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what's the most overrated poker advice everyone keeps repeating?

every video, every coach, every forum repeats the same handful of lines like they're gospel. "play tight aggressive." "position is everything." "just don't tilt." and yeah, fine, none of it is wrong exactly - but at some point it starts to feel like stuff people say because it sounds smart, not because it actually moved their winrate.

for me it's "fold more" - thanks, very helpful, solved poker.

what's the one piece of advice you're sick of hearing that everyone treats like obvious truth? curious if it splits by cash vs tournament players. drop yours.

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for me it's the endless “manage your bankroll and the rest sorts itself.” i get that you need guardrails, but obsessing over buy-ins and stop losses never made anyone read a tough river spot better or actually handle the weird stuff that happens. no one leaves a live dealer blackjack table bragging that their discipline made the session fun.

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“Don’t bluff at the lower stakes.” That one shows up in every crypto casino Discord and it gets treated like sacred text, but it misses so much context. Sure, you’ll get caught bluffing plenty against calling stations, but cutting out bluffs entirely turns you into an open book and good regulars will eat you alive. Game flow and reads matter more than the blanket advice lets on. I think folks love the simplicity of “never bluff,” especially newer cash game players, but real EV comes from learning when to ignore the crowd’s noise and actually trust your spot.

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what bugs me is “never register late in tournaments.” it gets passed around like sacred math, but in practice, i’ve seen plenty crush after showing up with a short stack, just picking good spots and doubling up through patient play. the blanket rules ignore that your edge isn’t static and table lineups can swing fast. sometimes those late reg fields are softer than the early grinder crowd.

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Funny thing, the “never late reg” talk always gets me thinking about sports betting too. Sometimes that late info, whether it’s a soccer lineups drop or a tournament seat draw, is more valuable than grinding from minute one. Poker and bets both reward timing when you actually know the field, not just the math. I like your calm approach - structure can win if you adapt, not just follow a rulebook.

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agree

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same

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If “trust the process” gets repeated again, I’m out. You can “trust” all day but slots players know variance laughs at you either way. Results still come from real choices, not mantras.

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"just focus on tells" always cracks me up, as if every fish is out here giving textbook signals. in online poker, tells are mostly noise.

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