Mistake: Not raising enough on early rounds in last position.
If ever there was an opportunity to establish your image at the same time that you gaina real tactical advantage, it's when one, two, and sometimes even three remaining opponents have checked to you on an early betting round.The advantages of betting are that you're likely to make your opponents "behave" and
check to you on the next street (often when the limits double), and you can take control by (1) continuing to bet (for image, for value, or because your hand improved) or (2) checking and taking a free card. The more timid your opponents are, the more often you should bet.
Simulations show that the times you knock potential winners out plus the times you win outright by betting is pure profit. The play is profitable even without this, and it is image enhancing.This doesn't mean you should always bet if everyone checks to you on the flop in hold'em or checks to you after the fourth card in seven-card stud. Sometimes you have a very weak hand and you should accept the free opportunity to improve, knowing that you would have simply folded had anyone bet. Sometimes you will just check along with the crown for deceptive reasons.
Sometimes you will check because you've been betting too often and your strategy has become transparent. And sometimes you check because the opponents who have already acted are deceptive and tend to check-raise with great frequency. Those are not the ones you should bet into.Against them, usually take the free card graciously. But, in general, try to maximize your positional advantage on early rounds quite often.The more you can do this without stepping over the line and becoming a victim of your own aggression, the more money you'll make.
Simulations show that the times you knock potential winners out plus the times you win outright by betting is pure profit. The play is profitable even without this, and it is image enhancing.This doesn't mean you should always bet if everyone checks to you on the flop in hold'em or checks to you after the fourth card in seven-card stud. Sometimes you have a very weak hand and you should accept the free opportunity to improve, knowing that you would have simply folded had anyone bet. Sometimes you will just check along with the crown for deceptive reasons.
Sometimes you will check because you've been betting too often and your strategy has become transparent. And sometimes you check because the opponents who have already acted are deceptive and tend to check-raise with great frequency. Those are not the ones you should bet into.Against them, usually take the free card graciously. But, in general, try to maximize your positional advantage on early rounds quite often.The more you can do this without stepping over the line and becoming a victim of your own aggression, the more money you'll make.
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