What's one poker lesson that completely changed your game?

[dehleke]

Poker is one of those games where a single adjustment can make a huge difference over the long run. For me, I realized that patience often beats aggression when used at the wrong time.

I'm interested to hear from players of all experience levels.

What's the best poker advice you've ever received?

Do you prefer cash games or tournaments, and why?

What's the biggest mistake you see new players make?

Have you ever folded a strong hand and later found out it saved your stack?

[wickra]

Tbh the biggest shift for me was finally understanding position properly—like, 90% of hands I used to play from early position were just torching money. Folding a strong hand preflop when you’re out of position in tournaments has saved me so many times it’s not even funny.

[Jadeori]

Learning to fold big hands preflop when out of position was a game changer for me too, saved more chips than any hero call ever did. Cash games all day for me, tournaments just feel like a slow bleed until you hit a lucky run tbh.

[gladessa]

The patience bit hits home tbh, learning when *not* to shove in tournaments saved my stack so many times. Cash games are more my speed though, feels less like a slow-motion car crash.

[mikkixori869]

Stop paying off obvious nutt hands just because your set looks pretty, that one small change stopped my biggest leak overnight. Cash games for me because I like to leave when the table gets weird, not be stuck grinding for 4 hours.

[kovaanund6]

Folding JJ pre to a colld 4bet saved me.