Poker Habits which took you the longest to break ?

Which poker habbits took you the longest to break ?


Hi Cardmates 


I would like to know if you can relate or have any poker habits that took you a long time to break.


We all know that there is a learning curve to playing poker.


We also know that sometimes, once we pick up a bad habit, it is hard to shake it.


Combining these two things, I'm wondering what bad poker habits you had in the past that were the hardest to stop.


Or maybe you still have a bad habit that you know isn't helping you, but you just can't help yourself.


For me, learning how to stop chasing losses during a slump in cash games took a long time to really conquer.


It was often so tempting to "just play a bit longer" and try and win back what I had lost.


Studying my hand history really helped me understand what I was doing and how it wasn't helping to be tilted and try and win back my buy-ins.


Taking a break was a much better strategy that was easier to manage once I created a clear "stop/loss" amount. Once I hit that, I walked away from the table.


So, what bad poker habit did you conquer after some effort, or maybe you are still battling ?


Look forward to hearing your thoughts 

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Great topic. I think every poker player has at least one habit they know is costing them money but still struggle to eliminate. For me, it was calling too often in marginal spots.

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