The worst trait a poker player can have.

[beekeeper]

Lack of respect for competition.

[imported_bingobazza]

Quadroplegia.

[bilyin]

Suck at poker.

[lehighguy]

Impatience

[QuadsOverQuads]

Recklessness.


q/q

[wildwood]

I think the top two are:
1. Tilt
2. Play too many hands

[kyleb]

Poor game selection. It's extremely underrated and not enough has been written about it.

[raptor517]

1. Pai Gow
2. Craps
3. Roulette
4. Blackjack
5. Sports
6. Ponies

[stretch22]

belief in luck and superstition

[vexvelour]

Closemindedness is just a bad trait to have at all in life....but yes, esp. at the poker table. I agree completely. Another thing that is very offensive is when someone cannot handle a loss or a bad hand without going nuts.

One of the things that tops my list would be better explained in an example from a tournament I played in last night. P1 raises pre-flop, P2 calls. Flop. P1 bets out, P2 goes all in. P1 thinks for a second, then quickly calls. P1 has nothing but a pair of 3's, and P2 has two overcards that don't hit.

After all of the beginners/fish players at the table congratulate P1 for calling, he discredits himself completely: "Man, K-3 is always lucky for me! I love that hand."

I guess this fits under 'idiocy'.