What's the biggest mistake new players make?

[SonicReducer]

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Bet between 1/2 to 3/4 of the pot and then go buy Harrington on Holdem.

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I actually just picked it uup the other day.

Top three mistakes:

Cold calling / Cold Calling / COLD CALLING

First seat raise there are about 3 hands you should be calling with and 4 hands you should be raising with. Cold calling leads to being dominated often which causes you to lose a lot of medium pots. This is where the game($$$$) is truly decided. Winning AK vs KQ or KQ vs KJ. Good players go hundreds of hands without losing bc of kickers and this is because of folding hands like AJo to early raises.

Brett

Which hands are these ? Is it re-raise with AA KK QQ and JJ, call with AKs AQs KQs ? (from the top of my fishy head [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])

[Texter]

Always completing the small blind = huge drain

[GuyOnTilt]

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sklansky wrote an essay about the 8 mistakes possible in holdem. i can't find a link, but the biggest new players make is

1) calling when you should fold.

followed by

2) betting when you should check.

and

3) raising when you should fold.

Barron

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So the list read:

Betting when you should check.
Checking when you should bet.
Calling when you should fold.
Calling when you should raise.
Raising would you should call.
Raising when you should fold.
Folding when you should raise.

...and last but not least...!

Folding when you should call.

Gee, thanks Sklansky!!! No wonder this guy is making the big bucks as a poker author!!! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

PS. If I am demodded in the very near future, we will all know why. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

GoT

[DcifrThs]

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sklansky wrote an essay about the 8 mistakes possible in holdem. i can't find a link, but the biggest new players make is

1) calling when you should fold.

followed by

2) betting when you should check.

and

3) raising when you should fold.

Barron

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So the list read:

Betting when you should check.
Checking when you should bet.
Calling when you should fold.
Calling when you should raise.
Raising would you should call.
Raising when you should fold.
Folding when you should raise.

...and last but not least...!

Folding when you should call.

Gee, thanks Sklansky!!! No wonder this guy is making the big bucks as a poker author!!! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

PS. If I am demodded in the very near future, we will all know why. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

GoT

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lol, nice!

in your opinion G, whats the order of mistakes from biggest to smallest that new players make...i put up my top 3 and im curious to see how they compare.

Barron

Maybe I shouldve said 5 and 4....I'd move ako to raise and add call with aqo.

Just my opinion. Plus against some players you can add some hands to raise and call, but in general if the fish stopped cold calling with crap our win% would be in big trouble.

Brett

[DcifrThs]

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Biggest mistake, in my opinion is playing above their bankroll. Too many times I hear people saying that they put $100 in Party and played 3/6 right away.

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good post. forgot all about the non poker related aspects of the game.

if you can't get into the right games, you can't stand a shot.

Barron

[cohibakid]

Following thoughs suggestions how high a limit could one successful play on party? 3/6? 5/10?

I wonder if anybody knows the answer to this thanks.

[erby]

if you're good...you can play as high a limit as you are bankrolled for...i don't think i understand your question though.

ERBY [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]