Mistakes in Poker

December 10, 2009

Here we go over some of the mistakes commonly played in poker.

Playing too many hands. When you enter a game of poker we know your there to play poker but this doesn’t mean playing every hand. Improving your starting selection and being more disciplined is one of the first ways to lesson your losses and improve your chances of staying in the games longer.

Playing above your bankroll. Just because you have hit a bit of luck, it doesn’t mean its time to enter poker tournaments or Cash games that you cant not afford and where the competition is too high for your level. Stick to the low stakes till your consistently winning and only then slowly and cautiously move up a level. Be prepared to move down a level too.

Letting emotions get to you at the poker table. Be prepared from the start, in poker you will loose. You will come across annoying opponents and opponents who seem to have all the luck all the time. Don’t let your emotions get in the way, if your getting wound up or pissed off walk away before your judgement is swayed by your emotions.

Not knowing your pot odds. It hard enough when you first start to play poker to mast er and remember pot odds as well as everything else that is going on . With out knowing pot odds you will tend to call too much. Read up on poker pot odds and try to master it early on.

Only using a two colour deck. Now this may seem small and insignificant as a pack of cards is a pack of cards, right? Well yes but when your concentrating on everything else there will be a time when you misread the cards and think you hit your flush when you haven’t. Take advantages of the poker sites offerings and use a 4 coloured deck of cards.

Not protecting your blinds. If you are not protecting your blinds then your effectively giving your chips away.

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