Re: Name ONE thing you would tell a beginner poker player....
Stick to the recommended starting hand requirements. You will go on stretches of 20-30 hands where you fold every time. To many beginners, they find this unbearable and begin playing hands that are just below recommended for their position.
This is the most costly mistake, because due to inexperience, this causes more costly errors later in the hand. And unfortunately, sometimes playing these lesser hands pays off, especially against other beginners and this begins a cycle of reinforcement that these hands "ain't so bad" and then the long term picture becomes bleak.
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