I’ve played a lot of poker. And I can tell you that 90% of the players I see are making the same mistakes over and over again. Not because they’re bad people. Not because they’re dumb. But because nobody ever told them what they’re actually doing wrong. So let’s fix that right now. Mistake #1: They Play Too Many Hands The average recreational player at a $1/$2 table is seeing 40-50% of flops. The winning player? More like 18-25%. Every hand you play out of position with a weak holding is a small leak that adds up to hundreds of dollars a month. The fix: Before you call or limp, ask yourself — would I be comfortable playing this hand from every position at the table? If the answer is no, fold it. Mistake #2: They Don’t Adjust to Their Opponents Most players have one gear. They play their cards. The players who win consistently play the person across from them. The tight old guy in seat 3 is telling you something every single time he raises. Are you listening? The fix: Spend the first orbit just watching. Don’t play a hand. Figure out who the fish is, who the nit is, and who the aggro is. Then adjust. Mistake #3: They Have No Plan for Losing Sessions This is the big one. Most players sit down with $200, run it up to $400, then lose it all back because they have no stop-win or stop-loss in place. The session that started great ends as a loser because of ego and no discipline. The fix: Set a stop-loss before you sit down. If you lose 1.5 buy-ins, you’re done for the night. No exceptions. The Bottom Line Improvement at poker isn’t about learning a fancy GTO strategy. It’s about plugging the leaks you already have. Fix these three things and you’ll be ahead of 80% of the table before the cards are even dealt. Drop a comment below — which of these three is YOUR biggest leak right now?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​