5 rookie mistakes

[MijZmij]

thanks for advice

[kevinanchi1]

Here are my 2 cents

# 1 – Too many hands to play = this is the mistake topically made my novice players.

# 2 – The difference between “play money” and “real money” underestimate = people should understand that the Money is Money and should not go on blind betting like they used to do in non money games as they have no risk factor involved.

# 3 – Tilt! = novice poker players The moment you encounter the first bad beat and run up a large amount lose because your opponent has such ridiculously good cards. The best way to avoid tilt is to stop playing when you feel that one bad beat you completely take over.

# 4 – Focusing on the short term = it’s painful when you’ve played well and lost the game because your opponents will be so lucky, you lose your focus and you’re going to focus on the short term just play really well.

# 5 – bind yourself to good hands = You know you can not win, but it’s also a shame to throw away your ace king. Make sure that in these cases the ratio is always dominates: throw those cards away! It costs just more chips or cash if you’re going to wait on those other cards.

[grimReaper]

Rookie mistake:

#1 Reading NLH section in Super System.

[travz21]

Playing too low of stakes starting out. Play as high as you can afford to gain experience.

[OTTOMAN POKER]

My experiences...

1) "What if he doesn't have that card?"
2) "Preflop pot is too big but my hand is not that bad, if I hit the card..."
3) "3 same suit cards in flop and I have 2 same suits!!!!! Let me kick their asses!!!!!"
4) "He's bluffing! I am sure! I will prove it!!!!!"
5) "Biggest pair is miiiiiineeeee!!!!! Let me call and raise more!!!!!!"

[travz21]

My experiences...

1) "What if he doesn't have that card?"
2) "Preflop pot is too big but my hand is not that bad, if I hit the card..."
3) "3 same suit cards in flop and I have 2 same suits!!!!! Let me kick their asses!!!!!"
4) "He's bluffing! I am sure! I will prove it!!!!!"
5) "Biggest pair is miiiiiineeeee!!!!! Let me call and raise more!!!!!!"

Lol. That about sums it up.

[frob23]

One very good tip is that if a pot comes checked to you and you are the last to act, never bet unless you have the nuts or you are sure u hold the best hand. (In this case, bet a valuebet that you are sure to get calls to.)

You are prone to check-raising if you bet in this situation.

Never. Only better hands will call you and others will fold, so whats the use?

That's odd because I find the biggest error that many novice players make is not betting the river often enough. And fearing the check-raise seems a bit silly. In the last 1,300+ times I have bet on the river, I have only been check-raised 16 times... and almost all of those spots were easy bet/folds.

Of those 1,300+ times, 555 went to showdown (meaning I was called or they raised and I didn't fold). Of those I won 364 (65.6%) of them and lost 191 (34.4%). I tend to bet fairly liberally on the river so I expect to be called and lose some of the time. But if I check, I lose those times anyway. When I bet, I still win most of the time and once in a while I might get someone to fold a better hand. Obviously, when losing over a third of the time, I am not looking for the nuts to bet on the river.

In NL, the river is also the spot where you can make the biggest bet and will show a lot of profit by betting. I average 448.7ptBB/100 for pots where I bet the river, that includes the times I lost or folded to a check-raise. Obviously a lot of those ptBB go in before the river but my river bets account for a large chunk of that. When I check the river, I am losing overall -- probably because I check when there is no hope in a bet.

Anyway, bet the river... bet the river liberally when checked to if you have a hand where you might get called by worse -- and at the lowest levels you will be called by worse a lot of the time. Will you lose sometimes? Yes but you should win more often. And if you are betting the river correctly, people will feel compelled to call because they know you're not just betting the nuts... so you'll increase the odds of getting a big bet called on the end when you have the nuts.

Being able to read the board texture and your opponent's range (to have an idea of what worse hands exist that might call) is important. But don't be afraid to bet the river even when you fear a check-raise... you can always fold the marginal hand you were betting if you're check-raised.

[whisgolf]

Very true Clear, once I started folding Ace /rags, I have watched my profit start climbing the ladder once again.

[keanosdog]

"he might be bluffing.

i have 3rd pair on an AAJ95 BOARD.


CALL...................."

[Igotnutflush]

Good advice for new players. Ace rag is always played and players will chase draws, not realizing how much they have already invested in the pot and end up missing them.

[teddykgb47]

Thanks a lot, I'm a beginner and actually identify myself with a lot of what you said in that list. I'll keep this thread in mind post more if you have anything, please! it is more helpful than you may think.

[burtul]

very nice post

[82089]

nice topic thank you (:

[crazyhorse72]

Great advice and another one is managing your bankroll off the get go. The general rule is to never take more then %10 of your BR to the tables so you can play and relax and know if you lose some money not being your day you have money left and you may win back what you lost or get ahead. But never take your entire BR to the tables. CrazYhorse