What’s the Biggest Myth New Poker Players Believe?

[Houbi37]

Poker is full of misleading “advice.”
What’s one common myth you see beginners fall for?

 

[sibkaz]

Newcomers are lucky...)

 

[WellAA]

I guess the very first one is "online poker is rigged", and the arguments goes like: "they do everything to force more action which increases the pot sizes and thus the rake", "variance and confirmation bias are just things they invented to cover up the obvious rigging.
Though sometimes they could collusion, and win over the bot.
If You think the game is rigged just fold Your hand and don't play over there anymore.

 

[steve01991]

that you can bluff your way to win.

 

[Kasztor007]

For me the biggest myth is that poker can be beaten by “intuition” alone.
A lot of beginners think a good feeling or a lucky bluff means they’re playing well, but long-term winning comes from study, discipline and understanding spots — not vibes.
Without that, intuition is just gambling.

 

[moraeskvmi]

"Always pay to see the flop because it's too cheap."

 

[tagece]

The more common I see is "You need to be aggressive aaaaalll the time".

 

[Houbi37]

The more common I see is "You need to be aggressive aaaaalll the time".

Yeah, I hear that a lot too. People love to say you should play super aggressive all the time, but that’s not really how good poker works. Aggression is important, of course — but it has to be smart and based on the situation, not just used blindly every hand.

Playing controlled, well-timed aggression is way more profitable than just blasting chips nonstop.

For me the biggest myth is that poker can be beaten by “intuition” alone.
A lot of beginners think a good feeling or a lucky bluff means they’re playing well, but long-term winning comes from study, discipline and understanding spots — not vibes.
Without that, intuition is just gambling.

Totally agree with you on that. Intuition can help sometimes, but without real knowledge and solid fundamentals, it doesn’t take you very far. A few lucky guesses can make someone feel confident, but in the long run the players who study and understand the game always come out ahead. Intuition without structure is basically just taking shots in the dark.

I guess the very first one is "online poker is rigged", and the arguments goes like: "they do everything to force more action which increases the pot sizes and thus the rake", "variance and confirmation bias are just things they invented to cover up the obvious rigging.
Though sometimes they could collusion, and win over the bot.
If You think the game is rigged just fold Your hand and don't play over there anymore.

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Yeah, that’s definitely one of the most common myths. A lot of players blame “rigged poker” every time they run bad, but it’s usually just variance combined with confirmation bias. poker sites have no reason to risk their entire business just to influence a few pots.

Collusion or bots can happen on some platforms, but that’s a completely different issue — and it still doesn’t mean the RNG is rigged. If someone truly believes the site is fixed, the best thing they can do is exactly what you said: just stop playing there. There are plenty of safe, reputable rooms to choose from

 

[KeyPatience]

That Poker’s a very easy game to master and you can become the best in a short time!

 

[Vrotebal]

The most common myth new poker players believe is that poker is a game of pure luck.

 

[tagece]

Yeah, I hear that a lot too. People love to say you should play super aggressive all the time, but that’s not really how good poker works. Aggression is important, of course — but it has to be smart and based on the situation, not just used blindly every hand.

Playing controlled, well-timed aggression is way more profitable than just blasting chips nonstop.

I think the LAG style works very well, but it's a difficult strategy to use, you definitively need skills to do it.
If the player doesn't know exactly what he's doing, they'll certainly lose money quickly.
The difference between a good LAG player and a maniac is in the details, but it's much bigger than it seems, actually.

 

[GarotoMaroto]

AKo is very strong XD
HAHAHAHAHA it is but only if you flop something good
God bless

 

[austral]

You should only raise with strong hands(This makes you too predictable and You really need to balance aggression with wide ranges appropriate to the position).

 

[Houbi37]

AKo est très fort XD
HAHAHAHAHA oui, mais seulement si tu rates quelque chose de bien
Que Dieu bénisse

Thank's

 

[Margo17]

I never tilt, lol

 

[joango123456789]

That you should always go all-in with AA preflop

 

[Marcwantstowin]

You should only raise with strong hands(This makes you too predictable and You really need to balance aggression with wide ranges appropriate to the position).

Exactly correct. If we waited for premium hands all the time, (especially in tournaments), we would probably get blinded out, without hardly playing 5 hands.