IMHO, the biggest mistake above average players make...

whitelime · #1 06-03-2005, 05:09 PM

I see this all the time from people who are otherwise winning players.

Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $15.
5 folds, MP3 raises, 3 folds, Hero 3-bets, MP3 calls.

Flop: (7.66 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, MP3 calls.

Turn: (4.83 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, MP3 raises, Hero calls.

River: (8.83 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.83 BB

Results in white below: 
Hero has Qh Qs (two pair, queens and sixes).
MP3 has 8s 8h (full house, eights full of sixes).
Outcome: MP3 wins 10.83 BB.

jfresh · #2 06-03-2005, 05:13 PM

what, getting outflopped?

Senor Choppy · #3 06-03-2005, 05:14 PM

I'm not sure which mistake you're talking about, but I'm positive this isn't the biggest one good players are making.

Ian J · #4 06-03-2005, 05:16 PM

The only mistake anyone made in this hand was the guy w/ 88 not raising the flop.

whitelime · #5 06-03-2005, 05:18 PM

Surprised it took this long for someone to see it. He cost himself a bunch of bets by playing his hand this way.

bernie · #6 06-03-2005, 05:20 PM

As you play more, you'll realize this is far from the biggest mistake above average players make.

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stinkypete · #7 06-03-2005, 06:43 PM

this might be a very common mistake, but it's not that big.

Lefort · #8 06-03-2005, 07:33 PM

With position like this is the correct play just to pump it at every street every chance you get?

Key West · #9 06-03-2005, 08:06 PM

As you read more, you'll realize he's talking about the MP3 with the 88, not the BB with the QQ.

English. Do you read it?

SA125 · #10 06-03-2005, 09:31 PM

I think continuing to bet and call down with big unimproved A's loses more money than that.