Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

How to avoid these common beginner mistakes

Micro stakes players and newbies - watch this free guide to plugging the most costly leaks preventing you from moving up the stakes in poker.

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Video type

Guide

Coach:

la55i

Status:

Free

Duration:

43 minutes

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Our low stakes coach la55i returns with his most important video yet. If you are new to poker or are struggling at the micro stakes, this one is for you. 

Today our coach highlights the biggest misconceptions, fallacies and mistakes he sees in beginner players. Mistakes which hold you back from moving up in stakes. 

These mistakes include:

  • Relying on a small sample
  • Reading stats wrong
  • Being too curious
  • The sunk cost fallacy
  • The gamblers fallacy
  • Studying too much

He covers even more and if you are struggling to beat micro stakes you will have at least one of the leaks he mentions, so make sure to watch this one. 

If you enjoyed this video and want to get hands on, our coach does several very affordable one-on-one packages including €20 hand reviews and a €26 starter pack, check out la55i's coaching thread for more details.

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.