that I have often made the mistake of paying for an All-in, with a low pair of cards. Now I try to accept an All-in from 9-9 or T-T upwards.

My mistake was not managing my bankroll. This mistake led to significant losses and disappointment. I realised too late how important bankroll management is and how much it affects our results.

888NOX888 · Jan 15, 2026

Probably my biggest mistake is if I don't call my bluff to the end.

Baco · Jan 15, 2026

Translation to English:

Definitely, when I played on my own, my biggest mistake was bankroll management.

csabika94 · Jan 15, 2026

I'm playing too many games! Which is worth it anyway, I just can't slow down in the elimination phase...

userX · Jan 15, 2026

ErnestoAhp said:
I have noticed that I have often made the mistake of paying for an All-in, with a low pair of cards. Now I try to accept an All-in from 9-9 or T-T upwards.

My biggest mistake was gambling with money I couldn't afford to lose. This is the source of most of my problems, which have accompanied me for years in gambling.

andron205 · Jan 15, 2026

loss of self-control

What is your biggest mistake in poker?

ErnestoAhp

Rising Star

rsparente

Rock Star

Kasztor007

Rock Star

ErnestoAhp

Rising Star

SPANKYSN

Legend

dompoker

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flabilim

Rock Star

perrywh

Common sense!

Alex Houngan

Rock Star

dreamer13

Legend

Newzooozooo

Legend

s0ftdumps

Visionary

Propane Goat

Grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't

GrannySmit77

Rock Star

john_entony

feed the Fox

ebazynski

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yomyyomy

Enthusiast

maryana777xy

Rising Star

Stringy

Legend

Ruslan L

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888NOX888

Visionary

Baco

Rock Star

csabika94

Rock Star

userX

Legend

andron205

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