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TOP 10 MISTAKES for newbies and novices(long post)
these come out of a book i read a fews years back if your just starting i think it will help imo some may or may not agree but this book helped me immensely so here goes
1.Don,t play too many starting hands.Keep your game tight
2.Don,t draw without the proper odds.Dont,t call big bets with third-rate draws to straights or flushes thats for losers
3.Don,t call big bets on the river with marginal hands.That can be very expensive unless you have a specific reason to think your oppo is bluffing(which is,nt often)
4.Don,t be to passive.Don,t give free or cheap cards because your scared to bet.Even if you,re not sure you,re in the lead,it it often right to bet anyway.If your worried about being outdrawn,you should be more inclined to bet,not less
5.Don,t slowplay without sufficient strengh.Don,t mistakenly think your good hands are invulnerable.Don,t slowplay big pairs pre-flop.Dont give your oppos free or cheap cards unless you,re confident you won,t be outdrawn,and that you,ll earn more money by doing so
6.Don,t bluff too much.you want your oppos to fold to your bluffs,so bluff relatively rarely but make it convincing when you do
7.Don,t forget to change gears.Playing the same way all the time makes it easier for your oppo to read you.
8.Dont ignore position.Its almost more important than your cards
9.Don,t ignore your opponents.make it your mission to watch and categorise their every move
10.Don,t play at too high stakes, or in games you can,t beat.thats the easiest and quickest way to lose money
so there you have it i should read these more often to sharpen up me own game lol hope this helps.
the books called playing poker to win by andrea and dan shavick
1.Don,t play too many starting hands.Keep your game tight
2.Don,t draw without the proper odds.Dont,t call big bets with third-rate draws to straights or flushes thats for losers
3.Don,t call big bets on the river with marginal hands.That can be very expensive unless you have a specific reason to think your oppo is bluffing(which is,nt often)
4.Don,t be to passive.Don,t give free or cheap cards because your scared to bet.Even if you,re not sure you,re in the lead,it it often right to bet anyway.If your worried about being outdrawn,you should be more inclined to bet,not less
5.Don,t slowplay without sufficient strengh.Don,t mistakenly think your good hands are invulnerable.Don,t slowplay big pairs pre-flop.Dont give your oppos free or cheap cards unless you,re confident you won,t be outdrawn,and that you,ll earn more money by doing so
6.Don,t bluff too much.you want your oppos to fold to your bluffs,so bluff relatively rarely but make it convincing when you do
7.Don,t forget to change gears.Playing the same way all the time makes it easier for your oppo to read you.
8.Dont ignore position.Its almost more important than your cards
9.Don,t ignore your opponents.make it your mission to watch and categorise their every move
10.Don,t play at too high stakes, or in games you can,t beat.thats the easiest and quickest way to lose money
so there you have it i should read these more often to sharpen up me own game lol hope this helps.
the books called playing poker to win by andrea and dan shavick
Comments
Thanks for posting this.
Need to commit it to memory.
8 and 9 too if I think about it.
Need to print this off and stick it on my bedroom wall or something.
5,6,7 are tough for me.
Unless you count "slow-play" as talking on msn and allowing the timer to run down so it folds you to then come back and find you had AK.