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Here are a few tell tale signs that a players who are new to the game are missing the point of poker.

1. Wearing sunglasses to a $1-2 (or lower) no limit holdem game. Seriously they are not fashionable and they have no practical purpose at this level. Most of the opponents you will face have little or no reading ability anyway.

2. Spending more time working on chip tricks than studying the game. I have never seen a chip trick win a hand.

3. Call call call call call. A call never forced anyone off a hand.

4. Utilizing some over-the-top gimmick. Crazy hair, crazy shades, hiding in a hoodie, quacking like a duck, running of the mouth, etc. Some of the pros choose to do these things. So what? You are not a pro. It does not make you a rebel or unique it makes you a cheap knock off.

5. Bluffing way too often and for far too much money. The better players can smell this tendency from a mile away and will exploit it.

6. Throwing chips in or mucking cards in some over the top fancy way. Just makes you look silly.

If you find yourself doing any of these things it may be time to reassess your game and spend some time thinking of what you expect to get out of the game of poker.