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Two Common mistakes in Poker

by A. Aguilar

Playing out of position

In poker, besides the cards, players have to take into account other equally important aspects. One such element is position. From the best positions you will have to be more selective with the hands you decided to enter for the pot. Similarly, after the flop other players also have a distinct disadvantage if sitting to your left, as they have to act before you.

Many inexperienced players, even when they are the first to act, tend to raise the bet with ordinary hands. For example, if you have a hand like Q 9 and a flop of QJ8 (with two cards of the same suit) and you bet, you are exposed to any of the remaining players to raising your bet with some better hand. In this state the player who has bet straightforwardly and without an advantageous position will doubt whether his hand is better than his opponents or not. Does he have to come up with a project or do his opponents have the same pair than him? To avoid these dilemmas, we recommend that you only play the best hands and bet after the flop only if you have something really good; ether a good project or at best a well supported pair (in the example given, you should bet with hands like AQ, QJ or a hand composed by a pair + project with many card serves (outs) to complete a strong hand.

Unnecessary slow play

Another very serious mistake that is typical of inexperienced players is slow playing big hands like aces and kings. Aces and Kings, the two best hands you can share in Texas Hold'em, lose potential as the number of players increase in a game. So it is so important to make a pre-flop raise to prevent players from entering with mediocre hands. You should also bet again after the flop. Not to bet, even if the flop is seemingly harmless, is dangerous because it can show a card that creates better hands like a two pair, straight, etc. There‘s only one case in which there is no need to bet: when you have an almost unbeatable hand, such like a full made of aces.

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